At just 24 years of age, Californian Elli Choi has established herself as one of the most talented violinists of her generation. Following multiple awards and collaborations with major orchestras around the world, she makes her debut at Casa da Música performing her favourite composer, Brahms, with a central piece from the violin repertoire. The rest of the evening is filled with Shostakovich's First Symphony, an early work that anticipates the composer's musical personality, with its characteristic sense of humour and expressive intensity.