Seong-Jin Cho’s Recordings of Ravel’s Complete Solo Piano Works and Piano Concertos to be Issued as a Deluxe Edition
Out on 2 May 2025, Cho’s forthcoming complete Ravel album will be available
digitally and as a 3-CD limited deluxe edition with exclusive bonus material
A live version of Jeux d’eau is released today, 7 March, to mark Ravel’s birthday – listen here
Cho continues his Ravel celebrations with recitals and concerts worldwide,
including further marathon performances of the complete solo works
He will be reunited with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons
for performances of both piano concertos at Tanglewood this July
“Hearing Cho, with his impeccable technique and acute musical sensitivity,
play the whole of this magnificent repertoire over the course of a single evening,
deepened one’s appreciation of the beauty and originality of Ravel’s pianistic œuvre”
Bachtrack, on Cho’s 5 February Carnegie Hall recital
Deutsche Grammophon is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of a deluxe edition of Seong‑Jin Cho’s new recordings of Ravel’s complete solo piano works and two piano concertos. The pianist marks the composer’s birth exactly 150 years ago today (7 March 2025) with the release of a sparkling live reading of Jeux d’eau for streaming/download. The piece also features on his album of the complete solo works (“Jeux d’eau trickles brightly through Cho’s fingers like water itself” – The Times), which came out in January. Last month saw the release of a companion album, featuring Cho’s recordings of the two piano concertos with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons.
Due for release on 2 May 2025, the deluxe version brings together both albums and will be available digitally and as a limited-edition 3-CD set. The latter includes a hardcover book with full tracklistings and notes on the music; high-quality art prints of previously unreleased photos; and the offer of three months’ free access to STAGE+, where fans will find Seong-Jin Cho’s now legendary Carnegie Hall Ravel recital, among other filmed performances and audio albums. A version which also includes a signed photo of the artist can be purchased from the DG Shop.
Cho’s Ravel interpretations have already garnered rave reviews. German broadcaster NDR named the first release its “breathtaking” album of the week. It hailed the way Cho “clarifies the different, often overlapping layers of Ravel’s soundworld with an infinite palette of colours and nuances of touch”, before concluding: “Above all, there is nothing showy about Cho … for him, it’s all about the music.” The Financial Times, meanwhile, summed up Cho’s achievements by saying, “Ravel playing of such perfection of detail does not come round often”.
This weekend (7–9 March), Cho performs the Piano Concerto in G major with The Cleveland Orchestra. In April and May he brings his solo marathon to London’s Barbican Centre and venues throughout Germany, notably Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie and the Berlin Philharmonie. He will reunite with Nelsons and the BSO to perform both concertos on 12 July at Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed. On 16 July he will perform the complete solo piano works at Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall. Further dates follow in Asia and the US through the summer.
