Violinist Choi Songha of the KNIGA, Placed 2^nd in the 2023 Montreal International Music Competition

Violinist Choi Songha placed 2^nd in the 2023 Montreal International Music Competition (MIMC) which ended on 4 May. Choi is currently pursuing her musical career in Europe after completing the curriculum at the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts (KNIGA).

The MIMC was founded in 2001 to expand the artistic influence of young artists. Starting in 2002, the competition has been held annually, taking turns in voice, violin, and piano sections. This year, 24 competitors survived through the preliminary round, 6 of whom made it up to the final.

Choi Songha, the 2^nd place winner, now studies with professor Kolja Blacher at the Academy of Music Hanns Eisler Berlin in Germany. She had studied in the KNIGA affiliated with the K-Arts and the Yehudi Menuhin School in the UK. Choi is the winner of 2^nd prizes in the 2016 Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition, the Premio Lipizer International Violin Competition, and the Windsor Festival International String Competition.