TIM CHO

TIM CHO

Violin, Sinfonia Orchestra, Musicianship, Chamber Music
 

Yoon Sang Timothy Cho is a devoted conductor in New York City. He was appointed the position of Music Director and Conductor for Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (New Jersey) in 2016. Mr. Cho holds the post as the Artistic Director for Amadeo Philharmonic Society. At the young age of 25, he made his sold-out Carnegie Hall conducting debut with the New York Premiere of the Opera, Seonbi: The Noble and Wise Man, leading the production to a “tremendous success” (Newdaily) with his “artistry of the highest standard… [and] masterful conducting technique” (Asia Today). He has been part of countless world-premieres as he strives to promote contemporary works of talented and enterprising composers such as Hung Ping Chang, Sunbin Kim, Yu-Chun Chien, Jae D. Seo and others. Mr. Cho has been invited to work as a guest conductor with several orchestras on the East Coast and has been featured numerous times with Union City Philharmonic Orchestra for their annual New York Winter Festival at Carnegie Hall. Other notable orchestras inviting him as a guest conductor include New York Classical Symphony Orchestra and K-Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Recently, he has become the Assistant Conductor of the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Cho is passionate about music education serving on the faculty of the Children’s Orchestra Society and New York Classical Youth Orchestra. Additionally, working closely with youth orchestras i.e., California Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and New York International Youth Philharmonic.

Mr. Cho began his career in San Jose, CA studying with Byung-Woo Kim with several award-winning violin performances with San Jose Young Artist Concerto Competition, California Young Artist Concerto Competition. He has toured with the San Jose Youth Symphony as the concertmaster in various countries throughout Eastern Europe and South America. In pursuit of a musical career in violin, he moved to New York for his bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance at Manhattan School of Music under Isaac Malkin. During his time at MSM, he worked tirelessly to perform with local orchestras such as Queensboro Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble 212, Ensemble du Monde. This led to an invitation to play with Berkshire Bach Society by the legendary harpsichordist, Kenneth Cooper. Mr. Cho also has worked with several emerging producers and bands which include performances with Young the Giant alongside Grouplove on their East-Coast tour, 2012 at the House of Blues, Electric Factory, Terminal 5, 9:30 Club. He was also featured in Lawrence Trailer’s Declaration EP (2012) album, produced by Dave Clauss. 

Mr. Cho’s conducting career began at Manhattan School of Music where he was mentored by David Gilbert, Kurt Masur, Leonard Slatkin, and George Manahan. Currently, he is pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Orchestral Conducting at the Manhattan School of Music.