Timothy Chooi
- January 9, 2024
- Violinist
Quick Facts
Timothy Chooi Biography
Name | Timothy Chooi |
Birthday | Dec 17 |
Birth Year | 1993 |
Place Of Birth | Victoria |
Birth Country | Australia |
Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Siblings | Nikki Chooi |
Timothy Chooi is one of the most popular and richest Violinist who was born on December 17, 1993 in Victoria, Australia. Timothy Chooi (born December 17, 1993) is a Canadian-American violinist. He is the Second Prize Winner of the 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, Belgium and the First Prize Winner of the 2018 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Hannover, Germany. He also won top prizes at the International Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition, Michael Hill International Violin Competition in New Zealand as well as the Grand Prize Award of the 2010 Montreal Standard Life Competition.
When Chooi was fourteen years old, he was accepted with full scholarship to attend the Academy Program at the Mount Royal Conservatory in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Chooi commuted by airplane once every two weeks to Calgary in order to attend his highschool in Victoria, British Columbia. Two years later after commuting between Victoria to Calgary, Chooi was accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia at the age of sixteen where he studied with Ida Kavafian. A few months after enrolling at the Curtis Institute of Music, Chooi was awarded the Grand Prize award at the 2010 Montreal Standard Life Competition and made his concerto debut with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jean Francois Rivest. His performance was described as “the miracle violinist” by Montreal’s harshest critic, Claude Gringras.
Timothy Chooi Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Violinist |
House | Living in own house. |
Timothy Chooi is one of the richest Violinist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Timothy Chooi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Timothy Chooi was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He started playing the violin at the age of three with the Suzuki method at the Victoria Conservatory of Music with Esther Tsang. He made his orchestral debut at the age of seven performing with his brother and the Victoria Symphony Orchestra. In 2007, when Chooi was twelve years old, he was invited to perform with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra at the celebration concert “Splash” for an audience of over 50,000 people.
Timothy Chooi has received several prestigious awards. In 2010 he was awarded Grand Prize at the OSM Standard Life Competition (one of the youngest in history).
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Facts & Trivia
Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Violinist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Timothy Chooi celebrates birthday on December 17 of every year.
Top Facts about Timothy Chooi
- Timothy Chooi is a Canadian-American violinist.
- He was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1993.
- Chooi won the Grand Prize at the 2010 Montreal Symphony Competition.
- He has performed with major orchestras around the world.
- In 2019, he made his Carnegie Hall debut.
- Chooi plays on a rare Guarneri del Gesù violin from 1717.
- He has been praised for his virtuosic and expressive playing style.
- Chooi’s recordings have received critical acclaim.
- He is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Curtis Institute of Music.
- Chooi is also an avid chamber musician and collaborator with other artists.