A native of South Korea, Hyungjin Choi is a New York-based pianist, covering a broad spectrum of genres. She has recorded and performed actively in many venues including Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Le Poisson Rouge and many others. Along with her husband, cellist Ben Larsen, she has been actively performing worldwide in the Larsen-Choi duo, covering a wide range of repertoire, including world premieres by notable composers such as Robert Sirota and Ke-chia Chen.
Choi's debut album, "Tales Of A Dreamer", was released on PND Records in March, 2014. Her arranging works can be found in many records, including the Korean Music Award nominated, “Coffee Calls for a Cigarette”, and Lara Downes’ album, “Holes in the Sky”, which was released on Sony Masterworks, and ranked number one on the Billboard chart.
After training as a classical pianist from an early age, Choi graduated from the Seoul Institute of the Arts in 2006, and moved to New York in 2008 to attend the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, where she earned a BFA degree. She also holds a Master’s degree for collaborative piano at Manhattan School of Music, where she currently works as a staff pianist.
