A charismatic and communicative artist, violinist Jinjoo Cho has performed as a soloist with leading orchestras including The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Seoul Philharmonic, and Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia, under the direction of renowned conductors such as Kent Nagano, Karina Canellakis, JoAnn Falletta, Peter Oundjian, and James Gaffigan. Since her debut at age 11, she has captivated audiences at major venues and festivals, including Carnegie Hall, the Aspen Music Festival, La Jolla SummerFest, the Banff Centre, La Seine Musicale, Kronberg Academy, Teatro Colón, and the Seoul Arts Center. Her discography, spanning six albums on respected labels such as SONY, Naïve Classique, and Analekta, has been praised by Strad and Rondo magazines for its expressive tone and artistry.

Jinjoo is the 1st Prize winner of the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, as well as the Montreal, Buenos Aires, Schoenfeld, and Stulberg International Competitions. She frequently serves on the juries of these prestigious competitions, including the Sibelius, Indianapolis, and Schoenfeld. An accomplished chamber musician, Jinjoo has collaborated with world-renowned artists such as Gary Hoffman, Andreas Ottensamer, Ray Chen, Vadim Gluzman, Itamar Golan, Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Clive Greensmith, and Roger Tapping. In 2021, she co-founded Trio Seoul with pianist Kyu Yeon Kim and cellist Brannon Cho.

In addition to her performance career, Jinjoo is a dedicated educator. She serves as Associate Professor of Violin at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, with previous faculty roles at McGill University, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Oberlin Conservatory. In 2015, she founded the ENCORE Chamber Music Institute in Cleveland, focusing on the mentorship of young musicians. Her debut book, Shine Someday (2021), became a bestseller in Korea.