NYO-USA 2023 North American Tour — Yuri Lee

What an amazing month it was, from the 2-week residence of rehearsing at the SUNY Purchase campus and going on tour for another few weeks with Sir Andrew Davis, Gil Shaham, and Hilary Hahn! I got to befriend so many talented and humble, hilarious musicians as we played through sweat, tears, and laughter.

Carnegie Hall WQXR recording - Barber Violin Concerto with Gil Shaham
Dallas Concert livestream - Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Hilary Hahn

While on tour, I wrote a short violin solo piece as a thank-you gift for Gil Shaham, who played 6 concerts with us. He warmly received Barber on a Walk and later told me that he enjoyed reading through it. I was incredibly honored.

Also, thank you to Caden Helmer (NYO2 saxophone) for commissioning me to write a sax quintet! It was beautifully performed by wonderful NYO2 players at the NYO2 Chamber Music Extravaganza concert on July 13th, 2023. More onWings