Girim Choi
piano
South Korean pianist Girim Choi earned a bachelor’s degree in piano and a master’s degree in solo performance at the Universität der Künste Berlin, where he studied with Markus Groh. He subsequently began preparing for the Konzertexamen there with Lucas Blondeel, while also pursuing postgraduate studies with Jan Michiels at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel.
He has won prizes at several international competitions, including the Artur Schnabel Piano Competition, the Aarhus International Piano Competition, the Asia-Pacific International Chopin Piano Competition and the Alice Samter Kammermusikwettbewerb, a chamber music competition. These distinctions have brought invitations to perform in a variety of settings.
As a soloist, Girim Choi has appeared at the Universität der Künste Berlin’s crescendo festival, Berlin’s Musikinstrumenten-Museum, the Bechstein Centrum Berlin and Steinway & Sons Berlin. He has also performed with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and the Gyeongbuk Philharmonic Orchestra under the batons of Antoni Wit and Michael Schønwandt.
In 2026, Girim Choi joined the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel as an Artist in residence, under the direction of Frank Braley and Avedis Kouyoumdjian.
Last updated: 2 October 2026