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Winston Choi, Piano

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Winston Choi, Piano

Biography

Winner of the 2002 Orléans Concours International and Laureate of the 2003 Honens International Piano Competition, Canadian pianist Winston Choi is an inquisitive performer whose fresh approach to standard repertory, and masterful understanding, performance and commitment to works by living composers, make him one of today’s most dynamic young concert artists.

Choi maintains an active international performing schedule. In demand as a concerto soloist, he has appeared with l’Orchestre National de Lille, l’Orchestre Symphonique d’Orléans, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, the CBC Radio Orchestra, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, La Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia, the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, and the Kalistos Chamber Orchestra, among others.

Known for his colorful approach to programming and insightful commentary from the stage, Choi has recently appeared in recital at the National Arts Centre of Canada, the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, New York’s Carnegie-Weill Recital Hall and Merkin Recital Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Kravis Center in Florida, and the “Cicle Grans Solistes” in Spain. Choi performs extensively in France, having played venues such as the Salle Cortot, Lille’s Festival Rencontre Robert Casadesus, the Messiaen Festival, and Festival Musica in Strasbourg. An accomplished chamber musician, he tours regularly with his wife, MingHuan Xu as Duo Diorama, as well as with the ensemble Pivot Chamber Soloists.

As a dedicated champion of contemporary music, Choi has premiered and commissioned over 100 works by young composers as well as established masters. He was the first pianist to perform Pierre Boulez’s Incises in North America and made the South American premiere of Luciano Berio‘s Sonata for pianoforte solo. He also regularly appears in concert at IRCAM, the world’s most renowned institution for contemporary music. Composers he has collaborated with include William Bolcom, Elliott Carter, John Corigliano, Brian Ferneyhough, Bright Sheng, Christian Wolff, Chen Yi and John Zorn.

Choi began his studies in Toronto and obtained both his Bachelor and Master Degrees at Indiana University, receiving the Performer’s Certificate studying with Menahem Pressler. Further studies were with Ursula Oppens at Northwestern University, where he completed his Doctorate of Music. He is Assistant Professor and Head of Piano at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.


Performances by Winston Choi

Composer Title Date Action
Pablo de Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43 07/21/2013 Play Add to playlist
Francis Poulenc Violin Sonata, FP 119 07/21/2013 Play Add to playlist
Karol Szymanowski Paganini Caprice No. 20 for Violin and Piano 07/21/2013 Play Add to playlist
Ludwig van Beethoven Romance for Violin No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 07/21/2013 Play Add to playlist
Camille Saint-Saëns Sonata No. 1 in d minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 75 11/29/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johannes Brahms Scherzo for Violin and Piano in c minor, WoO posth. 2 (from F.A.E. Sonata) 11/29/2012 Play Add to playlist
Grigory Frid Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op.62, No.1 08/21/2012 Play Add to playlist
Marin Marais Five Old French Dances 08/21/2012 Play Add to playlist
Arthur Honegger Sonata for Viola and Piano, H. 28 08/10/2012 Play Add to playlist
Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 4 in f minor, Op. 52 02/23/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach Contrapunctus IX, from the Art of Fugue 02/23/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach Contrapunctus VII, from the Art of Fugue 02/23/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach Contrapunctus VI, from the Art of Fugue 02/23/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach Contrapunctus V, from the Art of Fugue 02/23/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach Canon alla ottava, from the Art of Fugue 02/23/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach Contrapunctus IV, from the Art of Fugue 02/23/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach Contrapunctus II, from the Art of Fugue 02/23/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach From the Art of Fugue 02/22/2012 Play Add to playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach Contrapunctus I, from the Art of Fugue 02/22/2012 Play Add to playlist

Winston Choi Concerts

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