15 Facts About Jasmine Choi

Jasmine Choi is a Korean-born flautist, who was educated in the US and is currently living in Austria.

Jasmine Choi began her musical studies playing the piano and violin at age three, starting the recorder for school in the third grade, eventually starting the flute at age nine.

At age twelve, Jasmine Choi was accepted into an arts school in Seoul.

Jasmine Choi eventually moved to the United States during high school, going to a school with no music program.

At age sixteen, Jasmine Choi was accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music, taking part in a program that allowed her to earn her high school diploma while studying there.

Jasmine Choi studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School, where her teachers included Julius Baker and Jeffrey Khaner, from 2000 to 2004.

In 2016, Jasmine Choi got married, having met her husband in 2013.

Jasmine Choi later held the post of associate principal flute of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under Paavo Jarvi and principal flute of the Vienna Symphony under Fabio Luisi.

Jasmine Choi served as Principal Flute of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from May 2012 to August 2013, the first Korean-born member of the orchestra in its history.

Jasmine Choi was the 2018 artist-in-residence for the Sejong Arts Center of Seoul.

Jasmine Choi was the artist-in-residence for the New York Classical Players from 2018 to 2021.

Jasmine Choi has transcribed the violin concerti of Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky for flute.

Jasmine Choi has transcribed the Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso of Saint-Saens, for flute.

Jasmine Choi has been named as an official cultural ambassador in her hometown Daejon, Korea.

On May 6,2021, Jasmine Choi announced on her Twitter and Facebook that she co-created a product alongside Kalb Manufaktur, the SmartCase.