Perhaps we’re biased... 😉, but we love our orchestra! And we’re thrilled when we welcome new members who bring new ideas, new experiences and huge talent to our orchestra family.🎻 🎉 Please join us in welcoming our new Principal Associate Concertmaster Angela Wee! (@awee97) #METOrchestraMusicians #metorchestra #violinist #violin #orchestra #strings @metopera Read her full bio below ⬇️ Violinist Angela Wee was born in New York and studied at the @juilliardschool with Donald Weilerstein and Masao Kawasaki. Angela is a recipient of the 2021 Juilliard Career Advancement Fellowship Grant. She has also served as concertmaster of the Juilliard Orchestra and performed Strauss Ein Heldenleben under Maestro Karina Canellakis in September of 2019. Recently, she went on tour with the London Symphony Orchestra @londonsymphonyorchestra and Sir Simon Rattle @sir_simon_official performing in London, Luxembourg, Japan, and Korea. In 2015, she won 2nd prize in the Sarasate International Competition in Pamplona, Spain where she performed with the Navarra Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Antoni Wit. In 2012, she participated in the Menuhin International Violin Competition in Beijing and was placed as a finalist. Other top prize victories include the 2013 Cooper International Violin Competition, Juilliard Pre-College Concerto Competition, 2nd prize in the 2013 Dorothy DeLay Fellowship Competition at the Aspen Music Festival, 3rd prize in the 2014 Klein International Competition, and 1st prize in the 2013 Salomé Chamber Orchestra Competition where she was awarded a #Stradivarius to perform in Carnegie Hall. Angela enjoys teaching her students of all levels to blossom the endless potential of the future generations. She is currently assisting on Juilliard Pre-College Violin and Chamber faculty. During her free time, she enjoys running in Central Park or Riverside, drinking oatmilk cortados, and taking kickboxing classes. **Full bio at METOrchestraMusicians.org**