Noon Hour Concerts are back with an incredible Autumn lineup of preformers. Join us every Wednesday from now until December 20th between 12:15 p.m. and 12:45 p.m.
Plus, come a little earlier and enjoy a sandwich lunch available for purchase beginning at 11:30 a.m. Admission to the building is free, and all are welcome and encouraged to come out.
Can’t join us in person? No worries! Each concert is available for viewing on our YouTube page following the live performance.
This Week:
Joonghun Cho - piano
About Joonghun Cho
An avid performing artist, Joonghun Cho is a versatile pianist, chamber musician as well as a pedagogue. He has concertized widely giving performances across South Korea, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Slovakia, the UK, Canada, Japan and the United States in many prestigious venues. He has appeared as a soloist several times with orchestras such as Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Flint Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo Philharmonia and Brescia Master Orchestra. Joonghun recently has been invited to perform as a guest artist at many music festivals, such as Gijón International Piano Festival, Palmetto International Piano Festival, Porto Pianofest, Yeon-Eum Summer Music Festival, Gilmore Piano Festival, Festival Internacional de Música José Luis Vega "Pelis" and American Liszt Society Festival. His recital in 2021 at Jardín Botánico Atlántico de Gijón in Spain has been acclaimed by El Comercio as “masterful performance in a magical setting which demonstrated the reason for his reputation.” He has also given recitals at various schools, such as Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oakland University, Western Michigan University, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Arizona State University, Eastman School of Music, University of Michigan, Conservatório de Música do Porto, Conservatorio Profesional de Música y Danza de Gijón, Seoul National University and University of Ulsan.
Joonghun has won many prizes in numerous competitions including gold medal Vienna International Music Competition, first prize Master Orchestra International Concerto Competition, second prize William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition, first prize International Chopin Piano Competition in Japan, second prize Schimmel USASU International Piano Competition, third prize Glasgow International Piano Competition for Young Pianists, first prize Sungjung Music Concours, second prize Kookmin Ilbo Music Concours and second prize Korea-Germany Brahms Association Music Concours.
Born in Suwon, South Korea, Joonghun received his early education in Seoul at the Yewon School and Seoul Art High School where he studied with Min Sook Jeon, Tong-il Han and Hyoung-Joon Chang. After immigrating to the United States, he went to Rochester, New York to study at the Eastman School of Music with Barry Snyder where he obtained his Bachelor of Music in piano performance. Thereafter he moved to Michigan to study with Logan Skelton at the University of Michigan where he completed his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts. He is currently based in Toronto, Canada, and serves as a faculty member at Palmetto International Piano Festival and an artistic director of the Gibson Centre Classical Concert Series.
Autumn Concert Series Lineup
NOVEMBER 1
Joonghun Cho piano
NOVEMBER 8
Shoreline Chorus
Director Ann-Marie MacDairmid
NOVEMBER 15
Keiko Larocque soprano
Ann-Marie MacDairmid piano
NOVEMBER 22
Autumn Debassige mezzo-soprano
Angus Sinclair piano
NOVEMBER 29
Matthew Gartshore piano
DECEMBER 6
Waterloo County Carollers
DECEMBER 13
Renaissance School of the Arts Flute Choir
Director Wendy Wagler
DECEMBER 20
Cambridge Girls' Choir
Director Jessica Strub