Edward Lee is a seventeen-year-old violist from Teaneck, New Jersey, currently studying with Sophie Arbuckle at Juilliard Pre-College. At Juilliard, he has served as Principal Violist of both the Symphony and Orchestra and is currently a senior at Bergen County Academies. In 2025, he held the Principal Viola chair of the National Youth Orchestra of the USA (NYO-USA), performing at Carnegie Hall and touring six cities across Asia.

Edward has appeared as a soloist with the Riverside Orchestra and the Ambler Symphony Orchestra. A National YoungArts Award Winner in classical music, he has earned first prizes in several international competitions, including the NFMC Wendell Irish Viola Competition, the International Grande Music Competition, the New York Artists Guild International Music Competition, and the New York International Young Musician Competition.

A passionate chamber musician, Edward has participated in the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program for five years and was a finalist in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Young Musicians Concert. In 2024, he attended the Morningside Music Bridge Program on full scholarship, performing in masterclasses for Lawrence Dutton, Carol Rodland, Martha Katz, Roberto Díaz, Atar Arad, and Nathan Braude.

Beyond the stage, Edward is deeply committed to music outreach and education. He is the co-founder of Clexical, an initiative that promotes accessibility in contemporary classical music through concerts and interviews with living composers. As a Youth Leader with EnoB, he brings music to hospitals and nursing homes, and through his involvement with the Back to Bach Project and the Show Me Your Heart Foundation Youth Council, he leads performances and workshops designed to connect young audiences with the joy of music.