Seong-Jin Cho

[@corner559]

Chopin's music in 4 words: noble, dramatic, poetic, nostalgic. Spot on.

[@Nickee_Sonicjinn]

Even though he plays Chopin like a young piano god, he sounds pretty much humble in the interview. I like the cute little smiles whenever he chooses the better expressions or words in the interview. He said he was lucky and happy and enjoying the competition but I should say that we are much luckier to listen to him play great music. Thank you, Mr. Cho! :)

[@yeynp774]

+MzSonicjinn true saying! we are absolutely luckier ;v;

[@sonamoo919]

Noble, dramatic, poetic, nostalgic, these are the four words to describe Chopin's music, Cho says. Nice!

[@hyelimyoo1627]

Even though he's only 21 yrs old, I can see how much he loves music and playing the piano. Every words he describes is through a deep understands arts and shows how it makes human-being can enjoy profoundly. He's an real artist..Congratulations for your future!

[@leetheguitar]

This young virtuoso is so precious, so proud of you young Seong-Jin Cho.

[@PuteriAina]

he looks so shy. He just look like this but when he's playing.. its so stupendous. i just cant believe that he's only 21...

[@yeynp774]

is it only me who couldnt hold smile while watching it because he is too cute and amazing.. oh god

[@appletree2140]

me too

[@oktayduman9390]

xddd

[@suekim8673]

Yes, he is so humble and modest to his great talent! He is not eloquent in English speaking but sincerely responsed and showed his honest ideas and thoughts to each questions...

[@drymlove85]

Oh my, he looks like a little cat. How could such a shy person explode his passion on stage?

[@h.audrey6666]

Lucky, Happy, Enjoy! How adorable he is!

[@liceous]

That's how I felt as a viewer, nice to know he too is listening to the music as much as being a competitor

[@romki1810]

H. AUDREY omg yes

[@ilubCHRISTsomach]

Very humble guy, enjoyed both the interview and performance :)

[@floralsnowball]

He is always gentle,humble and nice

[@智-g6r]

나도 모르게..귀여운 썸네일에 이끌려서 왔읍니다....,,,

[@fromsarang]

지님 프사도 귀욥사옵니다냥🌸😸

[@서효린-x6h]

저두요..

[@yonipiano6389]

대박 저도..

[@모니카발로차]

새초롬 하게 앉아있네...구여워라♥

[@soodal15]

너무 귀엽다… 세상에 이런 사람 또 없다… He is so cute and genuine. There’s no one like him.

[@carolinestrotman8103]

i love how he says 'music is not an easy thing' it shows how he faces the music with sincerity.

[@klavieremily6870]

His playing in the first stage really surprised me . I think he studied Chopin's work very hard. He has improved a lot in the past half year.

[@kingamayer5272]

I really admire him. Great pianist and great person!!

[@SLSwaitingu]

정말 축하해요 얼마나 힘들게 노력 했을까 상상도 안되네요. 꿈을 향해 가는 길이 힘들겠지만 그 길 또한 이미 꿈만큼 행복한 순간들 임을 느끼며 살길 바랍니다. 항상 응원하겠습니다.

[@wongwingsee]

Yes, his dream came true! I feel he is a very mature, smart and humble guy. Keep up the good work and continue to bring us your beautiful music :)

[@behappy12250]

와우 목소리도 멋지넹 넘 자랑스럽습니다 앞으로의 모습이 더더 기대됩니다 멋진연주 아름다운 연주 보여주시길 바랍니다 .. 쇼팽 콩클 연주들 넘 감동

[@Rachelkwy]

i love seong jin cho!!!!so humble and shy!

[@TS-lo1dd]

He is such an inspiration for being such a magnificient and humble pianist

[@OtogengaMei音言画のみち]

Seong jin Chopin interview in Japanese↓ Q1：ショパンコンクールを受けたきっかけを教えて下さい。 A：本コンクールに参加することは、子どもの頃からの夢で、2005年に11歳で出場を決心しました。最終的に夢が叶ったと思います。 Q2：ショパンはどう演奏されるべきですか？ A：ショパンの音楽は4つの言葉で表すことができます。 ①「高貴に」 ②「ドラマチックに」(最も重要) ③「ポーランド風に」 ④「ノスタルジックに」 Q3：ピアノコンクールはあなたの演奏を成長させますか？ 何を教えてくれるのでしょう。 A：今日はずっと緊張していて分かりません。 Q4：ピアニストになるにおいて一番難しいことは何ですか？ A：分からないですが、ピアニスト生活は好きです。 コンサートでよく旅行し、それは今でも好きです。 難しさというのは感じませんが、 本物の音楽家になるには、 膨大な時間と努力を捧げる点で常に難しいですね。 音楽というのも決して簡単ではなく、 奥深くて感情的なものです。 だからこそ、私たちは沢山のことを学ばなくてはならないのです。 Q5：ピアノを弾く時、何を感じますか？ A：大抵、安心感や落ち着きをすごく感じています。 Q6：ピアノを始めたきっかけは何ですか？ A：最初は両親に勧められて6歳の時に趣味で弾いていました。音楽が大好きだったので、10歳でピアニストを志しました。 理由は、音楽が大好きだった。 それだけです。 Q7：ではもう一度伺いますが、 ピアノコンクールはあなたに何を教えてくれるのでしょうか？ A：最近はショパンしか弾いていないので、1人の作曲家を長年演奏するのは少し退屈だという人がいるかもしれません。 ですが、本当に少しずつショパンの音楽を理解できているんです。 というのも、5年前には見えなかったことが今では沢山見えていて、スコアからも色々読み取れたり聞き取れたりすることができます。 なのでショパンコンクールは 彼の音楽をもっと理解することを促してくれるんだと思います。 Q８：このコンクールへの参加を3つの言葉で表してください。 A：「幸運」 「嬉しい」 最後は…「楽しむ」です。

[@classic2752]

Thank you~

[@ML-wl3hh]

Quite determined from his young age!! Wonderful to hear his clear, intelligent understanding about Chopin music.

[@spencerzhang7610]

The combination of mundane and dreamy as he's expressing the humanity through that finger tips. admire his natural attitude towards music and playing music with that talent. good luck in the future.

[@robanisz1492]

He is unreal. hes like a white snowflake and a beast on piano.. and when he smiles hes a bunny T.T piano playing rabbit.. T___T and such insight! hes too good my heart cant take it

[@suekim8673]

Yes, bunny teeth 🐰 his nick name is ' Cho Rabbit'

[@jiwoo487]

귀여워요^^ 좋은연주 잘듣고있어요 한국공연도 기대할게요 건강관리 잘하시구요^^

[@ilovemycatrussell9298]

The way he described the competition is just amazing. Edit: 9/23/2020: This was published 5 years ago today. Sad I didn’t discover the competition(s) until 2020.

[@pianistEMK]

Seong jin cho is just amazing PERIOD.🙏🙌

[@romki1810]

I love Seong-jin Cho. He's so cute and an amazing pianist

[@조성진팬]

조성진 귀여운 아가 시절

[@sirya-bookie9495]

Very talented pianist, so rare these days.

[@MichaelAlexander1967]

Mr. Seong-Jin Cho...what I wouldn't give to have a lesson with you!!! Your music & artistry has me in another dimension. I pray to the God of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob that I will some day be blessed to meet you face to face. You have so inspired me that I know your presence in my life is a "God Send". Just a few days ago I watched & listened to some of your performances in 2011. You have grown in a "miraculous" way... to win the Chopin International competition, & I am totally enamored. my time is running out on this computer.....so look for me else where.....

[@BK-ve6qv]

Y u commenting on all these vids the same thing

[@braveh7042]

음악과 피아노를 사랑하는 사람으로서 인터뷰를 든는것 만으로 떨리고 자랑 스럽습니다.

[@hyunjinkim2824]

Congratulations, Seong Jin Cho!!!

[@suk01100]

피아노 안치니까 그냥 애기다 애기ㅠㅠ😂😂

[@musicbuzzz1224]

I am so relieved and touched to hear happy from him :)

[@랩몬스터-i1b]

he is always so humble

[@SuperOneduck]

Lucky Happy ........ Enjoy !!!

[@morningcoffee6896]

So lovely guy... (he looks like boy..) But very phenomenal pianist ʺ̤ʺ̤

[@44sewo]

I am proud as a Polish

[@poplife123]

playing in London in march 2016.....can't wait to see him

[@siwol_kim]

Congratulations, Cho!

[@12goaway]

성진 많이 많이 사랑해...^^ 항상 건강하고 그렇게 계속 조국 대한민국을 위해 힘써주기를...!

[@lettyr.saldana8847]

Congratulations 😍 Seong-Jin Cho 😍 you did wonderful❣️ 🥂🍾 🎊🎈🎉 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@ligongmun]

영어도잘하고 불어도잘하고 💕💕💕 모자른게 뭐니 ?

[@갯벌지기]

형용할 수 없는 긴장을 이겨낸 성진초, 마지막 대답 정말 좋다.👏👏 enjoy 안에 긴장감도 포함시킨 것 같이 보여. 우리 삶도 그렇지.

[@Rosatardis]

Good luck, Seongjin CHO !

[@Hamini_jipsa]

4:02 cutest moment

[@peacesue91]

So impressive your playing for this concours! Proud of you as a korean :)

[@tony6141]

Good Luck!

[@zooeeie]

congrats! dying to see your perf in korea!

[@k.k8291]

Very insightful.

[@김민희-f7o]

응원합니다~~

[@s썬-q8z]

세상의 모든 일하는 남녀는 멋있지만 피아니스트라는 직업이 젤 멋잇는거 같다

[@1247111]

HIS PRELUDE ' THE STORM ' IS GODLIKE

[@agamaz5650]

I feel like I am the only one that discovered Chopin on youtube and started learning his pieces by ear lol

[@jayolson4010]

they ask cho the question "does competitions make you play better?" twice in the video! @1:15 and 3:00

[@jutaska123]

it's cause he didn't really answered the question the first time.

[@jimjones2239]

yes he did

[@byk7536]

헐 더 잘생겨짐.....쇼콩 응원!!!!!!!!

[@NONONONO-rc9ci]

l enjoy chopin's music .me too. l hope that dream came ture. Music enjoy. Forget .

[@contentsbox1969]

The question is why you love music.

[@m.a.3322]

Does anyone else use this as ASMR or am I the only one?

[@Traidmarck]

"I only play Chopin right now" who knows, he could become the Barenboim of Chopin!

[@Zeze0192]

한국어로 인터뷰하는 모습도 보여줬으면 ㅠㅠ💕💕

[@이소리-z3p]

wanna see him in seoul!

[@milkeyanna]

🌹🕊💕

[@romki1810]

i love him T.T i want to meet him

[@hyo518]

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[@Backtomonarchy]

Mr. Cho. Promise me to review you version of the most important pice for Polish people: prelude 28 no 15 raindrop.... Please put you sensible accent on that dialog refrain....

[@Tangerine__blue]

Other Korean participants used korean but Cho uses English

[@신주혁-i2n]

신주혁

[@jamesshin4470]

ㅑ

[@agamaz5650]

isnt it kinda strange that a korean person won playing pieces from a polish slash french guy, it's like eminem winning battles for music for black people

[@snskor]

쇼팽의 들러리 일뿐....... 쇼팽이 만들어놓은 악곡에 그걸 보고 따라 연주하는 연주쟁이일뿐........ 그리고 외국의 국악을 잘하는게 그렇게 자랑스럽냐??

[@채송화-f5e]

클래식을 연주하는게 창피한일입니까? 이건뭐... 무슨의도로 작성하신건지 모르겠네요

[@채송화-f5e]

+조영웅 그러니까요..

[@infinitenoonafan]

뭐라는거야 한심하다 진짜 ㅉㅉㅉ 이 댓글 조성진씨가 볼까 내가 다 창피하네. 대한민국 클래식의 위상을 높여주셨는데

[@snskor]

Chae-Wan Lee 그렇게 외국문물을 달달 외우고 잘 연주하면서 정작 우리나라 문화와 예술은 알려진게 있나요? 우리것은 소홀하면서 외국꺼 따라하는게 자랑스러운 일인지??

[@한새롬-x6v]

닉넴은 왜 자랑스러운 한글 놔두고 영어로 쓰셨어요? 황당하죠? 님이 딱 그런 논리임. 쉿 열폭하는 소리 조금만 작게.

[@jamesshin4470]

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