MAURICE RAVEL

“I’ve always been fascinated by the ideas, colours and emotions to be found in Ravel’s music,  
and it has been an honour to record his complete solo piano works and concertos” 

Seong-Jin Cho 

Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho releases the first of two upcoming albums, Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works, on which he lays his focus on the music of Ravel. Having loved the French composer since childhood and immersed himself in him while studying at the Paris Conservatoire, Cho has chosen to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth in 2025 by recording his complete solo piano music and the two piano concertos. The pianist has always felt a close connection with the French piano literature and found himself fully discussing the challenges of the solo works, pointing to the composer’s orchestral sound and meticulous attention to detail. “Ravel really knew what he wanted, so I try to follow his specific markings,” he says. His insightful performance of Ravel’s works underlines Cho’s statue as one of today’s most elegant and accomplished pianists. 

The album is released digitally and on CD. The release of the second album featuring the Piano Concertos in G Major and for the left hand, recorded with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons, will follow on 21 February.