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VC ARTIST | Nikki Chooi - Michael Hill International Violin Competition 1st Prize Winner

Canadian violinist, VC Artist Nikki Chooi has firmly established himself as one of the new generation's most captivating young concert artists

Canadian violinist, VC Artist Nikki Chooi has firmly established himself as one of the new generation's most captivating young concert artists - praised by The New York Times as "vigorous and colorful" and by The Calgary Herald as “richly expressive and technically assured".

A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School, where he studied with Ida Kavafian, Joseph Silverstein and Donald Weilerstein, Nikki is a former 1st prize winner at the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, the Klein International Strings Competition and Astral Artists Auditions - and a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition.

His recent solo debuts include performances with the Auckland Philharmonia, St. Petersburg State Capella, Malaysian Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic and Winnipeg Symphony - and recitals at Chicago's Harris Theatre and Belgium's La Monnai.

During the 2015-16 season Nikki performed with genre-breaking ensemble, Time for Three - and for the current 2016-17 season he has served as Concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York City.

He performs regularly with his brother, VC Young Artist Timothy Chooi - their upcoming performances together include the world premiere of a new Double Violin Concerto by American composer Sheridan Seyfried.

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | SIBELIUS VIOLIN CONCERTO | 2013 MICHAEL HILL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | 1ST PRIZE

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | BRUCH | VIOLIN CONCERTO | 1ST MVT | EDMON COLOMER & MALAYSIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | BRUCH | VIOLIN CONCERTO | 2ND MVT | EDMON COLOMER & MALAYSIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | BRUCH | VIOLIN CONCERTO | 3RD MVT | EDMON COLOMER & MALAYSIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | DVORAK | ROMANTIC PIECES NO. 1

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | DVORAK | ROMANTIC PIECES NO. 2

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | SARASATE | PLAYERA

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | JOAN TOWER | STRING FORCE 

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | BRUCH VIOLIN CONCERTO | 2ND MVT | ST. PETERSBURG STATE ORCHESTRA | 2014 MUSICAL OLYMPUS FESTIVAL

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI & ALAN WOO | GERSHWIN (ARR. HEIFETZ) | PRELUDE NO. 3 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ViXHNS-xY&showinfo=0&autohide=1

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI, VC YOUNG ARTIST TIMOTHY CHOOI & JEANIE CHUNG | SARASATE | NAVARRA

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI & VC YOUNG ARTIST TIMOTHY CHOOI | BACH | CONCERTO FOR TWO VIOLINS | 1ST MVT | EDMON COLOMER & MALAYSIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh3rGCWbDdI&showinfo=0&autohide=1

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | BACH | SOLO SONATA NO.2 IN A MINOR | FUGA | 2013 MICHAEL HILL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-04NRG4bGA&showinfo=0&autohide=1

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | PAGANINI | SOLO SONATA NO. 21 | 2013 MICHAEL HILL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | CHAUSSON | POEME | 2012 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | RAVEL | VIOLIN SONATA NO. 2 | 2ND MVT | 2012 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUZNx1qiPT4&showinfo=0&autohide=1

VC ARTIST NIKKI CHOOI | MENDELSSOHN | TRIO IN D MINOR | 1ST MVT | 2013 MICHAEL HILL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

Name: Nikki Chooi
Violin: 2016 Joseph Curtin
Bow: Stephane Thomachot, Michael Vann
Strings: Vision Solo
Accessories: Wolf Shoulder Rest
Teachers: Ida Kavafian, Donald Weilerstein, Joseph Silverstein, Sydney Humphreys, Bill van der Sloot
School: Curtis Institute of Music, Juilliard School of Music, Mount Royal University, Victoria Conservatory of Music
Website: www.nikkichooi.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nikkichooi89

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