Eliana Cho (age 8) was born in Edmonds, Washington, and is currently a 3rd-grade student at Liscano Elementary School in Frisco, Texas. She began piano studies at the age of five and has been under the guidance of Dr. Yelena Balabanova since age six.
Eliana has earned top prizes in numerous competitions, including the International German Music Piano Competition, International French Music Piano Competition, Sonafest, EMTA Time Era Festival, and EMTA Jazz Festival.
Outside of music, Eliana enjoys playing tennis, swimming and reading.
Watch Eliana Cho perform Beethoven Sonata No. 20, 1st Movement by Beethoven on the piano for the 2025 Autumn Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.