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“I’m not very ambitious, I’m just seeing where my music takes me,” School of Music graduate Shaun Lee-Chen told UNIVIEW early in his career.

At the time, Shaun was more interested in paying tribute to his inspiring mentor and teacher, UWA’s virtuoso violinist Paul Wright: “When he plays the violin, he will turn a phrase in such a way that you wonder: where did that come from?”

The graduate went on to perform with WASO (where his sister Semra Lee is the Assistant Concertmaster), to become ABC Young Performer of the Year and more recently, to be soloist and guest concertmaster with the Brandenburg Orchestra.

Now the brilliant young violinist is returning to UWA to mentor the University’s outstanding young musicians and to work closely with Professor Wright, who will balance a return to performing with Australia’s leading orchestras with close involvement with the School.

“With the School enjoying unprecedented growth – and with Shaun Lee-Chen as Artist in Residence – we’re in an enviable position to ensure our students the wealth and breadth of world-class musicians and scholars,” says Dr Alan Lourens, Head of Music.