VC Young Artist Timothy Chooi Awarded 1st Prize at American Schadt String Competition

24 year old VC Young Artist Timothy Chooi from Canada has been awarded 1st prize at the 2018 Schadt String Competition - in Allentown, United States

24 year old VC Young Artist Timothy Chooi from Canada has been awarded 1st prize at the 2018 Schadt String Competition - in Allentown, United States.

2nd and 3rd prizes were awarded to violinists Ania Filochowska and Hannah Cho.

Timothy will receive US $8000 - and a solo concerto engagement with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra.

2018 SCHADT STRING COMPETITION PRIZE WINNERS: ANIA FILOCHOWSKA, VC YOUNG ARTIST TIMOTHY CHOOI & HANNAH CHO

A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, and currently post-graduate student of Catherine Cho at The Juilliard School, Timothy is a former major prize winner at the Menuhin and Michael Hill International Violin Competitions – and recently made his Carnegie Hall solo debut as the recipient of the American Fine Arts Festival Vadim Repin Masterclass Scholarship.

Open to violinists, cellists and classical guitarists aged 18-30, who are living within the United States, previous Schadt Competition 1st prize winners include VC Young Artists Zeyu Victor Li and Ji-Won Song.