VC ARTIST

Violist Haesue Lee is the first prize and audience prize winner of the 72nd ARD Competition and the 2018 Primrose International Viola Competition. Haesue’s additional accomplishments as a solo violist include the 2015 Johansen International Competition and the 2014 Albert M. Greenfield Competition.

Following her Carnegie Hall debut at the age of twelve, she has performed as a soloist with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Prince George’s Philharmonic Orchestra.

Haesue has also given solo recitals at the Brigham Young University, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, Kumho Prodigy Solo Concert, and the Korean Culture Center in Paris, France.

As a passionate chamber musician, Haesue was invited to the Korean Presidential “Blue House," Marlboro Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, and the Bridgehampton Music Festival. She has shared the stage with many distinguished artists such as Tabea Zimmermann, Nobuko Imai, Peter Wiley, Gary Hoffman, Lynn Harrell, Marcy Rosen, Miriam Fried, Paul Biss.

Haesue studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with Hsin-Yun Huang and Roberto Diaz. During the 22/23 season, Haesue was on tour in prestigious venues in Europe, representing the Curtis Institute of Music.

She completed her Master’s degree with Tabea Zimmermann at the Hanns Eisler Hochschule für Musik and she is continuing her studies with Zimmermann at the Kronberg Academy. These studies are funded by the Ono Patronage.

Haeuse performs on a viola by Gasparo de Salò dating from 1590 on loan from the Samsung Foundation.