SooBeen Lee

She has been praised by The Washington Post for "her poised presence, sumptuous sound, flawless intonation, and a bow arm that will undoubtedly be the envy of her peers." She has already appeared as a soloist with all the major Korean orchestras. Other notable distinctions include performances for former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, at the Blue House for the King and Queen of Malaysia, with the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra of China at the Seoul Arts Center, as well as for numerous state guests in Korea.

She has appeared as a concerto soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, among others. 

At the 2022 Indianapolis Competition, she received a prize as well as the special award for "Best Performance of a Work by Paganini, Ernst or Milstein" for her interpretation of Milstein’s Paganiniana Variations. Following this success, she won the Bronze Medal at the Montreal International Musical Competition. 

Since September 2025, she has been Artist in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, under the direction of Augustin Dumay.