Zoe Lee is a cellist and artist whose work bridges music and interdisciplinary collaboration. She has performed in chamber and orchestral settings at venues including Herbst Theatre, Fort Mason Center, SFJAZZ, Eslite Performance Hall, and National Concert Hall in Taiwan. She has shared the stage with acclaimed artists including Lynn Harrell, Ragnar Bohlin, John Adams, and Kenny Barron, etc. As the founder of Resonant States, Zoe curates an interdisciplinary concert series exploring the connections between music, mindfulness, and well-being through innovative performance experiences. Her past curatorial projects include Trio-20, A Piece A Meal, and Sonic Palette: Chamber Music Concert with Paintscape. Her interdisciplinary projects have received multiple grant awards from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Community Music Center, and she has been recognized by the Berkeley Piano Club as an Emerging Artist. Zoe has appeared at international festivals including Oberstdorfer Musiksommer, Taipei Music Academy and Festival, ClarinetFest®, and Mendocino Music Festival. In 2025, she served as principal and assistant principal cellist at Festival Napa Valley. She also performs with Stockton Symphony. Zoe holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Cello Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jean-Michel Fonteneau and Jennifer Culp. She received the Vincent Constantino Scholarship during her undergraduate studies and scholarship support during her graduate studies.
Watch Zoe Lee perform Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19: III. Andante by Sergei Rachmaninoff on the cello for the 2026 Instrumental Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.