Draft:Jinjoo Cho

Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea. She graduated from Yewon Art School and also attended the Pre-College program at the Korean National University of Arts. In 2002, she moved to the United States, where she studied in the Young Artist Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music (2002–2006) under Paul Kantor. Cho continued her education at the Curtis Institute of Music (2006–2007), studying with Joseph Silverstein and Pamela Frank. She returned to the Cleveland Institute of Music and received her Bachelor of Music degree in 2011 under Kantor. Cho completed her Master of Music degree in 2013 and obtained a Professional Studies certificate in 2015, both under Jaime Laredo.{{Cite web |title=Bio |url=https://jinjoocho.com/bio |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Violinist Jinjoo Cho |language=en-US}}

Jinjoo has been performing on concert stages worldwide since the age of 11. Her performances have taken her to numerous venues and festivals, including Carnegie Hall,{{Cite web |title=The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis Presents Jinjoo Cho, Violin, in Review {{!}} New York Concert Review, Inc. |url=https://nyconcertreview.com/reviews/the-international-violin-competition-of-indianapolis-presents-jinjoo-cho-violin-in-review/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=nyconcertreview.com}} Severance Hall in Cleveland{{Cite web |date=2016-04-26 |title=Catching Up with Jinjoo Cho |url=https://www.ideastream.org/arts-culture/2016-04-25/catching-up-with-jinjoo-cho |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Ideastream Public Media |language=en}}, the Aspen Music Festival, La Jolla SummerFest, Banff Centre, Festival de Lanaudière, La Seine Musicale, Kronberg Academy, Schwetzingen Festspiele, Herkulessaal in Munich, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and the Seoul Arts Center{{Cite web |date=2021-10-13 |title=예술의전당 '소소살롱' 8번째 호스트, 바이올리니스트 조진주 |url=https://www.newdaily.co.kr/site/data/html/2021/10/13/2021101300021.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=뉴데일리 |language=ko}}.

She has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Deutsche Radio Philharmonic, Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia, Ensemble Appassionato{{Cite web |last=2021-11-16T10:48:00+00:00 |title=Violinist Jinjoo Cho performs Saint-Saëns - ‘Mon Cœur s’ouvre à ta voix’ |url=https://www.thestrad.com/video/violinist-jinjoo-cho-performs-saint-saens-mon-cur-souvre-a-ta-voix/13992.article |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=The Strad |language=en}}, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of North Carolina, Phoenix, and Charlotte{{Cite web |last=perryt77 |date=2022-04-06 |title=Jinjoo Cho and Joshua Gerson Make Impressive Belk Debuts |url=https://artonmysleeve.net/2022/04/06/jinjoo-cho-and-joshua-gerson-make-impressive-belk-debuts/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Art on My Sleeve |language=en}}. Cho has collaborated with renowned conductors, including James Gaffigan, Kent Nagano, JoAnn Falletta, Karina Canellakis, Mathieu Herzog{{Cite web |title=SAINT-SAËNS Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 3 (Jinjoo Cho) |url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/saint-sa-ns-violin-concertos-nos-1-and-3-jinjoo-cho |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Gramophone |language=en}}, Peter Oundjian, Michael Stern, Tito Muñoz, Michael Francis, Moritz Gnann, Sung Shi-Yeon, Pietari Inkinen, and Clemens Schuldt.

As a chamber musician{{Cite web |title=REVIEW: Jinjoo Cho & Eric Wong: Live in Johnson City |url=https://www.violinist.com/blog/castadiva/20244/29965/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Violinist.com |language=en-us}}, Cho has performed with distinguished artists such as Gary Hoffman, Andreas Ottensamer, Ray Chen{{Cite web |last=Ga-young |first=Park |date=2023-07-26 |title='Every performance becomes shared journey of musical exploration': Ray Chen |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/3175945 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}}, Itamar Golan, Roger Tapping, Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Vadim Gluzman, and Clive Greensmith. In 2021, she formed Trio Seoul with pianist Kyu Yeon Kim and cellist Brannon Cho.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-22 |title=Trio Seoul Stuns Audience at Bard College – The Millbrook Independent |url=https://themillbrookindependent.com/?p=3290 |access-date=2025-03-28 |language=en-US}}

Cho is currently an Associate Professor of Violin at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music.{{Cite web |last=2024-04-19T09:31:00+01:00 |title=Violinist Jinjoo Cho to join Bienen School of Music faculty |url=https://www.thestrad.com/news/violinist-jinjoo-cho-to-join-bienen-school-of-music-faculty/17905.article |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=The Strad |language=en}} She has previously held faculty positions at McGill University{{Cite web |title=Critically acclaimed violinist Jinjoo Cho to join the Schulich School of Music string faculty |url=https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/news/critically-acclaimed-violinist-jinjoo-cho-join-schulich-school-music-string-faculty-285563 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201203120028/https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/news/critically-acclaimed-violinist-jinjoo-cho-join-schulich-school-music-string-faculty-285563 |archive-date=2020-12-03 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Channels |language=en}}, Cleveland Institute of Music{{Cite web |last=CHANNEL |first=THE VIOLIN |date=2016-04-19 |title=Violinist JinJoo Cho to Join Cleveland Institute Teaching Faculty |url=https://theviolinchannel.com/jinjoo-cho-cleveland-institute-teaching-faculty/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=World's Leading Classical Music Platform |language=en-US}}, and Oberlin Conservatory{{Cite web |last=Fischer |first=Mary |title=On the Record with Jinjoo Cho, new teacher of Violin |url=https://oberlinreview.org/8354/arts/on-the-record-with-jinjoo-cho-new-teacher-of-violin/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=The Oberlin Review}}. Cho regularly serves as a juror for prestigious international competitions, including the Sibelius, Indianapolis{{Cite web |last=kyh650@naver.com |first=김영훈 기자 |date=2022-08-17 |title=바이올리니스트 조진주, 2022 인디애나폴리스 국제 콩쿠르 심사위원 위촉 |url=http://kpenews.com/View.aspx?No=2502584 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=한국정경신문 |language=ko}}, and Schoenfeld competitions. She has also served on screening committees for the Isang Yun, Premio Paganini, and Montréal competitions.

In 2015, Cho founded the ENCORE Chamber Music Institute{{Cite web |last=Zachary Lewis |first=special to cleveland com |date=2022-06-08 |title=Boundaries disappear on ‘Storytellers,’ Encore’s 2022 Music & Ideas festival |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/06/boundaries-disappear-on-storytellers-encores-2022-music-ideas-festival.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=cleveland |language=en}} in Cleveland, Ohio, providing intensive chamber music education and performance opportunities. She has commissioned new works from composers Juri Seo and Andrew Rindfleisch and has collaborated with artists from various fields, including choreographer Jinyeob Cha and dancer Lip J{{Cite web |date=2022-12-25 |title=Street dancer Lip J, violinist Cho Jin-joo to come together for year-end performance |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/12/25/entertainment/musicPerformance/korea-lip-J-cho-jinjoo/20221225153241188.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=koreajoongangdaily.joins.com |language=en}}.

Cho published her first book, Shine Someday, a collection of essays, in 2021. The book became a bestseller in South Korea, offering personal insights into her life and career as an artist.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-09 |title=World-renowned violinist Cho Jin-joo questions will she ever shine |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/05/09/entertainment/musicPerformance/cho-jinjoo-violinist-essay/20210509154500466.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=koreajoongangdaily.joins.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=열등감부터 연주자의 고충까지 진실되게…바이올리니스트 조진주 에세이집 출간 |url=https://www.khan.co.kr/article/202105141336001 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=공연·전시 매거진, 올댓아트}}{{Cite web |date=2021-05-04 |title=작가 데뷔 바이올린 조진주…"연주자 일상 궁금하세요" |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/culture/9858104 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=매일경제 |language=ko}}

• Novella (2024), Sony Music{{Citation |title=Novella |date=2024-09-13 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3nzmgJslum4uOq6W5AWXWb |access-date=2025-03-25 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=‘가장 강력한 개성을 지닌 바이올리니스트’ 조진주 앨범 ‘Novella’ 출시 기념 리사이틀[공연] |url=https://sports.donga.com/article/all/20240828/126728309/1 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=스포츠동아 |language=ko}}
• Toy Store (2024), Carrier Records{{Citation |title=Toy Store |date=2024-05-05 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1kWhr49X9sVBDIyKDqacos |access-date=2025-03-25 |language=en}}
• Saint-Saëns (2021), Naïve Classique{{Citation |title=Saint-Saëns |date=2021-10-29 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2Lt4oucOiXzTANKikGp4vD |access-date=2025-03-25 |language=en}}
• La Capricieuse (2020), Sony Classical{{Citation |title=La Capriceuse |date=2020-11-06 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/31TAanPvPfPoZyKV2jayB5 |access-date=2025-03-25 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=뉴시스 |date=2020-11-16 |title=[인터뷰]바이올리니스트 조진주 "제가 좀 제멋대로 '변덕스런 여자'죠" |url=https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20201116_0001235331 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=뉴시스 |language=ko}}
• The Indianapolis Commissions (2018), Azica Records{{Citation |title=The Indianapolis Commissions (1982–2014) |date=2018-10-26 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1jOgvBiZp7LANMHrE2JWEx |access-date=2025-03-25 |language=en}}
• Jinjoo Cho: Brahms/Ravel/Good (2007), Analekta{{Citation |title=Brahms / Ravel / Good |date=2007-06-05 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0E5KDxPwd7ly1r869YI0d6 |access-date=2025-03-25 |language=en}}

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• {{Official website|http://www.jinjoocho.com/}}
• {{Instagram|https://www.instagram.com/cinnamon_jinjoo/}}