Korean pianist Keunyoung Lee gained early recognition through numerous
prizes and first-place awards at national competitions in Korea.
She graduated from the College of Arts at Chonnam National University
and continued her studies at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
(Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig) in Germany, where she studied
under Prof. Dr. Sahling and earned both the Künstlerisches Diplom
(Performance Diploma) and the Diplom in Music Pedagogy.
She further developed her artistry through participation in the
International Summer Academy of the Juilliard School & Leipzig, the Vienna
Music Seminar with Prof. J. Jiracek, and masterclasses with distinguished
professors including Prof. Gerald Fauth (Leipzig), Prof. Detlef Kaiser and
Prof. A. Webersinke (Dresden), Prof. F. Gotlieb (Freiburg), and Prof. Naum
Grubert (Amsterdam), thereby establishing a strong musical foundation
guided by leading European pianists.
Her international debut took place in 2004 as a soloist with the Bohuslava
Martinu Orchestra in Zlín, Czech Republic. Since then, she has performed
extensively in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Japan, and Korea,
both as a soloist and chamber musician.
She also collaborated with the Volgograd Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Tatarstan Philharmonic Orchestra, and was invited by the Baroque Music
Association and the Meiji-Mura Museum for recitals in Nagoya, Japan.
Lee has appeared at numerous prestigious festivals, including the Bach
Festival, the Shostakovich Festival, the Debussy Centennial Memorial
Concert, the Jazz & Tango Festival, and several contemporary and Korean
music festivals. She is also deeply engaged in premieres, contemporary
music projects, and benefit concerts, presenting a wide-ranging repertoire
from Baroque to 20th-century works across solo, chamber, and vocal
collaboration genres.
Her performances have been praised for their refined tonal clarity,
structural balance, and profound musical depth. Critics have described her
interpretations as “artistically mature, emotionally engaging, and
intellectually balanced.”
Her core repertoire includes the works of Bach, Schubert, and Liszt, yet
extends broadly from the Classical and Romantic eras to French
Impressionism.
In addition to her concert career, Keunyoung Lee is a dedicated
pedagogue. She was invited as a guest lecturer and masterclass instructor
at the University of Music Münster (Hochschule für Musik Münster) and
has taught at several universities in Korea, including Chonnam National
University, Gwangju University, Chodang University, and Sehan University.
She is currently teaching at Gunsan National University and the Jeonnam
Arts High School.
She is an active member of the Gwangju Piano Academy, the Korean Piano
Society, the Korean Brahms Society, and the Korea Art Association (Mokpo
Branch).
Her contributions as an artist and educator have been recognized with
several honors, including the Kim Young-Ja Arts & Culture Award, a
Commendation from the National Assembly of Korea, and a Teaching
Award at the International Music Festival in Serbia.