From 2002 to 2005, she outstandingly carried out the duty of being an Instrumental Accompanying Graduate Assistantship under the guidance of the world-renowned collaboritive pianist, Sandra Rivers. in 2005 and 2006 Ms. Cho was invited to the Great Wall International Music Academy in Beijing, directed by the eminent violinist and teacher Kurt Sassmannshaus, and worked with renowned artists such as Kurt Sassmannshaus, Piotr Milewski, Victoria Chiang, and Yang Liu. She was also invited to join the Young Artists’ Cello Seminar directed by Yehuda Hanani both seasons in 2004 and 2005. Currently, her reputation is rising as an experienced collaborative pianist as well as a profound soloist. Ms. Cho also has been the principal pianist for the Starling Program since 2002.
Sujung’s principal teachers have included Eugene Pridonoff, Elizabeth Pridonoff, Sandra Rivers, Seung-Hyun Choi, Moon-Jung Kim, and Kyung-Ah No. Ms. Cho is currently studying with Awadagin Pratt at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Sujung Cho
Pianist Sujung Cho is a native of Korea, where she was an honor scholarship graduate at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. She received her Masters degree in Music from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts. She has performed many solo and chamber recitals and concerts in Germany, Korea, China, and the United States.
In 1998, her undergraduate institution, Ewha Womans University, awarded Ms. Cho the Honor Scholarship - the highest honor appointed to a single student each year. As a top graduate of the performance department, she performed in the Young Artist Concert sponsored by the Chosun-Ilbo, the most prestigious newspaper in Korea. After her undergraduate studies, Ms. Cho began attending the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of music where she won the piano concerto competition in 2004 and performed Beethoven’s third piano concerto with the conservatory’s Concert Orchestra.