Cellist

Experience for yourself why Bruckner’s Seventh is his most cherished symphony. The hallmarks of his music are all there: the gradual unfolding of expansive melodies with ethereal strings and rich brass soundscapes expressing both majesty and serenity -- transporting you to a world beyond time. Our celebrated and award-winning cello soloist takes a star turn, capturing the poetry and exhilaration of Haydn’s Concerto.

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Haydn & Bruckner

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Israeli conductor Bar Avni and South Korean cellist Hayoung Choi bring female power to the stage – with a program that showcases everything an orchestra has to offer. Bach opens the evening, but not as we know it: Ottorino Respighi takes the famous Passacaglia to a new level, orchestrating it grandly and majestically, with new colors and nuances. Then comes Witold Lutosławski's Cello Concerto! Not a classical solo concerto, but a dramatic duel, orchestra against soloist, complete with attacks, lyrical moments, and explosive eruptions of sound. A musical exchange in which every note is charged with high tension. And finally: Tchaikovsky's Pathétique. His last work – and arguably his most personal. Nine days after the premiere, he died under mysterious circumstances. The final movement sounds like a requiem: deeply sad, somber, and moving. It couldn't be more dramatic.

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” | Bar Avni

The Bell, Bremen

Join Music Director Jonathon Heyward for the first Classical Series program of his third season with the BSO, featuring two of Beethoven’s most stirring masterpieces. Beethoven's Triple Concerto unites pianist Inon Barnatan, violinist Stefan Jackiw, and rising star cellist Hayoung Choi in a stunning collaboration. Symphony No. 7, featuring the haunting Allegretto, is immortalized in films including The King’s Speech, The Fall, and X-Men: Apocalypse.

Heyward's Triumphant Beethoven

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

Season Opening Sunday!

Blennerhasset School

Season Opening Night!

Clay Center

Join us for an exquisite afternoon of music with Hayoung Choi at the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music. This special event is scheduled for Sunday, January 26, 2025, at 3:00 pm, taking place in the intimate setting of the Leo Rich Theater. 

Hayoung Choi, a celebrated talent in the chamber music scene, will grace the stage, offering attendees a memorable performance. While the program details are to be announced, the anticipation builds for what promises to be a showcase of exceptional musicianship.

Tickets are available for in-person attendance, ensuring you can experience the magic of live performance. For those unable to join us at the venue, we offer online concert access, allowing you to enjoy Hayoung Choi's performance from the comfort of your home.

- In-person Concert Ticket: $45
- Student In-person Concert Ticket: $12
- Streaming Access: $45

Don't miss this opportunity to support and enjoy chamber music at its finest. For more information on tickets and the event, please visit our website.

Hayoung Choi

Tucson Convention Center

One concert, two Queen Elisabeth Competition winners. Many listeners are familiar with Piet Jozef Swerts (winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 1987), who twice composed the required piece for the prestigious competition. The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra invited him to create a new symphonic work inspired by Flemish musical heritage. The result is a delightful homage to Josquin Desprez, keeping the music of the Flemish polyphonist alive.

Elisabeth Week: Hayoung Choi performs Lutosławski

Queen Elisabeth Hall

In 2022, Hayoung Choi convincingly claimed the first prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition for Cello, swiftly ascending to the grandest stages. During the Elisabeth Week, seize the unique opportunity to witness her artistry up close, alongside leaders of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and musicians from the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. Together, they captivate with Puccini’s poignant Crisantemi and Tchaikovsky's String Sextet in d.

Elisabeth Week: chamber music with Hayoung Choi

AMUZ (Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerpen)

Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel

Student and Senior Discount Tickets Available at the Box Office

Hayoung Choi, Cello

Carnegie Hall

The Turquoise Quartet, silver medalists at the 2023 Saint Paul String Quartet Competition, will present a recital on Monday, May 8 at 7:00 pm in the McCorkle Music Building’s Neva Langley Fickling Hall. The recital is part of the quartet’s preparation for the 2023 Fischoff Competition, the largest chamber music competition in the world. The group is comprised of students from the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer: senior violinist Hayoung Choi, sophomore violinist Katrina Stroud, junior violist Carlos Walker, and senior cellist Juliana Moroz. The recital is free and open to the public.

Turquoise Quartet Chamber Music Recital

McCorkle Music Building

Casco Phil will be accompanying the stars of the Brussels Cello Festival during this festive gala evening.

In the wonderful acoustic of the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels, artistic director Han Bin Yoon organises a biennial festival showcasing the warm tenor tones of the stringed instrument. During this third edition of the festival, Casco Phil will be the musical partner for a varied programme of symphonic cello music. Iconic cellist Gary Hoffman will play Bruch’s masterpiece Kol Nidrei, while the Queen Elisabeth Laureate Hayoung Choi will guide the audience through a less known work, La Muse et le Poète. Anne Gastinel will present a Belgian masterpiece with Ysaÿes’ Meditation while David Cohen – Principal cellist of the London Symphony Orchestra – joins us for the Saint-Saëns’ Concerto in A minor.

Brussels Cello Festival | Gala Concert

Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel

Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto sees the orchestra and soloist Hayoung Choi locked in a “psychological battle” in a surreal dreamscape where the listener is invited to make their own interpretation of what they hear. Bookending the concerto, two powerful pieces from Verdi and Tchaikovsky that speak to one another with profound emotional depth. Tchaikovsky’s final completed work, Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique,” debuted nine days prior to his death. Verdi’s masterful La forza del destino Overture adapts musical themes from his opera of the same name to demonstrate the overwhelming force of destiny.

Cellist

Hayoung Choi

Events

Upcoming events

20 - 21 Feb, 2027

Verdi / Tchaikovsky · Colorado Springs Philharmonic

Past events

9 - 10 May, 2026

Haydn & Bruckner · Oregon Symphony

15 - 16 Mar, 2026

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique” | Bar Avni · Bremer Philharmoniker

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in Cello Concerto No. 1 by Haydn

Oregon Symphony

Cello in Souvenir de Florence by Tchaikovsky

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Cello in Double Concerto by Brahms

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Cello in Cello Concerto by Lutosławski

Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Cello in Cello Concerto by Chin

Colorado Springs Philharmonic

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