Su-a Lee

Lee was given a full scholarship to attend Chetham's School of Music (along with her two sisters Song-a{{cite web |url=http://songalee.com/ |title=Songa Lee |website=Songa Lee |access-date=2022-12-19}} and Hae-a){{cite web |url=http://www.hgoorchestra.org/staff-members/hae-a-lee/ |title=Hae-a Lee |website=Houston Grand Opera Orchestra |access-date=2022-12-19}} in Manchester at the age of nine. In 1988, she was then awarded a full-scholarship place to study with the late Harvey Shapiro at the Juilliard School in New York where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1992.  Lee returned to New York in 2007, to play a recital at Carnegie Hall as part of a piano trio with her sister Songa and pianist Louise Thomas.{{cite web |title=Songa, sister Su-a Lee (cello) Carnegie Hall debut |url=https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a579433f14aa1fea86ec0bf/1589655066270-28TTUAUWBBDUYH32WZUT/Carnegie+stage+trio.JPG |website=Songa Lee |access-date=19 December 2022}}

Appointed assistant principal cellist in 2003, Lee has been a member of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra since 1993. She is also active in the experimental SCO Lab group and regularly participates in both the orchestra's education and community outreach programmes. In 2009, the SCO made an extensive tour of India, where the Lab group played as soloists alongside the Sarod Maestro, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. A CD of their collaboration Samaagam was released in May 2011.{{cite web|url=http://insideworldmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/cd-review-amjad-ali-khanscottish.html|title=CD Review: Amjad Ali Khan/Scottish Chamber Orchestra/David Murphy|website=Insideworldmusic.blogspot.co.uk|date=21 April 2011 |accessdate=6 November 2017}}

Alongside other players in the SCO, Robert McFall (violin), Brian Schiele (viola) and Scottish Ballet's principal bass player Rick Standley, Lee was a founding member of the group Mr McFall's Chamber{{cite web|url=http://www.perthshireadvertiser.co.uk/lifestyle/arts-perthshire/2010/06/18/cellist-su-a-lee-to-give-fund-raising-recital-for-pyo-73103-26673703/|title=Perthshire - Latest news updates, pictures, video, reaction - Daily Record|website=Perthshireadvertiser.co.uk|accessdate=6 November 2017}} which was formed to present classical music in new and inventive ways. Mr McFall's Chamber began as a string quartet playing avant-garde classical music in late-night club venues.{{cite web|url=http://www.bachtrack.com/review-edinburgh-queens-hall-mr-mcfalls-chamber-baltic-music|title=Mr. McFall's Chamber play Baltic Music|website=Bachtrack.com|accessdate=6 November 2017}}  The group has expanded to include a wide range of performers playing diverse repertoires from cartoon classics, through to progressive rock, jazz and tango nuevo. In 2010, they performed the works of the late Celtic fusion pioneer Martyn Bennett (Lee is also an Associate Member of the Martyn Bennett Trust.){{cite web|url=http://www.martynbennett.com/MBT.html|title=Martyn Bennett Trust|first=karl mariner for|last=www.flyboy.co.uk|website=Martynbennett.com|accessdate=6 November 2017}} with the album Birds and Beasts, collaborated with Norwegian electronic jazz percussionist Thomas Strønen{{cite web |url-status=usurped |url=http://www.thomasstronen.com/xml/pohlitz_home.php |title=pohlitz with mcfalls chamber |website=Thomas Strønen |access-date=2022-12-19 |archive-date=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229110121/http://www.thomasstronen.com:80/xml/pohlitz_home.php }} and worked with the idiosyncratic Dundee poet Michael Marra on the album Michael Marra.{{cite web|url=http://www.footstompin.com/products/cds/michael_marra_with_mr_mcfalls_chamber__recorded_live_on_tour_2010_cd|title=Foot Stompin' Scotland – Podcasts, TV Shows and Reviews website|website=Footstompin.com|accessdate=6 November 2017}}

Though Lee spends most of her time playing classical music, she also plays across all art forms and a wide musical spectrum. She has played for theatre, dance and film and performs and records regularly with Scotland's jazz and folk luminaries{{cite web|url=http://www.jimsutherland.uk.com/La-Banda-Europa/The-Musicians|title=The Musicians of La Banda Europa|website=Jimsutherland.uk.com|accessdate=6 November 2017}} and is also Patron-in-Chief of the Perth Youth Orchestra.{{cite web |title=Su-a Lee's fund raiser in St John's Kirk for PYO Tour Funds |url=https://www.perth-youth-orchestra.org.uk/kirk-fundraiser/ |website=Perth Youth Orchestra |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=2016-04-26}}  In 2009 she further explored the territory of improvised music, collaborating with painter Alan Kilpatrick to perform an improvised live installation piece at the Fleming Gallery in London Mayfair.{{Cite web|url=http://www.s-s-a.org/artists/kilpatrick/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716061542/http://www.s-s-a.org/artists/kilpatrick/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-16|title=Society of Scottish Artists|website=S-s-a.org|access-date=2012-10-07}}  In January 2012, Lee performed with former Cream bass player, Jack Bruce with Mr McFall's Chamber at Celtic Connections.{{Cite web|url=http://www.celticconnections.com/whatson/event/118488-Jack-Bruce-with-special-guests-Lau-&-friends-and-Domini-Magic |title=Event Details | Jack Bruce with special guests Lau & friends and Domini Màgic|publisher=Celtic Connections|date=25 January 2012 |accessdate=2012-10-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c6hw2 |title=BBC Two – ArtWorks Scotland, Jack Bruce: The Man Behind the Bass |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=13 February 2012 |accessdate=2012-10-07}}

At Celtic Connections 2013, Lee further expanded her musical range, playing at the Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, with India Alba alongside two classical Indian musicians, Gyan Singh and Sharat Chandra Srivastava and two Scottish musicians; virtuoso on pipes and whistles, Ross Ainslie and renowned instrument maker and performer Nigel Richard.{{cite web |url=http://www.mrigya.com/members.htm |title=Mrigya |access-date=2013-01-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116060528/http://www.mrigya.com/members.htm |archive-date=16 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }} After playing as a guest in the band's line-up at both the Solas and Insider Music Festivals in June 2013, Su-a agreed to a permanent position with the band.

Some musical critics have regarded a number of Lee's projects as "challenging and experimental";{{cite web |last1=Wingate |first1=Alexandra |title=Red Note Ensemble's Electric Noisy Nights |url=https://theweereview.com/review/red-note-ensembles-electric-noisy-nights/ |website=The Wee Review |access-date=20 December 2022 |date=2011-06-08}} projects "pushing musical and performance boundaries".{{cite web|url=http://sanctuarysessions.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/lucken-hare-tongue-that-never-lies.html|title=Lucken Hare - The Tongue That Never Lies|website=Sanctuarysessions.blogspot.co.uk|date=8 February 2011 |accessdate=6 November 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/5421|title=Review: Max Richter - 24 Postcards in Full Colour|website=Resident Advisor|accessdate=6 November 2017}}  In April 2012, her musical saw playing came to the attention of Eric Clapton, resulting in a request to record her at British Grove Studios. Lee has performed in countries and venues in both the Northern and Southern hemisphere including some unorthodox and unconventional locations including Japanese temples, circus tents, waterfalls – and even special concerts for babies.{{cite web |url=http://www.reelingwrithing.com/presents.html |title=Reeling & Writhing : The Presents |access-date=2012-10-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424104554/http://www.reelingwrithing.com/presents.html |archive-date=24 April 2011 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://www.gramophone.co.uk/blog/concerts-and-events/performing-musical-saw-in-a-potato-barn|title=Performing musical saw in a potato barn|first=Su-a|last=Lee|date=26 June 2012|website=Gramophone.co.uk|accessdate=6 November 2017}}

In 2007 Lee was listed in Scotland on Sunday at number 26 among the fifty most eligible women in Scotland.{{cite news |author1-last=Raikes |author1-first=Sally |author2-last=Horrell |author2-first=Emma |url=http://eligibles.scotsman.com/pdf/20071118_Eligibles.pdf |title=Scotland's 100 Most Eligible |access-date=2022-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419134003/http://eligibles.scotsman.com/pdf/20071118_Eligibles.pdf |archive-date=19 April 2015 |newspaper=Scotland on Sunday |department=Spectrum |date=2007-11-18}}

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• Schubert Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 (1998){{cite web |url=http://www.medieval.org/music/classical/cds/tlc80502.html |author-last=McComb |author-first=T.M. |title=Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 |website=Medieval Music & Arts Foundation |accessdate=6 November 2017}}

• Beethoven Symphonies 1–9 (2006){{Cite web|url=http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=78 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827054524/http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=78 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-08-27 |title=Beethoven Symphonies 1–9 – Scottish Chamber Orchestra |website=Shop.sco.org.uk |date= |access-date=2012-10-07}}
• Hallgrímsson Cello Concertos (2007){{cite web |title=Truls Mørk plays Hallgrímsson |url={{discogs release|id=6271308|pure_url=yes}} |website=Discogs |access-date=19 December 2022}}
• Mozart Symphonies 38–41 (2008){{Cite web|url=http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=86 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827054221/http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=86 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-08-27 |title=Mozart Symphonies 38–41 – Scottish Chamber Orchestra |website=Shop.sco.org.uk |date= |access-date=2012-10-07}}
• Mozart Sinfonia Concertante (2008){{Cite web|url=http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=85 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827054250/http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=85 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-08-27 |title=Mozart Sinfonia Concertante – Scottish Chamber Orchestra |website=Shop.sco.org.uk |date= |access-date=2012-10-07}}
• Harper: Miracles – The Music of Edward Harper (2008){{Cite web|url=http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=82 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827054319/http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=82 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-08-27 |title=Harper: Miracles – The Music of Edward Harper – Scottish Chamber Orchestra |website=Shop.sco.org.uk |date= |access-date=2012-10-07}}
• Mozart Symphonies 29, 31 'Paris', 32, 35 'Haffner' and 36 'Linz' (2009){{Cite web|url=http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=407 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827054515/http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=407 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-08-27 |title=Mozart Symphonies 29, 31 'Paris', 32, 35 'Haffner' and 36 'Linz' – Scottish Chamber Orchestra |website=Shop.sco.org.uk |date= |access-date=2012-10-07}}
• Strauss – Ariadne on Naxos/Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (2010){{Cite web|url=http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=410 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703231231/http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=410 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-03 |title=Strauss – Ariadne on Naxos/Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme – Scottish Chamber Orchestra |website=Shop.sco.org.uk |date= |access-date=2012-10-07}}
• Amjad Ali Khan – Samaagam (2010){{Cite web|url=http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=422 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703223533/http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=422 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-03 |title=Amjad Ali Khan – Samaagam – Scottish Chamber Orchestra |website=Shop.sco.org.uk |date= |access-date=2012-10-07}}
• Weber Wind Concertos (2012){{Cite web|url=http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=432 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703232623/http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=432 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 July 2013 |title=Weber Wind Concertos – Scottish Chamber Orchestra |website=Shop.sco.org.uk |date=17 September 2012 |access-date=2012-10-07}}
• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (2012){{Cite web |url=http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=431 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615003000/http://shop.sco.org.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=431 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 June 2012 |title=Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique – Scottish Chamber Orchestra |website=Shop.sco.org.uk |date= |access-date=2012-10-07 |df=dmy-all }}

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• [http://www.mcfalls.co.uk/Recordings/Like-The-Milk Like the Milk] (1999)
• [http://www.mcfalls.co.uk/Recordings/Revolucionario Revolucionario] (2001)
• [http://www.mcfalls.co.uk/Recordings/Upstart-Jugglers Upstart Jugglers] (2001)
• [http://www.mcfalls.co.uk/Recordings/Gavin-Bryars Gavin Bryars] (2007)
• [http://www.mcfalls.co.uk/Recordings/Newcastle-New-Music Newcastle New Music] (2009)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131016064455/http://www.mcfalls.co.uk/Reviews/Birds-and-Beasts-CD Birds and Beasts] (2010)
• [http://www.mcfalls.co.uk/Reviews/Michael-Marra Michael Marra] (2010)
• [http://www.mcfalls.co.uk/Recordings/The-Okavango-Macbeth The Okavango Macbeth] (2011)
• [http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/music/news-and-features/tango-opera-brings-street-style-to-edinburgh-1-2931360 La Pasionaria] (2013)

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• Alyth – An Iomall (2000)
• Fraser Anderson – 'and the girl with the strawberry...' (2003)
• Heather MacLeod – [http://www.heathermacleod.org.uk/crossingtides.htm "Crossing Tides"] (2005)
• Karine Polwart – [http://www.softshoe-slim.com/lists/p/polwart_karine.html Scribbled in chalk] (2006)
• Andi Neate – Flying Full Circle (2007)
• Eliza Carthy – Dreams of Breathing Underwater (2008)
• Colin Steele – [https://thejazzbreakfast.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/disc-of-the-day-25-07-09/ Stramash] (2008)
• Andi Neate – [https://web.archive.org/web/20090415012021/http://www.andineate.co.uk/index.php/music/crows-rooks-and-ravens/ Crows, Rooks and Ravens] (2008)
• Max Richter – [http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=5421 24 Postcards in Full Colour] (2008)
• James Grant – Strange Flowers (2009)
• Fiona J. Mackenzie – Deagh Dheis Aodaich (A Good Suit of Clothes) (2009)
• Michelle Burke – [http://www.michelleburkemusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=56 Pulling Threads] (2009)

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• Lauren MacColl – Strewn with Ribbons (2009)
• Hidden Orchestra – Tru Thoughts (BBC Radio 1, Album of the Month) (2010)
• Isobel Campbell – Hawk (2010)
• Alan Coady and Zoë Moskal – [http://www.loveburns.co.uk/studio.html Love Burns] (2010)
• Anna-Wendy Stevenson – [http://www.musicscotland.com/cd/Anna-Wendy-Stevenson-My-Edinburgh.html My Edinburgh] (2011)
• Bella Hardy – [http://blog.propermusic.com/bella-hardy-%E2%80%93-songs-lost-stolen-%E2%80%93-album-week-review/ Songs Lost or Stolen] (2011)
• David Ferrard – Journeyman – Album of the Week, BBC Radio Scotland (2011)
• Hidden Orchestra – Archipelago{{cite web|url=http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/approved-hidden-orchestra-vorka/|title=Approved: Hidden Orchestra – Vorka - Complete Music Update|website=Thecmuwebsite.com|accessdate=6 November 2017}}
• Eric Clapton (recorded April 2012) – Musical Saw (2012)
• James Ross – [http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/records/301560-james_ross_chasing_sun Chasing the Sun] (2012)
• Amy Duncan – "Cycles of Life" (2013)

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• Dialogues (duo recordings with various artists) (2022)

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• [http://www.sco.org.uk/ Scottish Chamber Orchestra]
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