The Special Prize winner of the Anton G. Rubinstein International Piano Competition, Dr. Yoon Lee is a concert pianist, educator, and director active in the New York metropolitan area.

Lee’s performances of Beethoven have been praised by New York Concert Review as being “equal to Beethoven’s virtuosic demands.” She has appeared at major venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Greene Space, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Château de Fontainebleau, the Schumann-Haus Museum in Leipzig, Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, and the Seoul Arts Center, among many others throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her live performances have been broadcast on WQXR, New York’s leading classical radio station, and KBS, South Korea’s national television network. As a soloist, she has performed with the Carl Maria von Weber Orchestra of Dresden, the Camerata Forum Internacional (Spain), the Prime Philharmonic Orchestra of South Korea, and the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra.

A champion of the repertoire for strings and piano, Yoon is a sought-after collaborative pianist and has worked closely with distinguished artists including Shmuel Ashkenasi, Timothy Eddy, Colin Carr, Astrid Schween, Catherine Cho, Laurie Smukler, Tommy Mesa, Zlatomir Fung, Stella Chen, and Timothy Choi, as well as members of the Juilliard String Quartet, Borromeo String Quartet, and Orion String Quartet. She has also served as pianist for master classes led by Hilary Hahn, Leonidas Kavakos, Steven Isserlis, and Frans Helmerson, among others.

Yoon has taught chamber music at The Juilliard School Pre-College, Manhattan School of Music Pre-College, the Heifetz International Music Institute, Kneisel Hall’s ACMI, and at SUNY Purchase College’s Conservatory of Music. She has served as a jury member for the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Piano Concerto Competition, the MSM Chamber Music Competition, the YMF Festival presented by the Schubert Club, and the NFMC Junior Music Festival. Deeply committed to chamber music education, she serves on the Board of Trustees of the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music School and Festival and is co-Artistic Director of Noree Chamber Soloists, an ensemble she co-founded in 2017.

Outside of her musical pursuits, Yoon enjoys spending time in her pottery studio (www.instagram.com/yoonscreativestudio), running in Central Park, and cherishing moments with her Havanese pup, Cookie.

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The Special Prize winner of the Anton G. Rubinstein International Piano Competition, Dr. Yoon Lee is a concert pianist, educator, and arts leader active in the New York metropolitan area.

Yoon’s performances of Beethoven have been praised by New York Concert Review as being “equal to Beethoven’s virtuosic demands.” She has appeared at major venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Greene Space, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Château de Fontainebleau, the Schumann-Haus Museum in Leipzig, Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, and the Seoul Arts Center, among many others throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her live performances have been broadcast on WQXR, New York’s leading classical radio station, and KBS, South Korea’s national television network. As a soloist, she has performed with the Carl Maria von Weber Orchestra of Dresden, the Camerata Forum Internacional (Spain), the Prime Philharmonic Orchestra of South Korea, and the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra.

A passionate advocate for the repertoire for strings and piano, Yoon is a sought-after collaborative pianist and has worked closely with artists including Shmuel Ashkenasi, Timothy Eddy, Colin Carr, Astrid Schween, Catherine Cho, Laurie Smukler, Tommy Mesa, Zlatomir Fung, Stella Chen, and Timothy Choi, as well as members of the Juilliard, Borromeo, and Orion String Quartets. She has also served as pianist for master classes led by Hilary Hahn, Leonidas Kavakos, Steven Isserlis, and Frans Helmerson.

Yoon has taught chamber music at The Juilliard School Pre-College, Manhattan School of Music Pre-College, the Heifetz International Music Institute, Kneisel Hall’s ACMI, and at SUNY Purchase College. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a Graduate Diploma from The Juilliard School. She is currently on faculty at the Heifetz International Music Institute and serves as a staff pianist at The Juilliard School.

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Praised by New York Concert Review for performances “equal to Beethoven’s virtuosic demands,” Yoon Lee has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Château de Fontainebleau, the Schumann-Haus Museum in Leipzig, Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, and the Seoul Arts Center, among venues throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her performances have been broadcast on WQXR and KBS, South Korea’s national television network. As a soloist, she has performed with the Carl Maria von Weber Orchestra of Dresden, the Camerata Forum Internacional (Spain), the Prime Philharmonic Orchestra of South Korea, and the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra.

A sought-after collaborative artist, Yoon has worked with Shmuel Ashkenasi, Timothy Eddy, Colin Carr, Astrid Schween, Catherine Cho, Laurie Smukler, Zlatomir Fung, Tommy Mesa, Stella Chen, and Timothy Choi. She holds a DMA from the Manhattan School of Music and a Graduate Diploma from The Juilliard School and is currently on faculty at the Heifetz International Music Institute and a staff pianist at The Juilliard School.

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The Special Prize winner of the Anton G. Rubinstein International Piano Competition, Dr. Yoon Lee is a New York–based concert pianist and educator. Praised for her Beethoven by New York Concert Review, she performs internationally as a soloist and collaborative pianist and serves on faculty at the Heifetz International Music Institute and The Juilliard School.