Ariel Seunghyun Lee, originally from Seoul, South Korea, is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree as the Benjamin Armistead Doctoral Teaching Fellow at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. An award-winning artist, she earned second prize at the 2023 Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in London and at WDAV Classical Radio’s 2019 Young Chamber Musicians Competition, as well as recognition at the New York Concerti Sinfonietta Concerto Competition. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Juilliard School, where she also served as concertmaster of the Juilliard Orchestra and the Verbier Festival Orchestra. As a soloist, she has appeared with the Morocco Symphony and the London City Philharmonic. She has also appeared as substitute violinist for ensembles, including the New World Symphony, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and Atlanta Symphony.
Ariel Seunghyun Lee was named a Fellow with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the 2025–26 season.
