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Holly Hyun Choe

최현

2026-2029
Norwegian Radio Orchestra

Principal Conductor (Sjefdirigent)

2026-2030

Orchestre national de Cannes
Music Director​​

​​Represented by Karsten Witt Musik Management

Photo by Emily Turkanik

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Debuts

2025/26 Season Debuts

Copenhagen Philharmonic
Wiener Symphoniker

Gürzenich Orchester Köln
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Gyeonggi Philharmonic
Stuttgart Philharmonic
Gothenburg Symphony
Orchestre National de Metz
Hamburg Staatsoper Philharmoniker
Orchestre de chambre Fribourgeois
Südwestdeutschen Kammerorchesters Pforzheim
Kiel Opera Philharmonic
Interlaken Classics Festival Orchestra

Schedule

Upcoming Concerts

  • Thu, Jun 11
    Tivolis Koncertsal
    Jun 11, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Tivolis Koncertsal, Vesterbrogade 3, 1630 København, Denmark
    Emmanuel Pahud, flute Anneleen Lenaerts, harp Programme: Carl Nielsen (1865–1931): Maskarade Overture (1906) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299 (1778) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica” (1803)
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  • Multiple Dates
    Wed, Jul 01
    Jul 01, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Prater, 1020 Vienna, Austria
    Ilia Staple, Soprano Rolando Villazon, Tenor Teya, Gesang
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  • Sun, Aug 02
    Aug 02, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
    Festival-Zelt Gstaad, 3780 Gstaad, Switzerland
    Sergei Rachmaninow (1873-1943) Rhapsodie über ein Thema von Paganini Sergei Prokofjew (1891-1953) Auszüge aus Romeo und Julia
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  • Multiple Dates
    Tue, Aug 04
    ACO Thormannhalle - ACO Ahlmann SE & Co.
    Aug 04, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    ACO Thormannhalle - ACO Ahlmann SE & Co., Am Ahlmannkai, 24782 Büdelsdorf, Germany
    Programm Edvard Griegs »Peer Gynt« – eine magisch-musikalische Reise Erlebniskonzert (ab 6 Jahren) 2 concerts: 4th in Büdelsdorf, ACO Thomannhalle 5th in Lüneburg Liebeskind Auditorium
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Biography

Holly Hyun Choe

Principal Conductor, Norwegian Radio Orchestra

Music Director, Orchestre National de Cannes

Biography

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Born in South Korea and raised in Los Angeles, rising conductor Holly Hyun Choe is well known for her radiant presence, creative programming and compelling artistry on the podium. The 2025 recipient of the prestigious Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award from The Solti Foundation U.S., she has been named to two major leadership positions in 2026: Chief Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK), where she conducted her inaugural concert in January 2026, and Music Director Designate of the Orchestre National de Cannes, beginning with the 2026/27 season.

A sought-after guest conductor in both Europe and the United States, 2025-26 season highlights include Holly Hyun Choe’s South Korea debut conducting the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra at the Seoul Arts Centre Orchestra Festival, her debuts with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Gürzenich Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, and Orquesta Filharmonica Gran Canaria, subscription concerts with the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, as well as her final performance as Artiste associée with the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, following such acclaimed projects as Gerald Barry’s Alice’s Adventures Under Ground at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.

Highlights of recent seasons include her hometown debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in May 2025, where she was a Dudamel Fellow, as well as returns to the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Orchestre de Paris, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, and a tour with Kammerakademie Potsdam. She has also conducted the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, and Odense Symphony Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of Tucson, Spokane and Oakland in the United States.

 

Deeply committed to championing works by female composers, she has programmed, this past season alone, works by Kaija Saariaho, Joan Tower, Anna Meredith, Valerie Coleman, Julia Wolfe, Camille Pepin, Molly Joyce, Marta Kowalczuk, Charlotte Bray, Therese Ulvo, Grażyna Bacewicz, Ruth Gipps, Amy Beach, and Clara Schumann. Her most recent recoding features Ethel Smyth's large-scale Serenade for Orchestra for the album LAUTER! with Solaire records and Ensemble Reflektor.

 

Holly Hyun Choe’s previous posts include Principal Conductor of Ensemble Reflektor (2022-2025) and Assistant Conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich under Paavo Järvi (2020-2022). Her musical journey began self-taught: she learned to play the clarinet at thirteen and only received her first formal lessons at nineteen. She studied conducting with Johannes Schlaefli at the Zurich University of the Arts (completed 2023), and with Charles Peltz at the New England Conservatory, and has assisted Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel, Fabio Luisi, Simone Young and Xian Zhang among others.

Her career has further been supported by a Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel Fellowship, the German Music Council's Forum Dirigieren, the Solti Foundation’s Career Assistance Award, a scholarship from the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship, and the Peter Eötvös Foundation Mentoring Programme.

2025/2026 season

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Discography
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Discography

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Photo credits: Emily Turkanik

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