Winning the top honors in many competitions, Eric Wonyong Jo been continuously building his career as a pianist. Top prizes of many state level competitions in his high school years include the first place in the state level of Music Teachers National Association High School Competition and the Shoals Concerto Competition.

Mr. Jo not only attained junior and senior scholarships in both concerto and solo divisions of the Alabama Music Teachers Assocation competition but was also engaged to perform in numerous concert programs, including Chopin's Fantasie in f minor, Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No.15, Beethoven's few sonatas, and ProkofievSonata No.7. Recently, Eric made his concerto debut with the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra where he played Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459 and he also performed Muczynski's Piano Concerto with the Shoal Symphony. He has also actively explored and presented chamber repertoires, including Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Brahms' F minor sonata for two pianos, Dvorák's Piano quartet in E-flat major, and Beethoven's Cello Sonata No.3.

Mr. Jo has performed in many master classes with internationally renowned artists, such as Leon Fleisher, John Perry, Andre Laplante, Lee Kum Sing, Anton Kuerti, and Emiliodel Rosario. With the prestigious Eva Chau and Hilda D. Borman Scholarships, Eric is now studying in Toronto at The Glenn Gould School under critically acclaimed teacher Marc Durand.