Emerging Korean-Canadian cellist, Solina Lee, is recognized for her musical sensitivity and sincerity. She currently serves as the President and Artistic Director of Wild Rose Chamber Music, a budding arts organization dedicated to bringing accessible and inclusive classical chamber music to the Edmonton community.

Solina has been a recipient of numerous awards and scholarships. She was awarded the Persons Case Scholarship from the Alberta Ministry of Arts, Culture and Status of Women. She was a designated Schulich Scholar and recipient of the Graduate Excellence Recruitment Fellowship during her time at McGill University. Ms. Lee was a semi-finalist at the Concours Prix D’Europe in 2023, and a semi-finalist in the 2022 Golden Violin Competition. Solina was a selected participant of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal “Orchestral Immersion Project” in 2022, where she had the opportunity to perform in the orchestra at the Maison Symphonique under the baton of Maestro Rafael Payare. She was named in the Canada Broadcasting Corporation’s 2024 edition for the “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30”.

As part of her piano trio, Ms. Lee was awarded the grand prize at the 2021 McGill Chamber Music Competition, which included a residency at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria. The trio has performed at the Chappelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur in Montréal and in the Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival.

Summer festivals she has attended include Morningside Music Bridge, Orford Music, Encore Chamber Music Institute, and Toronto Summer Music. Recently, she was a scholarship participant at the Banff Centre for Arts and Musical Creativity where she performed in the premiere of Daniel Schlosberg’s new arrangement of the “Handmaid’s Tale” Opera by Poul Ruders.

Solina received her Bachelor of Music and Master in Music at McGill University, Schulich School of Music, where she studied with principal cellist of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Brian Manker.

[Recent as of December 2025]