Sungmin Cho
South Korea, 24
Sungmin Cho recently graduated from The Juilliard School, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees and is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. A prize winner of the Princess Astrid International Competition and other major competitions, he has appeared as a soloist with orchestras across the world and performed in renowned venues including Concertgebouw, Dvořák Hall and Lincoln Center.
Teachers:
Wonhee Bae 2026 – present
David Chan 2024 – 2026
Joseph Lin 2022 – 2024
Ronald Copes 2020 – 2024
Bomsori Kim 2017 – 2020
Preliminaries
Sonata in E-flat major, K. 302 — W. A. Mozart
Caprice Nos. 15 and 24, Op. 1 — N. Paganini
Sonata No. 4 in E minor — E. Ysaÿe
Méditation from “Thaïs” — J. Massenet
Semi-Finals
Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 — L. van Beethoven
Rhapsody No. 3 for Solo Violin — Jessie Montgomery
Rondo in B minor, Op. 70 — F. Schubert
Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13 — E. Grieg
Classical Finals
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218 — W. A. Mozart
Schön Rosmarin — F. Kreisler (orch. J. Kuusisto)
Finals
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 — J. Brahms
