Andrew Lee

2nd Place Winner, Junior Division Eugene Symphony Guild Legacy Young Artists Competition

Andrew Lee is a 16-year-old sophomore at Sunset High School in Portland, Oregon. He has been playing the violin for ten years and currently studies with Carol Sindell. Andrew joined the Portland Youth Philharmonic in 2021, serving as assistant principal second violin, and before that, as the concertmaster of Portland Youth Conservatory Orchestra. As a soloist, he was the third-place winner of the 2023 Oregon State Solo Contest and the 2023 ASTA Competition, an alternate winner of the MTNA Junior String Competition. Andrew also is the co-founder of Euphonos Ensemble, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bettering the community through music. Andrew is a 2023 graduate of the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute at the Kennedy Center, where he studied with Jennifer Kim. He served as associate concertmaster of the 2023 Oregon All-State Orchestra and was a member of the 2023 All-Northwest Orchestra. This summer he will be attending the Center Stage Strings Institute at the University of Michigan.