Violin Recital with the Chooi Brothers

Nikki Chooi is the 2026–2027 Artist-in-Residence at Carriage House Violins. He is currently the concertmaster of both the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and the Grammy Award-winning Buffalo Philharmonic. He has also served as guest concertmaster with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Houston Symphony, Boston Symphony, Sydney Symphony, and many others. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School, he studied under the legendary Joseph Silverstein.

Timmy Chooi, a soloist and professor at the University of Ottawa, has performed with the Belgian National Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, among others. Inspired by his older brother, Timmy picked up the violin after watching Nikki play—and the rest is history. Although they grew up playing together, their individual careers now take them around the world, making their time together especially rare and meaningful.