Violinist Youjin Lee: Violin Concerti by Finnish Composers Lindberg and Sibelius

International prize-winner and concert violinist Youjin Lee performs and discusses Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg’s Violin Concerto alongside the famously beloved Sibelius concerto. Professor Danielle Belen leads a Q&A with Miss Lee.

Featuring pianists John Morefield and Naki Kripfgans. Free and open to the public as part of a three-day residency with the Department of Strings.

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“A sentimental performer who plays like acting” – New York S.CASA Korean Magazine

“Her musicality has outstanding ability” – Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist (Hanover International Competition Jury Comments)

Violinist YOUJIN LEE was born in Korea and attended Yewon School in Seoul before moving to the United States, where she studied with Danielle Belen at the Colburn School and graduated at the Curtis Institute of Music with Ida Kavfian. She is currently studying with Boris Kuschnir.

In 2013, just three years after moving to the United States, she won first prize at the Klein International Music Competition and first prize and the Bach Special Prize at the Stulberg International Music Competition, making her mark on the international stage. In 2018, she won first prize and the Audience Award at the Washington International Music Competition. In addition, he has been gradually establishing his position on the world stage, including winning second place in the recent Bach International Competition, second place in the Munetsugu International Violin Competition held in Japan, second place in the Seoul International Competition, and a prize in the Joseph Joachim (Hanover) International Competition held in Germany.

Recently, she was scheduled to perform a recital in Budapest, Hungary, and was invited to perform at the Rising Star of the Korean Cultural Center in Washington, USA. She has collaborated with the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany, performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, USA, collaborated with the Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra in Japan, collaborated with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria, performed at the Blue House, invited to perform at Baengnyeongdo for the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, collaborated with the Incheon City Symphony Orchestra (Incheon Culture and Arts Center, Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall), and Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra, and performed a recital tour in Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan. She is an alumna of the NPR program From The Top, earning her a live broadcasted performance at Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall. At the age of 16, she performed Mendelssohn’s violin concerto with the New World Symphony Orchestra in front of an audience of 5,000 people.