A seasoned performer at the ripe age of twenty-three, award-winning violinist Elli Choi is already a standout figure in the world of classical music, quickly establishing herself as one of the most talented violinists of her generation.

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Choi has performed throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East at esteemed venues such as Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall and David H. Koch Theater, the Berliner Philharmonie, Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall, Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Tonhalle Zürich, Rudolfinum Dvořák Hall in Prague, BOZAR Brussels, the Abu Dhabi Palace, and Beijing’s National Center for the Performing Arts.

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Elli Choi appears with major orchestras such as the Orchestre Philarmonique de Monte-Carlo, the Belgian National Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Armenian State Orchestra and The Juilliard Orchestra.

Highlights of her 2025/26 season include her Concertgebouw Amsterdam debut performing Bruch's Violin Concerto alongside the Ulster Orchestra, debuts with the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música performing Brahms' Violin Concerto and with the Orquesta Reino de Aragón performing "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi.

Winner of the Monaco World Music Masters in 2016, Choi has since won top prizes at the Qingdao International Violin Competition, the Classic Strings International Competition held in Dubai, the China International Music Competition, and has most recently been awarded Third Prize at the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition.

Elli finished her undergraduate studies from Columbia University, while simultaneously enrolled at the Juilliard School where she has been studying since 2009. In 2025, she completed her Master's degree as a Kovner Fellow.

Choi currently plays a J. B. Vuillaume c. 1840 on generous loan.