Jan. 13. 2025 / 2~7 PM @ Korean Cultural Center

Free entrance / No reservation required

*The Korean Cultural Center to Belgium & the EU is hosting Hayoung Choi's masterclass in collaboration with the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel.

Hayoung Choi

South Korean cellist Hayoung Choi, born in Bielefeld (Germany) in 1998, won the first prize at the 2022 Queen Elisabeth Competition for Cello, as well as at the 3rd Krzysztof Penderecki International Cello Competition and the Johannes Brahms International Competition. She was also named the inaugural recipient of the FENDI Music Award. She made her debut at age twelve with Camerata Salzburg and has performed at festivals like the Amsterdam Cello Biennale and Kronberg Cello Festival. As a chamber musician, she has collaborated with artists like Sir András Schiff, Gidon Kremer, and Mitsuko Uchida. Choi studied at the Purcell School and later earned her degrees at the Kronberg Academy, under Prof. Frans Helmerson and Prof. Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. She plays the 1707 Ex-Starker Joseph filius Guarneri cello, generously loaned by an anonymous benefactor.

**This masterclass is co-organized by Olsi Leka, cello professor at the KCB and Section leader at the Belgian National Orchestra.