Dr. Bonnie Choi –  Bonnie Choi has concertized widely throughout North America and Asia, appearing as a soloist pianist and harpsichordist with the Rochester Chamber Orchestra, Syracuse Orchestra, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Il Giardino d’Amore, and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Her Baroque ensemble, Air de Cour, has performed in both the United States and Hong Kong. 

 

Praised for her artistry, Choi “displays dazzling technique and draws new colours from her instrument” (South China Morning Post) and is recognized for her “wonderfully expressive playing” (Audio Technique). Her numerous honors include prizes at the International Harpsichord Competition in Brugge, Belgium, and the National Association of Young Performers Competition, as well as being a finalist in the Pro Musicis Award Competition. Her performances have been broadcast on public radio in the United States and Hong Kong, and she
has recorded for VM Music. 

 

Choi is the editor of the book Mel Bonis: The Woman and the Composer (Furore Verlag). Her performance edition of Cécile Chaminade’s Automne will be published later this year. An expert in piano pedagogy, she has been a featured speaker at numerous conferences, including those of the New York State Music Teachers Association, Music Teachers National Association, National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, European Piano Teachers Association and the World Piano Conference.

Choi has presented lectures and master classes at the National Harpsichord Competition in Kansas, the Hanoi Conservatory of Music in Vietnam, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in China, Hong Kong Baptist University, and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She has also served as visiting faculty at Shandong Normal University in China.

Choi is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan. She is currently an Associate Professor at Nazareth University in the United States.