{"id":27574,"date":"2023-02-02T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/?post_type=cmim-competitors&#038;p=27574"},"modified":"2023-05-11T22:42:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T02:42:31","slug":"yesong-sophie-lee","status":"publish","type":"cmim-competitors","link":"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/competitors\/yesong-sophie-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"Yesong Sophie Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">VIOLIN 2023\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-103 maxbutton maxbutton-violin-2023\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/violin-2023\/\"><span class='mb-text'>Violin 2023<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Best Performance of a Virtuosic Work<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\">Yesong Sophie Lee won First Prize at the 2016 Menuhin International Junior Violin Competition in London at the age of 12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">She has since been the youngest prize winner at the 2022 International Jean Sibelius Competition and received Salon di Virtuosi\u2019s Charlotte White Career Grant. Lee has gone on to perform numerous concerts and recitals throughout the US and Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As a soloist, Lee has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Helsinki Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonia, Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestre des Cameristi de la Scala, Seattle Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, and with the Richmond Symphony for their annual Gala concert<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">,<\/span> with violinist Joshua Bell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Yesong is endorsed by Thomastik-Infeld Strings and performs on a Guarneri Del Gesu violin, Cremona c1725 which is on loan from The Ryuji Ueno Foundation and Rare Violins in Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Principal teachers<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1813,6055,15434,31164],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pamela Frank, 2021-present<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1813,6055,15434,31164],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Shmuel Ashkenasi, 2017-present<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1813,6055,15434,31164],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.009302px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Major Competitions<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:113,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1813,6055,15434,31164],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0,0,0,0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1,1,1,1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Finalist, Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, 2022<\/span>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">1<sup>st<\/sup> prize, Menuhin Junior Competition, 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ProgramME<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FIRST ROUND<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Violin Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">I. Adagio<br \/>II. Fugue<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">NICCOL\u00d3 PAGANINI <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Caprice for Solo Violin, Op. 1, No. 5<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">JEAN SIBELIUS <\/span><\/b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">5 Danses champ\u00eatres<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Op. 106<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">I. Largamente assai \u2013 vivace\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">III. Tempo moderato\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">V. Poco moderato &#8211; Allegretto\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">EUG\u00c8NE YSA\u0178E <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Caprice After a Study in Form of a Waltz of Saint-Sa\u00ebns<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SEMIFINAL<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Violin Sonata No.7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">I. Allegro con brio\u00a0<br \/>II. Adagio cantabile<br \/>III. Scherzo: Allegro \u2013 Trio<br \/>IV. Finale: Allegro<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">LUNA PEARL WOOLF <\/span><\/b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">L\u2019Inconnu.e bouleversant.e<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">ERWIN SCHULHOFF <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Violin Sonata No. 2, WV 91<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">I. Allegro impetuoso\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">II. Andante\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">III. Burlesca : Allegretto\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">IV. Allegro risoluto\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">FRANZ WAXMAN <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Carmen Fantasie<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Piano_icon-2022.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22132 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Piano_icon-2022.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"46\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW18320530 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18320530 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;48b96721-b467-42ac-be3b-f4138873f386|233&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">Pian<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18320530 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">ist<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun Highlight MacChromeBold SCXW18320530 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW18320530 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW8959923 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8959923 BCX0\">Francis Perron<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i>Yesong Sophie Lee is generously sponsored by the Jean C. Monty Family.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/competitors\/soobeen-lee\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17690 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/next-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-75 maxbutton maxbutton-support-the-concours\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concoursmontreal.ca\/en\/support\/donate\/\"><span class='mb-text'>SUPPORT THE CONCOURS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIOLIN 2023\u00a0 \u00a0 Best Performance of a Virtuosic Work Yesong Sophie Lee won First Prize at the 2016 Menuhin International Junior Violin Competition in London at the age of 12. She has since been the youngest prize winner at the 2022 International Jean Sibelius Competition and received Salon di Virtuosi\u2019s Charlotte White Career Grant. 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