Sun Ho Lee
| Sun Ho Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1988 Seoul, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Sun Ho Lee | |
| Hangul | 이선호 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | I Seonho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Sŏnho |
Sun Ho Lee (born in Seoul, 1988) is a South Korean pianist.
He began his musical career at the age of five, when he learned to play the violin.
Education
At eight years old, he also took up the piano. He previously studied with Prof. Chong Pil Lim at the Korean National University of Arts in South Korea. In 2004, he went to the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover to further his studies with Prof. Vladimir Krainev. Sun Ho Lee has been refining his virtuoso skills since 2004.
Since 2013, he continued his studies with Prof. Olivier Gardon and his piano duo studies with Pianist Hae An Kim under Prof. Genova & Dimitrov.
Career
In 2002 he won the third prize at the 9th Missouri Southern International Piano Competition in Joplin in the USA, and in 2006, the sixth prize in 1st Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition in China. In 2008, he became the youngest semifinalist at the 37th Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens, Greece and the 2nd prize and special prize as the youngest finalist at the 25th International Piano Competition in Porto, Portugal. He won the 5th prize at the 57th Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in 2009 in Bolzano, Italy.[1]
In 2010, he got a special prize for Prokofiev's Best Interpretation in Piano Campus International Piano Competition and was awarded e.V Young Korean Promising Pianist in Germany in 2012 and won the 2nd prize in PIANALE with 4 special prices in Fulda and semifinalist in 16th Robert Schumann International Piano Competition in Zwickau.
In 2013, he won the 2nd prize Chopin International Piano Duo Competition Roma in Rome, Italy, and in 2015, Grand Prix of the First Korea piano duo competition in Seoul, Korea, and 2 Special Prizes 6th Bialystok International Piano Duo Competition in Bialystok, Poland and 1 prize with 3 special prizes in 10th Schubert International Piano Duo Competition in Ruse, Bulgaria.
Concert career
He has performed in many venues including the Seoul Arts Center, Kumho Art Hall, Bechstein Hall, Young San Art Hall in Seoul, Shenzhen Grand Theatre in China, Megaron Concert Hall in Athens, Casa Da Musica in Porto, Gasteing in Munich, Uni Aula in Bonn.
Sun Ho Lee has appeared as a concerto soloist: the Shenzhen String Quartet, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, the Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Jessay Symphony Orchestra, Bolzano String Quartet, Jenaer Philharmonie Orchester, Bad Reichenhaller Philharmonie Orchestrer, Russe Philharmoniic Orchestra, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker Quartett etc.
He ia a keen chamber musician: chamber music highlights included several Concert with Violinist Hyuk Joo Kwun and Cellist Mark oh and Pianist Hae An Kim. and Next season will feature a Cello Duo Recital Tour with Geun Hye Kim in Jeonju and Busan, a piano duo Concert in Hanover, Kloster Miachelstein, 'Culture Centre Wittgenstein' in Vienna, Piano Duo Festival in Gdansk and ‘March Music days festival’ in Ruse, Schumann Haus in Bonn.
Sun Ho Lee and Hae An Kim will record for the Bulgarian National Radio on March 2016. He participated in numerous master classes with Vladimir Krainev, Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, Joaquin Soriano, Michel Dalberto, Eliso Virsaladze, Arie Vardi, Elisabeth Leonskaya, Lilya Zilberstein, Bernd Goetzke, Matti Raekallio, Einar Steen Nøkleberg, Gabriel Kwok, Akiko Ebi, Dina Yoffe, Genova & Dimitrov, Olivier Gardon.