In an effort to celebrate artistry in all of its forms, Chamber Music | OC’s Artist-in-Residence program is a new way for Southern California audiences to be introduced to emerging visual artists of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Each season, Chamber Music | OC will commission a distinguished visual artist to create new works inspired by our performances.

The 2020/2021 inaugural Artist-in-Residence is award-winning Korean painter, Seung Yoon Choi. Choi’s abstract paintings reflect a core theme of paradox: the heart contracts and expands, light and darkness meet daily; the earth is designed on opposites. Precisely controlled lines, spaces and distinctive blue brush strokes capture the emotion of this contradiction.

Choi’s new work will be inspired by Cristina Spinei’s “If Beethoven Danced Merengue”, a piece written for Trio Céleste in 2016. Chamber Music | OC will commission 20 limited edition prints that will be featured throughout the 2020/21 season. To learn more about Seung Yoon, please click here.