Vladimir Choi was born in Hong Kong, where he started learning the violin at age four, and grew up in Vancouver, Canada, studying with Derek Pang and then Lawrie Hill at the Vancouver Academy of Music. He was a two-time First Prize Winner for Strings at the Canadian Music Competitions, in 1999 (Edmonton) and 2000 (Toronto), and three-time Silver Medalist for the Highest Mark in RCM Examinations in British Columbia. He has since been awarded ARCT (Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music) with First Class Honours with Distinction and FTCL (Fellowship of Trinity College London) diplomas. In 2006, he participated in the 10th Casalmaggiore International Festival in Italy under Taras Gabora. He was also a member of the UBC Chamber Strings, directed by Andrew Dawes and Eric Wilson, from 2004-2007.
During his studies in London, England, Vladimir has been soloist with and conductor of Barts and The London Orchestra, first violinist of the Barts Quartet, president of Barts and The London Music Society, member of the University of London Symphony Orchestra (ULSO) under John Forster and Daniel Capps, and assistant leader of Thames Philharmonia under Byung-Yun Yu. Recent highlights include leading the United Hospitals Orchestra in Mozart's Requiem and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 at Southwark Cathedral, playing Elgar's Salut d'Amour at the 29th Asian Medical Students Conference in Tokyo, performing twice for the Synergy Show at the Indigo O2 in Greenwich, and holding a lunchtime recital of Beethoven sonatas at St. Olave's Church, Hart Street. Vladimir would like to express his gratitude to all the individuals and organizations who have supported him throughout the years, most importantly his parents and teachers, as well as collaborators Ailsa Zaenker, Lorraine Grescoe, Amanda Chan, Richard Black, Sylvia Yee, Elias Chandran, and Peter and Carole Kaldor.
26 Jun 2010
Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington
Thames Philharmonia
Mozart, Brahms, Tchaikovsky
29 May 2010
St. Stephen's Church, Gloucester Rd
University of London Symphony Orchestra
Gershwin, Sibelius, Rachmaninov
22 Mar 2010
Old Library, Royal London Hospital
Barts and The London Spring Concert
J.S. Bach - Partita No. 2 - Chaconne
1 Mar 2010
Indigo O2, Greenwich
Queen Mary Synergy Show
J.S. Bach - Partita No. 2 - Allemande & Gigue
9 Dec 2009
St. Olave's Church, Hart Street
Lunchtime Recital
Beethoven - Sonatas for Violin & Piano
No. 1 in D - No. 2 in A - No. 8 in G
30 Mar 2009
Old Library, Royal London Hospital
Barts and The London Orchestra
Dvořák - Romance in F minor
6 Mar 2009
Indigo O2, Greenwich
Queen Mary Synergy Show
Paganini - Caprice No. 24
28 Jul 2008
National Olympic Memorial Youth Center, Tokyo, JAPAN
29th Asian Medical Students Conference
Elgar - Salut d'Amour