TONY CHO
Pianist Tony Cho enjoys a multifaceted career in keyboard collaborative art as a recitalist, chamber musician, and opera and vocal coach. He has performed at Weill Carnegie Hall in New York City, Zipper Hall in Los Angeles, Ganz Hall in Chicago, Meany Hall in Seattle, the Honolulu Museum of Art, Harris Concert Hall in Aspen, and many others throughout the United States and abroad. His performances with various artists have been featured on WKCR New York, WVIZ Cleveland’s Ovations Series, WXOJ Northampton, and live on KVOD Denver, KHPR Honolulu, and Maine Public Radio’s Tiny Screen Concert Series. Together with his duo and chamber music partner, violinist David Bowlin, Cho has appeared at the Kneisel Hall and Bowdoin International Chamber Music Festivals, Credo Chamber Music, Chamber Music Quad Cities, the International Chamber Music Festival of Thessaloniki, and others.
Currently serving on the chamber music faculty at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Cho has previously been on the collaborative piano faculty and vocal/opera coaching staff at The Juilliard School, the University of Southern California, and at SongFest at the Colburn School, among others. He has given masterclasses at many schools in the U.S. and abroad, including the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, the Ingesund School of Music in Arvika, Sweden, the Central Conservatory in Beijing, and at various institutions in South Korea. In addition, Cho’s extensive experience in opera includes serving as an assistant conductor and coach for over 70 productions at professional companies and universities across the country.
Originally from South Korea, Cho earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the University of Washington; a Master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music; and a Bachelor’s degree with a minor in Spanish Literature from Oklahoma State University, where in 2017 he was honored with the Distinguished Music Alumnus Award. His principal teachers were Dr. Thomas Lanners, Michael Chertock, Frank Weinstock, and Craig Sheppard.