Hyunju Lee
violin
Violinist HyunJu joined the New York Philharmonic in 2009.
The Seoul, Korea, native began playing the violin at age five and made a successful solo debut at 12 with the Seoul Philharmonic, subsequently appearing as soloist with the Korean Symphony, Seoul Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, Curtis Chamber Orchestra, and the CIM Orchestra in Cleveland. She received numerous prizes in Korea, in addition to winning the CIM Concerto Competition and second prize in the Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Competition.
Lee has participated in the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, and Sarasota and Tanglewood Music Festivals. While at Tanglewood she performed as concertmaster of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. She has also served as a substitute player with The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Her primary teachers have included Arnold Steinhardt, Victor Danchenko, William Preucil, David Cerone, and Robert Mann.
