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LINDA LEE

 

Linda Lee, a pianist from Seoul, South Korea, earned her bachelor’s degree with honors from Seoul National University under Aviram Reichert (receiving the Alumni Association Prize) and her master’s degree from the Yale School of Music with Boris Berman and Wei-Yi Yang (receiving the Elizabeth Parisot Prize). She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Michigan with Arthur Greene while working as a graduate student instructor. Her competition awards include first prize at the Leoš Janáček International Competition, second prize at the Giorgos Thymis Competition, and prizes at the International Polish Music and Kulangsu Piano Competitions. She has performed internationally across South Korea, the United States, Poland, Israel, China, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Greece, and the Czech Republic, collaborating as a soloist with orchestras such as the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Sopot, Czech Virtuosi Orchestra, Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion, Artur Malawski Symphony Orchestra, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, and Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra. She is also a passionate chamber musician and a member of the Amnis Piano Quartet.

PROGRAM

 

First round

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60

Second round

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Fantasien, Op. 116

Béla Bartók (1881–1945): Out of Doors, Sz. 81

Semifinal

Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11

Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915): Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23

Final with Orchestra

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15