Cho captured the hearts of his countrymen when he debuted his talents for local audiences at age 11. Three years later he won the Sixth Moscow International F. Chopin Competition for Young Pianists.
When did Seong-Jin Cho start learning piano?
Born in 1994 in Seoul, Seong-Jin Cho started learning the piano at the age of six and gave his first public recital aged 11. In 2009, he became the youngest-ever winner of Japan's Hamamatsu International Piano Competition.