Classical Music Connections
Single: $45 ($35 NNM member) |
Package: $115 ($85 NNM member)
- Christine Lee, cello
- Sol Im, violin
- Ji-Yeon Lee, violin
- Alexander Grimes, viola
Acclaimed cellist and UW College of Music Artist-in-Residence Christine Lee partners with the National Nordic Museum for a three concert series of Nordic chamber music! On March 11, Lee will perform with violinists Sol Im and Ji Yeon Lee, and violist Alexander Grimes. Join us for an afternoon of musical enrichment from world-renowned performers!
Program details coming soon.
About Christine Lee, cello
A Paris Fulbright Fellow recipient, cellist Christine Lee has been noted by the New York Times as a "clear delight." Currently splitting her time between Seattle and San Francisco, Christine pursues a wide range of creative, musical projects; while her passion is in chamber music, she also devotes her time towards teaching, social media management, and solo engagements. Most recently, Christine joined the Camellia Symphony and Christian Baldini in opening their 59th Season with a performance of the Schumann Concerto, and as part of her engagement with the symphony, had the great joy of meeting and teaching a masterclass for the local cello students in Sacramento. During her most recent studies in the Chamber Music Program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, she performed alongside exciting artists such as Gil Kalisch, Ian Swensen, Tessa Lark, Jennifer Culp, David McCarroll, and Dimitri Murrath. In addition to a full-time performing schedule, Christine’s interest in utilizing social media in the classical music realm has lead her to a role as social media manager of the Seattle-based chamber music series, Emerald City Music, where she is part of the marketing team.
Christine is the cellist of L'arc Trio, a piano trio based in San Francisco who most recently won a grant by IntermusicSF to commission a brand-new work titled Ominous Machine by the inspiring, trailblazing composer Vivian Fung. L'arc Trio was first prize winner of the Barbara Fritz Chamber Music Award and have participated in Music for Food concerts in San Francisco. Christine's interest in collaborative music also extends to her co-founding Ensemble Blank, an ensemble focused on premiering new music and whose concerts are innovatively designed in art museums in Seoul, South Korea.
After spending a summer playing chamber music at the Fontainebleau Music Festival in France, Christine was deeply inspired to pursue studies in Paris; in 2017, Christine was selected as one of two Fulbright Fellows to study in Paris and studied with renowned cellist Michel Strauss. During her studies in Paris, she made her solo debut at the Reid Hall and had the great privilege of performing for over 600 Fulbright Scholars and Nobel Laureates for the Fulbright Seminar in Berlin.
https://music.washington.edu/people/christine-leeAbout Sol Im, violin
About Ji-Yeon Lee, violin
About Alexander Grimes, viola
Alex Grimes serves as Principal Viola of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra in Seattle, Washington. Before moving to Seattle, Alex was a regular substitute with the Nashville Symphony and enjoyed a freelance career recording film and television soundtracks with Nashville Scoring Strings. A native of Long Island, New York, Alex has lived and performed internationally. His most recent appearances were as a fellow of the Huberman Project in Tel Aviv, Israel, and as a recitalist at the Accademia Perosi in Biella, Italy.
https://www.alexandergrimes.com/