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Piano Master Class with Winston Choi

Add to Calendar 2025-10-31 13:00:00 2025-10-31 14:30:00 Piano Master Class with Winston Choi Join us for a piano master class hosted by School of Music guest artist Winston Choi. Choi, a Canadian pianist, is associate professor of piano and the head of the piano program at Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts. His professional career was launched when he was named Laureate of the 2003 Honens Piano Competition and winner of France’s Concours International de Piano 20e siècle d’Orléans in 2002. An inquisitive performer, his fresh approach to standard repertory, and masterful understanding, performance and commitment to works by living composers, make him one of today’s most dynamic young concert artists. Canadian Pianist Winston Choi Choi obtained his Bachelor and Master of Music from Indiana University, and his DM from Northwestern University. His studies were with Vivienne Bailey, James Tweedie, Menahem Pressler and Ursula Oppens. An accomplished teacher, Choi is also in demand as a master class clinician and lecturer on a variety of pedagogical topics. Two of his presentations: “Towards a More Organic Approach to Phrasing at the Piano” and “Symmetrical Inversion: A Pianist’s Journey Towards Ambidexterity” have been presented nationally and internationally at conferences.  Prior to his position at Roosevelt University, he was on the faculties of Bowling Green State University and the Oberlin Conservatory. He has been a guest professor at Indiana University, and he also currently teaches at the Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago as well as the New Music School in Chicago. An accomplished chamber musician, he has performed with the Aeolus, Avalon, Philomusica and Spektral string quartets He also tours regularly with the Civitas Ensemble, and as a part of Duo Diorama (with his wife, violinist MingHuan Xu). As Duo Diorama, they are the artistic directors of the Unity Chamber Music Series held at the Unity Temple in Oak Park, IL.   On Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m., Duo Diorama will be performing a recital concert as part of the School of Music Jacobsen Series. This is a ticketed event, free for students. Event link Location School of Music Outreach and Events 2538793741 music@pugetsound.edu support@kwallcompany.com America/Los_Angeles public
Oct 31, 2025
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Join us for a piano master class hosted by School of Music guest artist Winston Choi. Choi, a Canadian pianist, is associate professor of piano and the head of the piano program at Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts. His professional career was launched when he was named Laureate of the 2003 Honens Piano Competition and winner of France’s Concours International de Piano 20e siècle d’Orléans in 2002. An inquisitive performer, his fresh approach to standard repertory, and masterful understanding, performance and commitment to works by living composers, make him one of today’s most dynamic young concert artists.

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Canadian Pianist Winston Choi

Choi obtained his Bachelor and Master of Music from Indiana University, and his DM from Northwestern University. His studies were with Vivienne Bailey, James Tweedie, Menahem Pressler and Ursula Oppens. An accomplished teacher, Choi is also in demand as a master class clinician and lecturer on a variety of pedagogical topics. Two of his presentations: “Towards a More Organic Approach to Phrasing at the Piano” and “Symmetrical Inversion: A Pianist’s Journey Towards Ambidexterity” have been presented nationally and internationally at conferences. 

Prior to his position at Roosevelt University, he was on the faculties of Bowling Green State University and the Oberlin Conservatory. He has been a guest professor at Indiana University, and he also currently teaches at the Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago as well as the New Music School in Chicago.

An accomplished chamber musician, he has performed with the Aeolus, Avalon, Philomusica and Spektral string quartets He also tours regularly with the Civitas Ensemble, and as a part of Duo Diorama (with his wife, violinist MingHuan Xu). As Duo Diorama, they are the artistic directors of the Unity Chamber Music Series held at the Unity Temple in Oak Park, IL.

 

On Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m., Duo Diorama will be performing a recital concert as part of the School of Music Jacobsen Series. This is a ticketed event, free for students. Event link

Event Location

Schneebeck Concert Hall

School of Music
Outreach and Events
2538793741
music@pugetsound.edu