Elli Choi
United States, 25
Award-winning violinist Elli Choi is quickly establishing herself as one of the most captivating violinists of her generation. Choi has performed throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East at esteemed venues such as Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, the Berliner Philharmonie, Het Concertgebouw, Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Tonhalle Zürich, Rudolfinum Dvořák Hall in Prague, the Emirates Palace, and Beijing’s National Center for the Performing Arts, appearing with major orchestras such as the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, the Belgian National Orchestra, the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, and Ulster Orchestra.
Teachers:
Antje Weithaas 2025 – present
Li Lin 2023 – 2025
Joseph Lin 2017 – 2023
Ida Kavafian 2013 – 2017
Preliminaries
Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 31, No. 2 — P. Hindemith
Sonata in C major, K. 303 — W. A. Mozart
No. 6 from Six Polyphonic Etudes: Variations on
The Last Rose of Summer — H. W. Ernst
Sérénade espagnole — C. Chaminade (arr. F. Kreisler)
Semi-Finals
Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12 — L. van Beethoven
Rhapsody No. 3 for Solo Violin — Jessie Montgomery
Divertimento — I. Stravinsky
Rondo in B minor, Op. 70 — F. Schubert
Classical Finals
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 — W. A. Mozart
Caprice viennois, Op. 2 — F. Kreisler (orch. J. Kuusisto)
Finals
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 — F. Mendelssohn
