The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has uprooted Natalie Chee from Germany to be its next Concertmaster.

Natalie presently leads the distinguished Gürzenich Orchestra in Cologne.

“It wasn’t really in my plan to come back to Australia as I was quite settled in Europe,” Chee shared. “But the MSO kept the conversation going, and each time I played with them, something clicked. Suddenly, I could imagine doing this.”

Her musical journey began in characteristically Australian fashion. Her mum simply looked up Yamaha in the phone book when young Chee started picking out melodies on the piano at age three. The Yamaha Music School’s group-based approach, emphasising rhythm, singing and joy before individual technique, laid a foundation that still influences her approach to music-making today.

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