Violinist Alan Choo, whose performances have been described by The Straits Times Singapore as “an intoxicating brew of poetry and dare-devilry,” performs on the global stage as a leading soloist, chamber musician and historical specialist. He made his solo debut with the Grammy Award-winning baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire at the Tanglewood and Ravinia Music Festivals in 2017, and currently serves as Rotating Concertmaster and Artistic Leadership Fellow for the ensemble. He is also Founder and Artistic Director of Red Dot Baroque, Singapore’s first professional period ensemble and Ensemble-in-Residence at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, his alma mater. In May 2019 he was invited as guest concertmaster and soloist with the Shanghai-based baroque ensemble, Shanghai Camerata.
Alan has also given masterclasses and lectures in violin performance, performance practice and stage presence to students at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Michigan State University, Baldwin-Wallace College, Bowling Green State University, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He holds a Masters in Early Music from Peabody Conservatory and a Doctorate in Historical Performance Practice from Case Western Reserve University, under the tutelage of Risa Browder and Julie Andrijeski respectively. Alan is currently recording an album of the complete Rosary Sonatas by Heinrich Biber with Apollo’s Fire.