b'BIOGRAPHY Julian Rhee, violin W inner of the prestigious 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Korean American violinist Julian Rhee has enthralled listeners internationally, praised for his refinement and beauty of sound, and the kind of poise and showmanship that thrills audiences. (The Strad) His passion for all forms of collaboration has taken him around the world, producing a thoroughly sensitive and informed artist.Rhee came to international prominence following his prize-winning performances at the 2024 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition and Silver Medal finish at the 11th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Also the first prize winner of the 2020 Elmar Oliveira International Competition and Photo by Todd Rosenberg Astral Artists National Auditions, Rhee is the recipient of numerous awards such as the Aspen Festivals Dorothy DeLay Fellowship, Arkady Fomin Scholarship Fund, Theodore Presser Scholar Award, and the Manfred Grommek Prize from the Kronberg Academy. He is a Young Strings of America Ambassador sponsored by SHAR Music.Since his Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra debut at age 8, Rhee has gone on to perform withorchestras all across the world, such as the Belgian National Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony, Antwerp Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Aspen Philharmonic, Wrttemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn, East Coast Chamber, Eugene Symphony, and San Diego Symphony, and with acclaimed conductors such as Francesco Lecce-Chong, Nicolas McGegan, Rune Bergmann, Valentina Peleggi,Hugh Wolff, Antony Hermus, and Leonard Slatkin, among others. He has performed in an array of venues including Staatsoper Hamburg, Kronberg Academys Casals Forum, Alice Tully Hall,Ravinias Bennett Gordon Hall, Center for Fine Arts in Brussels, Heinz Hall, the Overture Center for the Arts, Teatro El Crculo in Rosario, Argentina, The Musikverein in Vienna, Bartk Hall in Hungary, New World Center, and the John F. Kennedy Center as a US Presidential Scholar, receiving his medal at the White House. Recent and upcoming engagements include appearances with the Calgary Philharmonic, Oregon Symphony, Madison Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Orchestra Royal de Chamber de Wallonie, European Orchestra Academy, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, as well as a production of Lera Auerbachs complete 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano with the Hamburg Ballet and John Neuemeier. Equally invested in chamber music and collaboration, Rhee is the newest member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center CMSs Bowers Program. Rhee has also performed at and attended festivals including the Ravinia Steans Institute, Marlboro Festival, Rockport Music, and North Shore Chamber Music Festivals, performing alongside esteemed musicians such as Vadim Gluzman, Jonathan Biss, Mitsuko Uchida, Kim Kashkashian, and Peter Wiley. He has appeared alongside Time For Three on NPRs From the Top, Jupiter Chamber Players, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts, and WQXRs Young Artists Showcase.Rhee studied with Hye-Sun Lee and Almita Vamos,and received his bachelors degree and masters degree as teaching assistant of Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory. He currently studies with Christian Tetzlaff at the Kronberg Academy.12 Santa Rosa Symphony(707) 546-8742'