Young Woong Cho

Biography

Young Woong Cho, D.M.A., is an internationally acclaimed pianist and dedicated educator who enjoys a diverse musical career.

In 2013, Dr Cho founded The Cali Trio, named after the founder of John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. The trio actively performed throughout the East Coast and was invited to perform at distinguished venues, including the Alexander Kasser Theater, Jed Leshowitz Recital Hall, and the Van Vleck House & Gardens in New Jersey.

In 2016, Dr. Cho started the chamber music series ‘Young Woong Cho & Friends’. As the founder and artistic director, he meets audience members from all over Korea through various chamber music performances. He also founded the ensemble ‘The Music’ in 2017, which performs a wide variety of chamber music repertoire for multiple pianos.

At the start of 2020, Dr. Cho established his international performing organization, The SMI (Stage of Musical Inspiration), which introduces young, talented musicians from all over the world to audiences in the United States, Korea and elsewhere. As of Spring 2023, he continues his active performing career as a soloist, collaborative pianist, and chamber musician between South Korea and the United States.

He is currently based in Boston and serves as a piano faculty member at Brookline Music School, and as a collaborative pianist at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. In addition, he has been teaching music theory virtually at the Korean Institute of Piano Pedagogy in Seoul.

As a recipient of a Cultural Sector Recovery Grant from the Mass Cultural Council in 2023, Dr. Cho looks forward to continuously performing throughout the greater Boston area.