Yaeri Choi
Violinist
Yae-ri Choi comes from a prodigious musical family. Her mother was a pianist and educator, and her two siblings are a cellist and violist. She began her studies at the age of 8 and became the youngest violinist to be accepted into Oberlin Conservatory at the age of 15.
Born in Seoul, Korea, Ms. Choi has performed widely throughout the US and Korea. She frequently performed in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kodak Eastman Theater, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Seoul Art Center, and Disney Hall.
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A founding member of the Arancia Quartet, her ensemble had numerous concert series sponsored by the city of Seoul, and the ensemble was named a winner of the Manhattan International Music Competition and has been featured in Carnegie Hall for a winner’s concert in 2022 and also, has been named a special prize winner of Astor Piazzolla International Music Competition for a chamber division.
Recognizing a passion for ensemble playing from an early age, she has performed with Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Korea National Opera.
Ms. Choi holds a BM degree from Manhattan School of Music and a MM degree from Eastman School of Music, studied with Patinka Kopec, Charles Castleman, and Glenn Dicterow, the former concertmaster of New York Philharmonic for a Graduate Certificate Diploma from the University of Southern California.
Ms. Choi has been appointed as the assistant concertmaster of New West Symphony Orchestra. In addition, she joined Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra in 2019 and the Long Beach Symphony in 2022.
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