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 twice a First Prize Winner for Strings at the National Finals of the Canadian Music Competitions, in 1999 (Edmonton) and 2000 (Toronto). Vladimir was also a three-time Silver Medalist for the Highest Mark in Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Examinations in the province of British Columbia. In 2006, he received his ARCT diploma in Violin Performance (First Class Honours with Distinction) and participated in the 10th Casalmaggiore International Festival in Italy under Taras Gabora.
From 2004-07, he was a member of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Chamber Strings under Andrew Dawes and Eric Wilson, and currently plays in the University of London Symphony Orchestra (ULSO) under John Forster and Thames Philharmonia under Byung-Yun Yu. During the 2007-08 season, he was concertmaster of Barts and The London Orchestra and United Hospitals Orchestra in London, England. Most recently, he was awarded a Trinity Guildhall Fellowship (FTCL) recital diploma from Trinity College London. Vladimir would like to express his gratitude to all the individuals and organizations who have supported him throughout the years.
Wed 9 Dec 2009
Lunchtime Recital
(St. Olave's Church, Hart Street, London EC3)
Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Tue 16 Feb 2010
QMBL Sinfonia Inaugural Concert
(Great Hall, Queen Mary, University of London)
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
30 March 2009
Barts and The London Orchestra
(Old Library, Royal London Hospital)
Dvořák - Romance in F minor
6 March 2009
Queen Mary Synergy Show
(Indigo at The O2, Greenwich, London)
Paganini - Caprice No. 24
28 July 2008
Asian Medical Students Conference
(National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Tokyo)
Elgar - Salut d'Amour