Celebrating AAPI Heritage & History: Nikki Chooi (Violin ’12)

18 May 2024

Born in Victoria, British Columbia, internationally-acclaimed violinist and esteemed Curtis alumnus Nikki Chooi (’12) has established himself as an artistic force to be reckoned with and a musician of rare versatility. Praised by Gramophone for performing with “total conviction and assurance” and New York Classical Review for his “warm tone and heartfelt playing” and dazzling “virtuosity,” Mr. Chooi is currently concertmaster of the GRAMMY-winning Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under music director JoAnn Falletta. Laureate of the Queen Elisabeth and Tchaikovsky Competitions, he was awarded first prize at the Montreal Symphony’s ManuLife Competition, the Klein International Strings Competition, and the Michael Hill International Violin Competition.