Sunghyun Cho Wood Flute
Born in Seoul, Cho enrolled at the preparatory division of the Korea National University of Arts at the age of nine and made his debut recital three years later at the Kumho Prodigy Concert Series. After winning more than ten national competitions, he moved to the United States to commence his studies with Michel Debost at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he was a full-scholarship recipient. After graduating from Oberlin, Cho moved to Germany and entered the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover for a postgraduate degree.
From 2013, Cho participated as a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and played under conductors Sir Simon Rattle, Reinhard Goebel, Karl-Heinz Steffens, Andris Nelsons, Semyon Bychkov, Zubin Mehta, Iván Fischer among others. Currently he is a solo flutist at the Berlin Koncerthaus Orchestra.
He has won the numerous international competitions such as the International Flute Competition ‘Friedrich Kuhlau', Beijing International Music Competition, Kobe International Flute Competition, British Flute Society Young Artist Competition and many others. His recent triumph at the International Flute Competition ‘Severino Gazzelloni' has led to an exclusive CD recording and engagements at the Emilia Romagna Festival, Falaut Festival, Agimus Festival, Fondazione La Società dei Concerti Milano and Slovenian Flute Festival. Mr.Cho also won the following special prize, the best performance of Luciano Berio's Sequenza at the same competition.
Cho has performed as a concerto soloist with Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra, Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra Korean Symphony Orchestra, Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra, and many others. In addition to giving a solo recital for the Yamaha Korea Rising Artist Series and receiving the first Yamaha Music Korea Scholarship, he performed at the 2012 British Flute Society Convention, 2012 Korea-China Cultural Exchange Flute Festival, 2013 Ostfriesland Music Festival, 2013 Ditto Festival, 2013 Asia Flutists Federation Congress in Shenyang and 2013 Balinger Concert Series. He has given recitals on the Kumho Art Hall Concert Series.
Johann Sebastian Bach Partita for Solo Flute in a minor, BWV1013
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Bourrée anglaise
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Sonata for Flute and Continuo in e minor, F.52
Allegro ma non tanto
Siciliano
Vivace
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Sonata for Flute in a minor, H.562, Wq.132
Poco adagio
Allegro
Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Flute and Keyboard in E-flat Major, BWV1031
Allegro
Siciliano
Allegro
INTERMISSION
Marin Marais Les Folies d'Espagne for Flute and Continuo
Georg Philipp Telemann Fantasia for flute No.6 in d minor, TWV40:7
Dolce
Allegro
Spirituoso
Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Flute and Continuo in E Major, BWV1035
Adagio ma non tanto
Allegro
Siciliano
Allegro assai