In Janacek's Jenufa: "The solo violin passage [played by] Concertmaster Nikki Chooi, proved affecting and precise..."
Opera News
"soloist Nikki Chooi made it the musical equivalent of a book that you can't put down"
New Zealand Herald
"vigorous, colorful"
The New York Times
"his performances of both Mozart and Brahms so compelling"
San Francisco Examiner