Cho, Brian

Pianist
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Brian Cho is a pianist and coach celebrated for his dynamic artistry and collaborative versatility. In the summer of 2025, he was a participant in the Merola Opera Program. From 2022 to 2025, he served as a Studio Ensemble Répétiteur and Intern Coach with the Canadian Opera Company, where he assisted on productions including Faust, Don Pasquale, The Cunning Little Vixen, Fidelio, Macbeth and Le Nozze di Figaro under conductors such as Johannes Debus, Speranza Scappucci and Harry Bicket. A passionate advocate for new and diverse voices in opera, he cofounded the Can of Soup Collective, where he led performances of Menotti’s The Medium and Hoiby’s Bon Appétit!

Recent highlights include performing Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for their season-opening concerts, as well as serving as a Vocal Piano Fellow at the Music Academy of the West, where he worked with renowned mentors including Martin Katz, Margo Garrett, Tamar "Tata" Sanikidze and John Churchwell.

Cho is the winner of the 2023 Marilyn Horne Song Competition and recipient of the Patricia and Nicholas Weber Scholarship. He holds both bachelor and master of music degrees from the University of Western Ontario, where he was a Dr. Sherwood Fox Music Fellow and Dean’s Honor List graduate.