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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

New York Philharmonic
ORF Radio Vienna Symphony
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra
Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Norwegian National Youth Orchestra

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Schedule

Upcoming Concerts

  • Sat, Sep 12
    Hong Kong City Hall
    Sep 12, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong, 香港島中環愛丁堡廣場5號五號
    Benjamin Grovesnor, soloist Albert Schnelzer - Burn My Letters (HK Premiere) Nielsen Symphony No. 1 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
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  • Multiple Dates
    Thu, Sep 24
    Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg
    Sep 24, 2026, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM
    Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg, Palais Universitaire de Strasbourg, Pl. de l'Université, 67000 Strasbourg, France
    Emilie Mayer Overture No. 3 Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1 Dvorak Symphony No. 9 24th Concert at the University Palais 25th Concert - outdoors at Maison des arts et de la culture Duttlenheim
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  • Fri, Sep 25
    Palace of Festivals and Congresses of Ca
    Sep 25, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Palace of Festivals and Congresses of Ca, Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes, 1 Bd de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France
    Haydn Symphony No. 37 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 Ethel Smyth Serenade for Orchestra Soloist: Anna Geniushene
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  • Multiple Dates
    Thu, Oct 01
    House of Music
    Oct 01, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    House of Music, Musikkens Pl. 1, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
    Britta Byström A Drama in the Air Strauss Oboe Concerto Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town" Weill Symphony No. 2 Soloist: Alexei Ogrintchouk
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  • Thu, Oct 15
    NRK Radiohuset (Radio House/the White Ho
    Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    NRK Radiohuset (Radio House/the White Ho, 0340 Oslo, Norway
    Valerie Coleman Fanfare for Uncommon Times Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Andrée Symphony No. 2 Soloist: Christian Tetzlaff
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  • Fri, Oct 16
    Oct 16, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Sandefjord kirke, Sandefjord kirke, Stockfleths gate 11, 3210 Sandefjord, Norway
    Valerie Coleman Fanfare for Uncommon Times Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Andrée Symphony No. 2 Soloist: Christian Tetzlaff
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  • Sun, Nov 15
    Palace of Festivals and Congresses of Ca
    Nov 15, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Palace of Festivals and Congresses of Ca, Palais des festivals et des congrès de Cannes, 1 Bd de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France
    Jessie Montgomery Records from a Vanishing City Beethoven Triple Concerto Haydn Symphony No. 104 Soloists: Clara Jumi Kang, Maximilian Hornung, Sunwook Kim
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  • Fri, Nov 20
    NRK Radiohuset (Radio House/the White Ho
    Nov 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    NRK Radiohuset (Radio House/the White Ho, 0340 Oslo, Norway
    Winds/Brass Concert Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1 Lindberg: Ottoni Kurka: The Good Soldier Schweik Suite Strauss: Suite in B-Dur, op. 4 Andriessen: Worker's Union
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  • Fri, Dec 04
    Queen Elisabeth Hall
    Dec 04, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Queen Elisabeth Hall, Koningin Astridplein 20/26, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium
    Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 2 Jessie Montgomery: Records from a Vanishing City Julia Wolfe: Big, Beautiful, Dark and Scary Anna Meredith: Nautilus Poet: Esohe Weyden
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  • Multiple Dates
    Fri, Dec 11
    Tonhalle Düsseldorf
    Dec 11, 2026, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Ehrenhof 1, 40479 Düsseldorf-Stadtbezirk 1, Germany
    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite Nielsen Flute Concerto Smyth Serenade for Orchestra Soloist: Lilja Steininger
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2027 dates coming soon...

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 assumed two major leadership positions in 2026.

 

In January 2026, she began her tenure as the new chief conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK), entering into a promising, high-profile collaboration with a major, innovative, and versatile Nordic orchestra. With the 2026/27 season, she also serves as Music Director of the Orchestre national de Cannes, presenting a rich selection of core classical repertoire on the Côte d’Azur.

 

A sought-after guest conductor in both Europe and the United States, Holly Hyun Choe will make her debuts with the New York Philharmonic, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the Vienna Radio Symphony at Wiener Festwochen, including a world premiere of a work by Caroline Shaw.

 

Is it too many to mention Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Aalborg Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Antwerp Symphony, Düsseldorf Symphony? 

 

Highlights of recent seasons include her Korean debut with the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra at the Seoul Arts Centre Orchestra Festival and her hometown debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in May 2025, where she was a Dudamel Fellow. She has also conducted the Vienna Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gürzenich Orchestra, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, Copenhagen Philharmonic, Orquesta Filharmónica de Gran Canaria, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, and at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.  

 

Deeply committed to championing works by female composers, she has programmed, this past season alone, works by Joan Tower, Anna Meredith, Missy Mazzoli, Valerie Coleman, Charlotte Bray, Grażyna Bacewicz, Therese Ulvo, and Julia Wolfe. Her most recent recording features Ethel Smyth’s large-scale Serenade for Orchestra on 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 as a self-taught musician: 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 in 2023) and with Charles Peltz at the New England Conservatory, and has assisted Gustavo Dudamel, Fabio Luisi, Simone Young, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philippe Jordan, and Ludovic Merlot among others.

 

Her career has been further 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.


2026/2027 season

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Discography
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Discography

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Photo

Photo credits: Emily Turkanik

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