American violinist Wayne Lee has enjoyed a prolific career worldwide as a member of two internationally-acclaimed chamber ensembles. From 2012-2024, he performed extensively in North America, Europe, and Asia with the Formosa Quartet, including engagements at London’s Wigmore Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, Taipei’s National Concert Hall, and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver. For over a decade, Mr. Lee was a member of the Manhattan Piano Trio, an ensemble acclaimed as “outstanding” by the Washington Post and lauded as “a grand departure from the usual” by the News Herald.
A dedicated teacher and arts advocate, Mr. Lee served on the violin faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has given master classes throughout the United States and Asia, and previously served as teaching assistant at the Juilliard School, from which he holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. In addition to his performing and teaching activities, Mr. Lee is co-founder and co-artistic director of the Piedmont Chamber Music Festival, an annual week of chamber music that brings an internationally-acclaimed roster of musicians to the Bay Area every summer. He plays on a 2023 Joseph Curtin violin.
