Meet Joshua Lee - First Place Winner of CSO's 2022 Youth Competition
Joshua Lee (13), began playing the violin under the guidance of his mom, Jooyeon Han, at the age of 7. He is currently a member of the Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestra and concertmaster of his school orchestra, BASIS Ahwatukee in Phoenix. He won multiple awards in recent music competitions including the String Competition of the Music Teachers National Association (1st place in AZ, 1st place in Southwest Division, and 2nd place in National competition, 2022), OPUS Music Competition (1st place in National competition, 2022), US New Star Strings Competition (Grand Prize and 1st place, 2021), and most recently, Chandler Symphony Youth Competition (1st place, 2022).
Other notable awards include 1st place awards in the following competitions (junior division): International Grande Music Competition (2022), American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition (with Distinction Award; 2022), 62nd Annual Young Musicians Concerto Competition by PYSO (2022), Arizona Musicfest Strings, Harp & Guitar Competition (2022), American Protégé Concerto Competition (2021), and Solo Competition of the American String Teachers Association Arizona (2020).
Joshua also excels academically as he has been an all-time Distinguished Honor Roll student at BASIS Ahwatukee, and is currently a member of the school science bowl team and the National Junior Honor Society. In his free time, he loves to play soccer and basketball, read books, volunteer at local senior centers, and share his violin recordings in his YouTube channel.