Hailed by The Philadelphia Inquirer as “a major talent with a robust tone” and “the rising star we have to watch” (Gramophone Korea), 24-year-old flutist Jasmine Choi is the Associate Principal Flute in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under the music director Paavo Jarvi.

Jasmine Choi has appeared as a soloist with The Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Salzburg Mozarteum, Czech Philharmonic Chamber, North Czech Philharmonic, Vienna Mozart Orchestra, Vienna Classical Players, Mozart Collegium Vienna, Haddonfield Symphony, Juilliard Symphony, KBS (Korean Broadcast System) Symphony Orchestra, Euro-Asian Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Pusan Philharmonic Orchestra, Seoul Symphony Orchestra, Daejon Philharmonic, Chongju Philharmonic, as well as giving numerous recitals and masterclasses throughout the United States, Europe and Korea.

When 16, Jasmine Choi was accepted at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She was nominated by the “Symphony” magazine, as one of America’s Emerging Artists 2006 and 2007. She joined the roster of the Astral Artistic Services in 2004, which subsequently presented her in their “Rising Star” series at the Kimmel Center and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Also she has performed at the Musikverein Golden Hall, Konzerthaus Mozart Hall and Schubert Hall in Vienna, Dvorak Hall and Smetana Hall in Prague, Disney Hall in LA, as well as Academy of Music and Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall in Philadelphia. Among her numerous competition honors are first prizes in the 2005 Juilliard School’s Concerto Competition, the 2004 Yamaha Young Artist Competition and the 2002 Concerto Competition of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

She was invited for the Austrian Flute Festival in 2005, where her solo recital and concerto performance received great critical acclaim. An avid chamber musician, Jasmine Choi is a member of the Astral Winds and the Trio Morisot. She has participated in major festivals such as the Marlboro Music, Pacific Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, the National Orchestral Institute, and the Carnegie Hall’s Professional Workshop with Michael Tilson Thomas.

Jasmine Choi holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Julius Baker and Jeffrey Khaner. She also holds a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School. Her recording of the Mozart Flute Concertos was released in the summer of 2006, on the Sony/BMG label.

Sep.2007

JASMINE CHOI
Critical Acclaim