Praised by the Boston Globe as “simply dazzling,” Korean-born pianist
Mihae Lee maintains a versatile career as soloist, chamber musician, and
artistic director. Known for her poetic lyricism and scintillating
virtuosity, she has been captivating audiences throughout North and
South America, Europe, and Asia in solo and chamber music concerts, in
such venues as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Jordan Hall, Berlin
Philharmonic, Academia Nationale de Santa Cecilia in Rome, Warsaw
National Philharmonic Hall, and Taipei National Hall. A devoted chamber
musician, Mihae is a founding member of the Triton Horn Trio and was an
artist member of the Boston Chamber Music Society for three decades.
In addition, she has appeared frequently at numerous international
chamber music festivals including Dubrovnik, Amsterdam, Groningen,
Medellin Festicamara, Great Woods, Seattle, OK Mozart, Mainly Mozart,
Music from Angel Fire, El Paso, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music,
Chamber Music Northwest, Rockport, Bard, Norfolk, Mostly Music, Music
Mountain, and Chestnut Hill Concerts. She has also collaborated with the
Juilliard, Brentano, Tokyo, Muir, Cassatt, and Manhattan string
quartets; has been a guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of
Lincoln Center, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Speculum Musicae, and
Bargemusic; and has premiered and recorded solo and chamber works by
such composers as Gunther Schuller, Ned Rorem, Paul Lansky, Henri
Lazarof, Michael Daugherty, and Ezra Laderman.
Mihae made her professional debut at the age of fourteen with the Korean
National Orchestra after winning the prestigious May 16th National
Competition. In the same year, she came to the United States on a
scholarship from The Juilliard School Pre-College, and subsequently won
many further awards including First Prize at the Kosciuszko Foundation
Chopin Competition, the Juilliard Concerto Competition, and the New
England Conservatory Concerto Competition. Mihae received her bachelor’s
and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School, studying with Martin
Canin, and her artist diploma from the New England Conservatory with
Russell Sherman.
Mihae is often heard over the airwaves on National Public Radio’s
“Performance Today” and on other stations around the country. Her
recordings include Paul Lansky’s “Notes to Self,” a solo piano work
written for her, as well as Lansky’s “Etudes and Parodies” and “Pieces
of Advice.” She has released compact discs on the Etcetera, EDI,
Northeastern, BCMS, and Bridge labels. Currently serving as Artistic
Director of the Essex Winter Series in Connecticut, Mihae has performed
at the SLLMF since 1995 and has been the Music Director since 2016.
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