CHRISTINE CHOI
biography
Korean-American violinist Christine Choi enjoys a versatile career as both performer and educator. She made her concerto debut at the age of eleven and has appeared in concerts across the United States, Canada, Italy, and China, performing in major venues including Alice Tully Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, and Jordan Hall. As a chamber musician, Dr. Choi has performed as a Guest Artist at Music in the Vineyards in Napa Valley alongside members of the San Francisco Symphony and was awarded a Fellowship at the Madeline Island Music Festival. In 2015, she became an artist member of the Music for Food concert series in Boston and has also appeared at the Mannes Festival in New York, The Beethoven Research Center at Boston University, and BU’s Center for New Music in collaboration with composer Joan Tower. Her orchestral experience includes performances with the Banff Festival Orchestra, Hwaum Boston Chamber Orchestra, Cantata Singers, and the Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz Symphonies.
Dr. Choi has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Menuhin-Dowling Young Musicians Award, top prize and the Lawrence Bedini Scholarship at the Stewart Brady Competition, the Janet Spoor Achievement Award Fellowship, and top honors at the Union City Young Artist Competition, Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition, and Duxbury Music Festival Competitions.
Born in Los Angeles, Dr. Choi began violin lessons at age six and entered the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College Division at age eight. She earned her Bachelor of Music from SFCM as a recipient of the Ruth and Jo Blackmore Scholarship, and her Master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music under Lucie Robert. She pursued a Professional Studies Diploma at Mannes College of Music before earning her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Boston University under Bayla Keyes. Her chamber music mentors include members of the American, Juilliard, and Muir Quartets.
An experienced educator, Dr. Choi has served as a teaching assistant to Bayla Keyes at Boston University and the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, and as an orchestral coach at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her students have earned top prizes in local and national competitions and have performed at Carnegie Hall. She is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Sora Music Society and maintains an active private studio in El Dorado Hills.
