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VC YOUNG ARTIST | Shannon Lee, 27 – Sendai, Naumburg & Queen Elisabeth Comp Prizes

27-year-old Canadian-born violinist Shannon Lee is firmly establishing herself as one of today's most exciting and gifted young concert soloists

27-year-old Canadian-born violinist Shannon Lee is firmly establishing herself as one of today's most exciting and gifted young concert soloists.

A graduate of the Curtis institute of Music and Columbia University where she studied with Ida Kavafian and Arnold Steinhardt, and current Masters student of Jamie Laredo and Jan Sloman at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Shannon is recent major prize winner at the Queen Elisabeth, Naumburg, Sendai and Indianapolis International Violin Competitions.

Her recent solo debuts include performances with the Belgian National Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Nuremberg Philharmonic, Nashville Symphony, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Fresno Philharmonic and Phoenix Symphony.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppYo4Vb1Z7g&t=32s

VC YOUNG ARTIST SHANNON LEE | BARTOK | VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 | 1ST MVT | KEN TAKASEKI & SENDAI PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2019 SENDAI INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | 2ND PRIZE

 

https://youtu.be/2X1IXsPpECQ?t=1042

VC YOUNG ARTIST SHANNON LEE | MOZART | VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 4 IN D MAJOR | 3RD MVT | KEN TAKASEKI & SENDAI PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2019 SENDAI INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | 2ND PRIZE

 

https://youtu.be/hAMwvJiEiUo?t=266

VC YOUNG ARTIST SHANNON LEE | BACH | VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN A MINOR | 2ND MVT | MEMBERS OF THE SENDAI PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA & YAMAGATA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 2019 SENDAI INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | 2ND PRIZE

 

https://youtu.be/hAMwvJiEiUo?t=991

VC YOUNG ARTIST SHANNON LEE | YSAŸE | SOLO SONATA NO. 5 IN G MAJOR | 1ST MVT | 2019 SENDAI INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | 2ND PRIZE

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SHANNON LEE & JESSICA OSBORNE | KREISLER | LA GITANA | 2018 NAUMBURG INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | 2ND PRIZE | THE NAUMBURG FOUNDATION

 

https://www.facebook.com/theviolinchannel/videos/264718774212507/

VC YOUNG ARTIST SHANNON LEE & JESSICA OSBORNE | BARTOK VIOLIN SONATA NO. 2 | 2ND MVT | 2018 NAUMBURG INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | 2ND PRIZE | THE NAUMBURG FOUNDATION

 

VC YOUNG ARTIST SHANNON LEE & JESSICA OSBORNE | WALTON VIOLIN CONCERTO | 1ST MVT | 2018 NAUMBURG INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION | 2ND PRIZE | THE NAUMBURG FOUNDATION

 

Name: Shannon Lee

Teachers: Ida Kavafian | Arnold Steinhardt | Jaime Laredo | Jan Sloman | David Nadien

Schools: Curtis Institute of Music | Columbia University | Cleveland Institute of Music

Website: wwww.shannonleeviolin.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shannonleeviolin/

Instagram: @shannonleeviolin

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