Violinist Jennifer Choi has charted a career that breaks through the conventional boundaries of solo violin, chamber music, and the art of improvisation. One of the most sought-after violinists by prominent composers of today, she has been hailed multiple times by The New York Times as a "soulful, compelling...excellent violinist," and by Time Out New York as "passionate," and "adventurous." Since giving her recital debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall in 2000, Jennifer has performed regularly in venues far and wide, including the Stone NYC, Roulette, WQXR's Cafe Concerts, the Library of Congress in Washington D. C., RAI National Radio in Rome, and Cite de la Musique in Paris. As a soloist, she has performed with the Sofia Symphony, the Oregon Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Ensemble 212, SONYC (String Orchestra of New York City) among others.
An award-winning chamber musician, she was a founding member of the Miró String Quartet, a member of ETHEL, the Sirius quartet, and performs regularly with the Ensemble San Francisco. As guest artist, she has performed for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Guggenheim Museum, MOMA, Ravinia, Berkeley Chamber Performances, series across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Bringing her classical background to the world of new music and creative improvisation, she has premiered and recorded solo and chamber works by John Zorn, Elliott Sharp, Susie Ibarra, Annie Gosfield, Ches Smith, Richard Carrick to name a few. Highlights include Wadada Leo Smith's violin concerto, "Afrikana 2," Lou Harrison's Concerto for Violin and Percussion, and the premiere of John Zorn’s Partita for solo violin.
Jennifer's love of sharing her craft has brought her to over 1000 inner city school kids via educational programs directed by the New York Philharmonic, Juilliard Global, and 92NY. She has also performed on TedX and given residencies and master classes at The New School, Oberlin Conservatory, Shanghai Conservatory, and Tulane University. She can be heard on over a dozen albums for TZADIK, New Focus Records, Starkland and PARMA labels.
