SooBeen Lee – winner of the 3rd Prize at the Wieniawski Competition

SooBeen Lee has received critical acclaim from publications including The Washington Post , where she was praised for her stage maturity, deep, refined tone, flawless intonation, and bow work that is undoubtedly the envy of her peers. The violinist has performed as a soloist with all of South Korea's major orchestras. Highlights of her career include performances for former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a concert at the Blue House (the residence of the Korean President) for the Royal Couple of Malaysia, a performance with the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra at the Seoul Arts Center, and the musical accompaniment of official state visits to Korea.

As a soloist, she has performed with such prestigious ensembles as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. In 2022, she joined the ranks of laureates at the International Violin Competition in Indianapolis, where she also won the Special Prize for the best performance of a work by Paganini, Ernst, or Milstein (for her interpretation of Nathan Milstein's "Paganiniana "). Her other achievements include a Bronze Medal at the Montreal International Musical Competition. Since September 2025, she has been artist-in-residence at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium, where she works under the direction of Augustin Dumay.