Caecilia Lee United States, 14, Junior

Caecilia Lee began playing the violin at the age of three. She was accepted into the Juilliard Pre-College when she was 10 and in the following year she gave her first solo recital at Paul Hall, Juilliard School. She is a prizewinner of numerous competitions such as the New York Music Competition, National Young Musicians Showcase Competition, New York International Music Competition and New York Artists International Competition.  She also enjoys chamber music and her chamber group was invited to perform in Dvorak American Heritage Association last year. This past summer, she participated in the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Vermont. Currently a student of Mr. I-Hao Lee at Juilliard, Caecilia has taken part in masterclasses with CheeYun Kim, Mark Kaplan and Sheryle Staples.

“Being able to participate in the 2018 Menuhin Competition is such a delight and honour and it is something that I’ve always dreamed about since I was young. This will be my first time ever visiting Europe and I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to share my music with a worldwide audience. I am looking forward to getting to know so many great musicians!”

Programme

14 April
3.45pm - 4.10pm
Junior First Round

Repertoire

Junior First Round
  • J.S. Bach Sonata No. 4 BWV 1017, movements 1+2
  • Wieniawski Etude-Caprice, Op.18, No. 3
  • - Freestyle improvisation
  • Suk Selection from Four Pieces Op. 17, Nos. 3 & 4