World premiere of a new piano concerto by Dong-hoon Shin, written for Seong-Jin Cho
Following his sold-out Barbican recital in 2023, piano superstar Seong-Jin Cho returns to the Barbican for the world premiere of a piano concerto commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) from Dong-hoon Shin—one of Korea’s most prominent contemporary composers—written especially for Cho.
Dong-hoon Shin’s music has garnered international acclaim, earning prestigious awards such as the Grand Prix at the ANM-BBVA International Composition Competition in 2010, the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize in 2016, and the Claudio Abbado Composition Prize in 2022. His works are published by Boosey & Hawkes.
Winner of the 17th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and currently the Artist-in-Residence with the Berlin Philharmonic, Seong-Jin Cho has performed with leading orchestras worldwide, including a 2024 appearance at the BBC Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. His acclaimed discography includes his latest release, Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano, released in January 2025.
This performance marks the first collaboration between two leading figures of Korea’s new generation of classical music in partnership with the K-Music Festival as part of a wider Artist Portrait series with the LSO, featuring concerto performances with the Orchestra at the Barbican and chamber music recitals at LSO St Luke’s.
Performers:
Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
Maxim Pascal (conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra