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Toronto Star
Dedication drives pianist Ricker Choi
Aug 16, 2008 04:30 AM
John Terauds
There is nothing unusual about a summer music festival highlighting its students. But there is something unusual about one of the students who will be on stage at Walter Hall this afternoon. The tall, thin 33-year-old, who is about to play Franz Liszt’s daunting Mephisto Waltz on the concert Steinway at the Toronto Summer Music festival is not a full-time student or a full-time musician. He is a project manager for a software company who decided (read on…… )
When Andrew the photographer came to my condo…
Ricker: “So what should I wear?”
Andrew: “You look just fine.”
Ricker: “Really? The green looks ok?”
Andrew: “Yea, just wear whatever you normally do when you practise.”
Ricker: “Oh! That means my pajamas! um… I will stay with the green then.”
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Investment Executive
Concert pianist is a risk-analytics specialist by day
Investment Executive
15 Feb 2009
When Ricker Choi finished high school, he had to decide whether to pursue a career in music or one in business. A student of the piano at the time, he went so far as to apply for auditions for music programs at postsecondary institutions. In the end, (read on… )
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From Russia to Riverdale
April 22, 2008, by Joe Ringhofer
…… Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a piano master class at the home and studio of Boris Zarankin and Inna Perkis-Zarankin. Located on a beautiful tree-lined street, just steps from Danforth Avenue, their home is nothing less than a sanctuary for Music and Art…… The quality of playing ranged from “good” to “utterly professional” - the latter used to describe a sublime rendering of the rarely played Liszt transcription of the Liebestod aria from Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde, performed by their own student, Ricker Choi…… (read on……)
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Oxfam Canada
Musician Ricker Choi became involved with Oxfam after hearing about the organization through Canadian pianist Anton Kuerti. Having always loved music, Ricker found that he was able to connect to people and make great friends through his music, hence his idea of using music to inspire people to contribute to those in need. (read on……)
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Washington Diplomat
August 2008, by Gail Scott
The top winner of the Sixth Annual Washington International Piano Artists Competition this year was Ricker Choi, a software engineer originally from Hong Kong who is now making his home in Canada. Meanwhile, Rebecca Davis, a homemaker from Minnesota, won the most awards including the Audience Award and Honorable Mention from the press jurors for “her great sense of performance and her ability to build a program.” (read on……)
