VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS
to follow her passion and received her Bachelor of Music degree in 2007 from the Seoul National University in Korea. Later that same year, she moved to the United States to attend the Manhattan School of Music, where she earned her Master of Music degree and Professional Studies Certificate in Orchestral Performance Program. During her studies for her master’ s degree, Lee studied closely with Glenn Dicterow, former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Still today, she maintains an active performing career in New York as a substitute player for the New York Philharmonic. Lee has also performed with the Chicago, Pittsburgh and New Jersey symphony orchestras.
Prior to joining the BSO, Lee was a first-year fellow with the New World Symphony, where she often served as concertmaster working under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas.
Lee has participated in numerous music festivals including Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland, Schleswig- Holstein Music Festival in Germany, Pacific Music Festival in Japan, Artosphere Festival Orchestra, Bravo Vail Music Festival and Ravinia Music Festival. She has also participated in Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival’ s Russian and North American tour.
Lee made her BSO solo debut performing Vivaldi’ s Concerto for Four Violins during the 2014 – 15 season.
Angela Lee last appeared with the BSO as a soloist in November 2015, performing Vivaldi’ s Concerto for Four Violins, Marin Alsop, conductor.
Qing Li
Astonishing in her musical versatility, violinist Qing Li brings great warmth, poise and insight to her music making. Li is currently the BSO’ s Principal Second Violin, appointed by Yuri Temirkanov in 2000 upon winning the audition, and is frequently featured as a soloist. Other solo engagements have included performing the Butterfly Lovers Concerto at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, the Haydn Violin Concerto with the Richmond Symphony and the Bach Double Concerto with Hilary Hahn. Li is a Piatigorsky Foundation Artist, a much sought-after recitalist, chamber musician and guest concertmaster, such as a guest concertmaster at the Iceland Symphony in Reykjavik. Throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia, broadcast appearances have included a biography on Voice Of America; interviews on Baltimore’ s WBJC and WYPR radio stations; and on TV stations in the U. S., Germany and China. She is also a member of PBS’ three-time Emmy Award-winning production,“ The All Star Orchestra.”
Critics have praised Li’ s solo performances;“ the highest level musically,”( The Baltimore Sun),“ unsurpassed technical brilliance”( Hohenlohe) and“ as the soloist, Qing was flawless … particularly in a stunning cadenza near the end of the first movement in the Haydn violin concerto. Her style was impeccable …”( Richmond Times).
Li is currently a faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory of Music and serves as faculty for festivals and programs around the world. She was the Associate Concertmaster at the Eastern Music Festival in 2016, as well as a faculty member for EMF, the Beijing International Music Festival and the Master Players Festival in Delaware. She has also taught at the University of Delaware, the Festival Internacional de Inverno Compos do Jordão Winter Festival in Brazil, the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China Conservatory and music schools and conservatories in Shanghai and Hangzhou. Li is on the Faculty Artist team embarking on a new international project called, NYO-China Carnegie Hall in 2017. She also performed in the NYO-China Chamber Music Festival in Beijing in 2018.
Born in Beijing, Li began violin studies at age four with her father Zhen-Kun Li. At age 12, Li was accepted to the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. There, she was discovered at a master class by Berl Senofsky, the first American to win the prestigious Queen Elizabeth International Violin Competition. Based on a prize-winning Sibelius Violin Concerto performance at the first Beijing International Violin Competition, Senofsky brought her to the renowned Peabody Conservatory of Music. She was granted a full scholarship and won the Marbury violin competition. Li has also studied with Herbert Greenberg. After graduating from Peabody, she studied with the legendary Joseph Gingold and won fellowships at major music festivals including Aspen, Tanglewood, Meadowmount and Alexander Schneider’ s New York String Seminar. Li had won her first position in the BSO, playing on a $ 100 Chinese violin, which was a gift from her father. She currently performs on her Neapolitan instrument made by Nicolo Gagliano in 1736.
Qing Li last appeared with the BSO as a soloist in February 2018, performing Chen Gang and He Zhanhao’ s Butterfly Lovers’ Concerto, Nicholas Hersh, conductor.
Audrey Wright
Newly appointed Associate Concertmaster Audrey Wright first joined the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra as Fourth Chair Second Violin in September, 2016. A versatile performer in solo, chamber and orchestral realms, Wright has previously held positions with the Excelsa Quartet( 2014 – 2016) and New World Symphony( 2013 – 2014). Her repertoire spans the early 17 th century to modern day, and her performing experience includes the full spectrum of these musical styles, from Baroque performance practice to the premiering of new and personally commissioned works. While a member of the Excelsa Quartet, she traveled throughout North America and Europe giving concerts and competing in international competitions. The quartet worked closely with members of the Guarneri,
26 OVERTURE / BSOmusic. org