CSO Program Notes: Seong-Jin Cho Plays Prokofiev

20/02/2025 15 min
CSO Program Notes: Seong-Jin Cho Plays Prokofiev

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Episode Synopsis

The cool of the Arctic meets the warmth of Italy. The brooding, majestic themes of Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony evoke the remote landscapes of conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali’s native Finland. Tchaikovsky transports listeners to a Roman carnival in his Capriccio Italien. Seong-Jin Cho, lauded for his “expert music-making … miraculous in its execution” (The New York Times), takes on Prokofiev’s incendiary Second Piano Concerto.

This program will also be performed at Wheaton College on Friday, February 28.

Learn more: cso.org/performances/24-25/cso-classical/seong-jin-cho-plays-prokofiev/