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 Praised for her immaculate technique and refined artistry, Korean pianist Jeewon Lee has performed extensively as a solo and collaborative pianist with appearances in major venues such as Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie-Weill Recital Hall. She was twice voted "Audience Favorite" at Houston Symphony's Ima Hogg Competition in 2008 and 2009 and Ms. Lee’s performances with Houston Symphony was broadcast live on KUHF and received critical acclaim. Since her Los Angeles debut with New West Symphony 1997, Ms. Lee gave solo and chamber music performances in the U.S., Spain, Canada, Germany and Korea. As a participant of Leipzig International Music Festival, Ms. Lee was featured on the Leipzig Radio and at the Gewandhaus Hall with the principal cellist of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, Christian Giger. In La Jolla Summerfest 2008, Jeewon Lee performed as a part of the fellowship piano trio in residence, and collaborated with artists such as violinist Cho-Liang Lin and cellist Eric Kim. As a top prize winner of the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition, Ms. Lee performed in Steinway Hall and Carnegie-Weill Recital Hall in New York. Jeewon Lee has successfully completed a double degree program in Economics and Piano Performance at Northwestern University, where she studied with Sylvia Wang and David Kaiserman. With various achievements in her undergraduate studies, Ms. Lee was recognized in the National Dean’s List, and graduated with top honors. During the graduate program at the Juilliard School, she studied with Julian Martin and chamber music with Josef Kalichstein. Currently, Jeewon Lee is a doctoral student in the studio of Jon Kimura Parker at Rice University where she serves on the faculty of the preparatory division of the Shepherd School of Music. Ms. Lee will perform on the 2011 - 2012 Bancroft Family Concerts.
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