Katrina Choi

Katrina Choi is an Australian solo and chamber pianist who has performed in Italy, Austria, France, Switzerland, and Greece. Her tenacity has seen her curate concerts, beginning in 2017 while still a student. Kat has a particular interest in French and Russian music - her playing of such repertoire led her to win the 2022 Shoalhaven Piano Championship, 2021 Sydney Eisteddfod Duo Sonata with Amanda Chen, and a 2024 Poros International Piano Academy audience prize.

Kat was a scholarship recipient while studying her Master and Bachelor of Music with Phillip Shovk and Clemens Leske, at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She continues her connection with the Conservatorium as an Open Academy piano tutor. She plans to return to Europe to study further with her mentors Paul Roberts and Oleg Marshev, respectively, French and Russian music specialists.

Kat has fundraised for five causes through concerts, her first marathon and half marathon races, and as a World Vision sponsor. When not immersed in music, she can be found enjoying nature, reading with a good coffee and pastry, or spending time with friends and family.

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Piano Sonata no. 7 in D, Op. 10 no. 3

I. Presto

II. Largo e mesto

III. Menuetto: Allegro

IV. Rondo: Allegro

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Preludes Book I

V. Les collines d'Anacapri

Estampes

I. Pagodes

II. La Soirée dans Grenade

III. Jardins sous la pluie

- Interval -

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Etudes-tableaux, Op. 33

No. 2 in C Major

No. 3 in C minor

No. 4 in D minor

No. 7 in G minor

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

La vallée des cloches, from Miroirs

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Piano Sonata no. 2 in D minor, Op. 14

I. Allegro, ma non troppo

II. Scherzo: Allegro marcato

III. Andante

IV. Vivace