Classical Piano Instructor, Department of Classical Music Performance
Graduated with Highest Honors from the Royal Academy of Music, Master’s Degree
Champion of the Watford International Piano Competition
Renowned Pianist in Hong Kong and Abroad
Lee is a well-known pianist who has received numerous awards and honors, including:
- 2020 Champion of the Watford International Piano Competition
- 2019 Gold Medal (Second Place) in the Chappell Medal Competition, the highest honor in the Piano Department
- First Place in the Calamo Music International Piano Competition in Murcia, Spain, 2019
- First Place in the Calamo Music International Piano Competition (Spain), 2018
- Second Place in the 16th Chopin Piano Competition in Japan
- Second Place in the 79th Steinway International Youth Piano Competition
- Champion of the Liszt Memorial Prize
- Champion of the Hong Kong International Piano Open Competition
- Champion of the Concerto Group at the 5th Hong Kong International Youth Performing Arts Festival
- Champion of the 5th Schumann Festival
- Champion of the 5th Asian Youth Piano Competition
- Eagle Group Music Scholarship
- Tom Lee Music Scholarship for Piano Solo
- Parsons Music Scholarship
- Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund Scholarship
- Royal Academy of Music John and Majorie Scholarship
- Jardine Matheson Scholarship, among others.
Graduate of Renowned Institutions with Extensive Performance Experience
Lee began learning piano at the age of four and enrolled in the Youth Program at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts at eight, later pursuing a bachelor’s degree there.
He studied under academy instructors namely, Nick Wang, Yim Wan, and Julie Kuok, graduating in 2017. That same year, he was awarded the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Trust Fund Scholarship to further his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in the UK, where he studied for his master’s degree under Russian pianist Dina Parakhina, graduating with the highest honors in 2019.
In terms of performances, Lee has performed multiple times in Hong Kong and London, and in 2020, he played at various plazas and concert halls in Murcia, Spain. In August 2019, he was invited to participate in the European Piano Festival in Madrid, Spain.
In addition to holding numerous piano recitals and collaborating with orchestras, Lee has been hired as a translator for various Spanish arts festivals and is adept at organizing and coordinating performance events.
