VC YOUNG ARTIST | SooBeen Lee, 20 — Oistrakh & Menuhin Competition Major Prizes

South Korean violinist, SooBeen Lee, has been praised by critics for her superb technique and musical sensitivities

A student of Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory, SooBeen is a former major prize winner at the Menuhin and David Oistrakh International Violin Competitions. She is also a first prize winner of the Young Concert Artist International Auditions.

Her recent debuts include solo engagements with every major Korean orchestra, as well as the Gulf Coast and Rockford Symphonies, Plymouth Philharmonic, Longwood Symphony, and Palm Beach Symphony. Additionally, SooBeen has made appearances at the Heifetz Music Festival, Chopin Music Festival in Poland, City of London Festival, Busan International Music Festival, and Japan’s Ishikawa Summer Music Academy.

SooBeen currently performs on a 1794 Giuseppe Guadagnini violin on generous loan from the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation.

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SOOBEEN LEE & SAHUN SAM HONG | WILLIAM GRANT STILL | SUITE FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO | 1ST MVT | 2020 

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SOOBEEN LEE | SIBELIUS VIOLIN CONCERTO | DAVID LOEBEL & NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 2018

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SOOBEEN LEE & SAHUN SAM HONG | WILLIAM GRANT STILL | SUITE FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO | 2ND MVT | 2020 

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SOOBEEN LEE & SAHUN SAM HONG | WILLIAM GRANT STILL | SUITE FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO | 3RD MVT | 2020 

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SOOBEEN LEE & NOREEN POLERA | TCHAIKOVSKY | MÉLODIE | 2016

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SOOBEEN LEE | WIENIAWSKI | VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME | MENUHIN COMPETITION BEIJING | 2012 

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SOOBEEN LEE & NOREEN POLERA | BEETHOVEN | VIOLIN SONATA NO. 6 IN A MAJOR | 2ND MVT | 2016

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SOOBEEN LEE & NOREEN POLERA | SAINT-SAENS | INTRODUCTION & RONDO CAPRICCIOSO | 2016

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SOOBEEN LEE | BACH | PARTITA NO. 3, BWV 1006 | PRELUDE & LOURE | 2016

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SOOBEEN LEE & NOREEN POLERA | TARTINI | "DEVIL'S TRILL" VIOLIN SONATA | 2016

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SOOBEEN LEE | PIAZZOLLA | FOUR SEASONS OF BUENOS AIRES | WINTER | KUMHO ASIANA SOLOISTS | 2015

 

Name: SooBeen Lee

Violin: 1794 Giuseppe Guadagnini Violin on generous loan from the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation

Bow: P.F. Pelloux

Strings: Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Solo G, D, A, E

Accessories: Lapella Rosin

Teachers: Miriam Fried

Schools: New England Conservatory

YouTube: @SooBeen Lee - 이수빈

Facebook: @violinistsoobeenlee

Instagram:@soobeen_leeviolin