Young Sun Choi, 최영선
2024 Gurwitz Bronze Medalist
YOUNG SUN CHOI
2024 Gurwitz Bronze Medalist
Winner of the Best Performance of a Work by a Spanish or Latin Composer
Sponsored by Elizabeth Conklyn
Co-Hosted by Sara and Dave Morgan & Annette & Darin Elkins
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A Bronze Medal winner at The Gurwitz 2024 International Piano Competition, Young Sun Choi commands the stage with her musical depth and artistry. Following a February 2025 performance with fellow laureates, she returns now for her own solo concert. Her prize-winning presence at The Gurwitz is part of a distinguished record that includes top awards at the 26th Rina Sala Gallo Monza and Lyon International Piano Competitions, as well as the Bösendorfer USASU and American International Paderewski Piano Competitions. During her residency in San Antonio with Musical Bridges Around the World in April 2026, Choi also engaged the local community for students through masterclasses for Youth Ambassador, concerts at the Northeast School of the Arts, Southwest and Southwest Legacy high schools, as well as performing several concerts at senior living communities.
Choi has performed with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Korean Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra, and Mid-Texas Symphony. Her solo performances include the Fazioli Concert Hall (Italy), Paderewski Festival (U.S.), and Kumho Art Hall (South Korea). As a member of Trio Unio, she has also performed at the Alpensia Concert Hall and Perigee Hall. Trio Unio recently completed Beethoven’s entire Piano Trio Series. She has been recognized with the Mildred E. Allen Memorial Piano Award from Indianapolis Matinee Musicale, and the Ham and O’Meara Merit Awards from the National Society of Arts and Letters.
Starting piano at age six, Young Sun Choi graduated summa cum laude from Seoul National University, studying under Aviram Reichert. She then earned her masters at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. From 2018-2023, she studied with Arnaldo Cohen for her doctorate while serving as an associate piano instructor at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She completed her doctorate in 2025.
PERFORMANCE PHOTOS
PERFORMANCE VIDEOS
Program
CHOPIN Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49
VINE Sonata No. 1
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UNSUK CHIN Piano Etude No. 5 “Toccata”
PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28
SCHUMANN Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11
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