Pianist Iris Choi makes her KPR debut in the Kansas Public Radio Live Performance Studio May 14, 2024

Iris Wai Tung Choi is currently doing her doctoral degree under the tutelage of Dr. Thomas Rosenkranz at the University of Missouri- Kansas City Conservatory. She attained the master of music with distinction and
bachelor of music with first class of honour at the Hong Kong Academyfor Performing Arts (HKAPA) in 2022 and 2020 respectively. A native of Hong Kong, Choi began playing the piano at the age of five. Later at twelve she joined the junior music program at the HKAPA, receiving professional musical training with Ms Hui Ling and Prof. Gabriel Kwok. As a performer, she has presented various concerts in Hong Kong,including Children's corner Debussy Mini Piano Marathon in Hong Kong Cultural Centre, as well as other public recitals held by the HKAPA. Shehas won numerous competitions, including the recent Piano Concerto
Competition in the HKAPA, the Sixth Asian Youth Music Competition and the Hong Kong Schools Music Festivals in her teenage years. Choi has also attended a number of music festivals with the Mozarteum Summer
Academy, where she studied with Prof. Robert Levin and Prof. Rolf Plagge.