Pianist Tony Cho, a native of South Korea, enjoys a multifaceted career as an active collaborator and vocal/opera coach. He has performed concerts in such notable venues as Weill Carnegie Hall in New York City, Meany Hall in Seattle, Harris Concert Hall in Aspen, Doris Duke Theatre at Honolulu Academy of Arts in Hawaii, Zipper Hall in Los Angeles, and at many others in the United States and abroad. His performances have been featured live on KHPR in Honolulu and KVOD in Denver. He has also been a guest artist at many music festivals, including El Festival Internacional de Jóvenes Pianístas and the Italian Art Week Festival in Asunción, Paraguay.

He has worked as an assistant conductor and coach/pianist at Aspen Opera Theatre Center, Central City Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Juilliard Opera Center, Long Beach Opera, Virginia Opera, Opera Company of Brooklyn, University of Southern California Thornton Opera, and the Opera Theatre of Lucca in Italy. His substantial resume has given him a repertoire of over 40 operas, including the world premiere of Guo Wenjing's Poet Li Bai; the American premieres of H.K. Gruber's Gloria: A Pig's Tale and K.A. Hartmann's Wachsfigurenkabinett; and the West Coast premieres of Shostakovich's Moscow, Cherrytown, and Wagner's Das Liebesverbot as a part of the Los Angeles Ring Festival. In addition to his hands-on work with the operatic productions, he has served as Music Director of Central City Opera's Opera a la carte, California State University Fullerton's Singer/Actor Summer Intensive Workshop, Glimmerglass Opera's American Young Artists Concert Tour, Hawaii Opera Theatre's Opera Residency, and Virginia Opera's Spectrum Resident Artists.

He earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the University of Washington; a Master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music; and a Bachelor’s degree cum laude from Oklahoma State University with a minor in Organ and Spanish Literature. His primary teachers were Dr. Thomas Lanners, Frank Weinstock, Michael Chertock, and Craig Sheppard.

Dr. Cho is currently an adjunct faculty member in Piano and Vocal Coaching at Chapman University, a principal coach for the University of Southern California Thornton Opera, a faculty pianist for the Instrumental, Theatre, and Vocal Programs at Idyllwild Summer Arts, and a regular music staff member at Central City Opera. Prior to these appointments, he was an Associate Coach for Vocal Arts at The Juilliard School.