Haim Choi
German-born South Korean violinist Haim studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College of Music with Itzhak Rashkovsky. She has also received tutelage from Maxim Vengerov, Shlomo Mintz, Zakhar Bron, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Alfred Brendal, to name but a few.
Haim is a prize winner of many national and international competitions, including Seoul National Symphony, Kloster Schoental, Wieniawski and Lipinski International Violin Competitions and recently was awarded 1st Prize and Luigi Boccherini Award at the Virtuoso & Belcanto Chamber Music Competition, as a Violin & Piano duo. She was awarded the prestigious Tagore Gold Medal presented by HRH Prince Charles, as he then was.
New Class For AFYM 2024: Rehearse With The Adjudicator
Conceived by last year's string adjudicator Haim Choi, this new class gives a small group of musicians the chance to rehearse with Haim, who will also play along with them in the final performance.
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Haim is a passionate chamber musician and has performed all over the UK and Europe. She is a founding member and 1st violinist of the Salome Quartet, which has been described as “strikingly intelligent and expressive” by The Strad, recognised for their heartfelt interpretations and electric communication, they are now regarded as one of the UK’s most exciting young string quartets. The Salome quartet is a multinational ensemble who met as students at the Royal College of Music in London. They have performed all over Europe and beyond at prestigious venues in Vienna, Saltzburg, Paris, London, Warsaw and Israel.
As an orchestral player she has performed regularly with the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales, English Touring Opera, Glyndebourne Tour Opera and Sinfonia Cymru.
Some of her recent concerts include performances at the Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Southbank and Barbican Centres, as well as multiple concerto performances with Thames Philharmonia and RCM Orchestra.
Haim has been appointed Cultural Ambassador of UNESCO Korea, and enjoys her teaching engagements at the Yehudi Menuhin School and Eton College.