Chicago-based violinist Amelia Sie is lauded for her “easy, playful precision” (Third Coast Review) and “quiet authority” (Boston Classical Review) on both baroque and modern instruments. As a historical performer, she has appeared on stage with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Les Arts Florissants, and Carmel Bach Festival, among others. Equally comfortable on the modern violin, Amelia made her first public appearance with the Seattle Festival Orchestra at the young age of eight and has since performed as a soloist with orchestras including Seattle Symphony and Coeur d’Alene Symphony.
Along with Alyssa Campbell, Jimmy Drancsak, and Chelsea Bernstein, Amelia is a founding member of the Arrow Quartet. Engagements include performances for the MidSummer Music Series in Nova Scotia, GEMS Midtown Concerts, Roger Williams University, and The Cambridge Society for Early Music.
Amelia’s prior engagements include recitals presented by Classical Music Chicago, Early Music America, and The Bohemians: New York Musicians' Club, as well as performances with the Albany Symphony and Juilliard415. In March 2026, Amelia was named a Leipzig Bach Competition semifinalist. This 2026–27 season, Amelia looks forward to performances with Ars Musica Chicago, Bach in the City, Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, and Gallery Concerts.
Amelia received her BM and MM in Violin Performance from New England Conservatory, where she studied with Paul Biss, Miriam Fried, and Soovin Kim. She graduated from the Juilliard School in 2023 with an MM in Historical Performance, where she studied with Cynthia Roberts, Elizabeth Blumenstock, and Rachel Podger. Amelia most recently completed her tenure as a 2023–2024 Mercury Chamber Orchestra Mercury-Juilliard Fellow, as well as a 2023–2025 Handel and Haydn Society Stone Fellow. She is a regular guest clinician for the DePaul Baroque Ensemble.
Amelia proudly performs on a Peter Westerlund modern violin and a Timothy Johnson baroque violin.