Violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim has been praised by Gramophone for playing with "delicious abandon," and hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a "conspicuously accomplished champion of contemporary music." Concertmaster and solo violinist for the internationally acclaimed Pacific Northwest Ballet, Lim is featured as soloist with the company in concertos by Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Bach, and others, and has toured with PNB to Paris and New York City. Lim is violinist and co-founder of the Seattle-based ensemble Frequency and was co-founder of the award-winning Corigliano Quartet, with whom he appeared on over a dozen albums. The quartet's Naxos label CD was honored as one of The New Yorker's Ten Best Classical Recordings of the Year. His discography can be found on Naxos, Planet M, Sono Luminus, DreamWorks, Albany, Bridge, CRI, Bayer Records, RIAX, and New Focus. Lim has served on the faculty of the Banff Centre, taught at Indiana University as a guest professor, and currently serves on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts.

Melia Watras: CD Release Celebration

Friday, February 23, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti — Selected works
Frances White — Selected works
Melia Watras — Selected works

Free

Frequency: Variations

Monday, January 22, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Benjamin Britten — Selected works
Felix Mendelssohn — Selected works
Kaija Saariaho — Selected works
Melia Watras — Selected works (world premiere TBA)

$20 ($15 UW affiliate, $10 student/senior)

Quince Institute – Faculty Concert

Saturday, July 15, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Meany Performing Arts Center, Room 268, Seattle, WA, United States
Melia Watras — Selected works

Free

UW Faculty Concert: Melia Watras, viola: NewDub

Thursday, May 4, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Madeline Warner / Melia WatrasString Theory I (for one or more performers)
Breana TavaglioneArid, Landscape Study (for viola & electronics; world premiere)
Jonathan Rodriguez GrijalvaProhibited Space (for viola & live processing; world premiere)
Sandesh NagarajRevolting Forms (for viola, electronics, & interactive video; world premiere)
Madeline Warner / Melia WatrasString Theory II (for one or more performers; world premiere)
Joël-François DurandGeister, wieder (for viola solo; world premiere)
Wei Yangní nán (for fixed media; world premiere)

$20 ($15 UW faculty/staff/retiree/UWAA member, $10 student/senior)

UW Faculty Recital: Melia Watras – The almond tree duos

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Melia WatrasThe almond tree duos (world premiere)

$20 ($15 UW faculty/staff/retiree/UWAA member, $10 student/senior)

Melia Watras: 'Schumann Resonances' Album Release

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Violist/composer Melia Watras celebrates the release of her latest album, Schumann Resonances, with special guests Richard Karpen, Cuong Vu, and Michael Jinsoo Lim.

Free (Free)

Frequency at the Royal Room

Sunday, December 9, 2018 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
The Royal Room, Seattle, WA, United States
Join this Seattle-based modular chamber ensemble as they perform music by Bloch, Klein, Kodály, and Watras.

$15 (FREE for military/students)

SMCO Tenth Anniversary Celebration: American Experiences

Thursday, October 4, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Leonard Bernstein – Candide Overture (Scottish Opera Version)
Jennifer Higdon – Selections from Dance Card
Randall Woolf/Wordisbon – Blues for Black Hoodies
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto

$25 ($20 seniors, $15 students)