Portland Metropolitan Region

Abigail Lee

Instructor

Abigail Lee, age 16, is a sophomore at Westview High School in Portland, Oregon. She began playing violin at age 7 and currently studies with Hae-Jin Kim. As an active soloist, she has won several competitions including Eugene Symphony Guild Young Artist Competition, American Protégé: International Piano and Strings Competition, Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition, OMTA Jeannette Scott Briggs Scholarship Award Competition and OMTA Trula Whelan Concerto Festival. She also was the finalist of 2022, 2024 Oregon ASTA Solo Competition and was selected and performed at CMNW Masterclass series led by Alexi Kenny. Alongside her solo studies, Abigail has been a part of the Portland Youth Philharmonic Association for 6 years and is currently a member of the Philharmonic Orchestra and PYP Camerata Chamber Orchestra. Also, she was honored to be selected to the 2024 All-State Orchestra as Assistant Concertmaster. This past summer (2024), she accepted to the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) and spent her summer there. Due to her passion for music, she is actively involved in non-profit community music education organizations, Project Prelude and Music4Harmony. Besides music, Abigail loves dancing, reading, and hanging out with her friends.

(Fall 2024)