Fall Concert: Samantha Cho

Born in Los Angeles, Korean-American pianist Samantha Cho currently serves as Professor of Piano Pedagogy at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Prior positions include Associate Professor of Music at Cabrillo College. She has performed on San Francisco Symphony’s Lunar New Year Concert, Chamber Music at Davies Hall, Live from WFMT, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert, Noontime Concert Series, Concerts at Presidio Chapel and Seattle’s Classical KING. Highlights include being featured on NPR Live Sessions and ArteTV in Seoul, Korea.

Samantha received her Bachelor of Music at Northwestern University, Master of Music at Cleveland Institute of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts at University of Minnesota. Her childhood teacher, Robert Turner, was renowned as protegee of the Lhevinnes at the Juilliard School. She continued her studies with the following teachers: Paul Schenly, Kathryn Brown, Sylvia Wang, and Alexander Braginsky.

Sponsored by Janet Evanega Rieckhoff and James Rieckhoff