Angela Youngmi Choi, Piano

Biography

Acclaimed for "Explosive power, commanding passion with emotional flame and crystal clarity," Korean pianist Angela Youngmi Choi has appeared throughout Europe, Asia and North America as a concert pianist. Recently, she gave a debut recital in Berlin’s Philharmonie Hall, recorded her first solo album The Spirit, and also performed the complete piano sonatas of Prokofiev.

Ms. Choi's recent performances include solo appearances with the Russian Havarovsk Symphony, Moldova National Symphony, Orchestra Filharmonica “Mihail Jora” di Bacau, Seoul Chamber Ensemble, KBS Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, and the Ukraine Radio Orchestra, among others.

Ms. Choi has also appeared in concert in the United Kingdom, in Finland at the Suolahti Music Festival, in Italy at the Auditorium “B. Berellini”, the Oratorio San Martino, and the festival in Melissano, Recco, and Brindisi.  She had also performed in Russia at the Havarovsk Symphony Concert Hall, in the United States at Mannes College of Music and Indiana University, and in Spain at Auditori de la Mediterrania(Alicante) and Auditorio ADOC (Elda).

Having begun piano lessons at the age of 4, Ms. Choi eventually graduated with honors and top prizes from South Korea’s most distinguished music schools—the Seoul Arts High School, and Seoul National University (Bachelor of Music), University of Art, Berlin (Master of Music), Hochschule für Musik Hannover (Konzertexamen), and Indiana University South Bend (Artist Diploma).

She has won top prizes at many competitions such as the Dong-A Music Competition (Korea), Mendelssohn International Competition, Pietro Argento International Competition, Rovere d'oro International Competition, and Euterpe International Competition.

As a pedagogue, Ms. Choi was invited to teach in Spain at the Tenerife International Music Festival, and she has given lectures as a visiting professor in Timisoara National University, Rumania.