Catherina Lee described as possessing exceptional musicianship with a unique charm, poignancy, and sensitivity that place her in a league of her own. Leading conductor Marin Alsop recently commented, "I am hugely impressed. Catherina is a beautiful violinist and musician."
Upcoming and recent highlights include performances as soloist playing Janacek's "The Wandering of a Little Soul" in Vienna, and Bruch Violin Concerto with Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Queensland, and Orquestra Vigo 430. Upcoming chamber music performances include performances in Stockholm Konserthuset, Salzkammergut Festwochen Gmunden, Litchfield Chamber Music Festival, Australian Chamber Music Festival, Vigo Chamber Music Festival, Oxford Coffee Concerts, Miesbach Kammermusik Festival, Concerts at Cratfield and IMS Open Chamber Music Festival.
A dedicated chamber musician, Catherina has collaborated with Steven Isserlis, Kim Kashkashian, Shai Wosner, Colin Carr, Lars Anders Tomter, Philippe Graffin, Christoph Richter, Wilfried Strehle, David Waterman, Garfield Jackson and Alasdair Beatson.
As a soloist, she has performed with numerous orchestras throughout Europe and Australia, including Göttinger Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Vienna Ensemble, Wiener Akademische Philharmoniker, Junge Philharmonie Wien, and Camerata Orphica Festival Orchestra, and in Australia, Queensland Symphony, Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra. Her solo debut at the Konzerthaus in Vienna was described as an outstanding success.
Numerous masterclasses with a number of leading musicians have been enriching and supportive. These include Steven Isserlis, Serguei Azizian, Ivry Gitlis, Boris Brovtsyn, Johannes Meissl, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Michael Frischenschlager, Jean Jacques Kantorow, Ilya Gringolts, Pavel Vernikov, Jennifer Stumm, and Erich Gruenberg.
Catherina plays on a GB Guadagnini, Turin c1771, generously on loan by a private sponsor.