Born in Bielefeld in Germany, Hayoung Choi studied at the Korean National University of Arts Myung-Wha Chung and Hyongwon Chang, the Purcell School for Young Musicians in England with Alexander Boyarsky, and then at the Kronberg Academy, where she was taught by Frans Helmerson and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. She has won first prize in several international competitions, including the Krzysztof Penderecki Competition in Poland, the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Austria, the Antonio Janigro Competition in Croatia, and the Justus Dotzauer Competition in Germany. She has performed as a soloist with Kremerata Baltica, the Camerata Salzburg, the Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra the Olsztyn Philharmonic Orchestra and the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra.

Teachers

2017 - : Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt
2014 - 2017 : Frans Helmerson
2011 - 2014 : Alexander Boyarsky
2009 - 2011: Myung-Wha Chung and Hyongwon Chang

Degrees

2020 - : Master of Music, University of Arts Berlin
2014 - 2020 : Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, Professional Studies, Kronberg Academy Masters

Concerts

2020 : Krakow, Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra
2019 : Kronberg, Kremerata Baltica
2011 : Hannover, Camerata Salzburg

Competitions

2018 : Firsti Prize, Krzysztof Penderecki Cello Competition
2011 : First Prize, Johannes Brahms Competition