Korean Cellist Ji Young Lee is known for her evocative interpretation and emotional depth in sound. Her solo performances include Korea’s Seoul Symphony Orchestra, New York’s Hudson Valley Philharmonic, New Jersey’s Bergen Philharmonic, New York Classical Players, The Juilliard Orchestra, and Seoul National University Orchestra.
Her interest in collaborations with dance and theatrical genres has made her debut with New York City’s Fall for Dance with Orion String Quartet, Brooklyn Dumbo Dance Festival, and worked with the Ensemble for Romantic Century at BAM Fisher, which was featured at The New York Times, and at The American Institute for Economic Research.
She was frequently featured in solo rectials at The Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts Summer Concert Series in Boston, Harvard Club in New York City, and appeared in Lincoln Center’s Wednesday at One series and The Korea Society in New York.
As a passionate chamber musician, she performed with Shmuel Ashkenasi, Borromeo Quartet, Roberto Diaz, Pamela Frank, Kim Kashkashian, Soovin Kim, Steven Tenenbom, and Peter Wiley in chamber music performances at Caramoor’s Evnin Rising Star Series, Curtis on Tour Series, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest, Music from Angel Fire, Music at Menlo, and Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute. Her performances also appeared in Perlman Music Program, Sarasota Music Festival, Verbier Festival Academy in Switzerland, Seiji Ozawa Academy in Switzerland, and the Great Mountain International Festival, Korea.
Ms. Lee holds Bachelor’s degree at the Curtis Institute of Music, Master’s degree and Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School. Her teachers included Peter Wiley, Timothy Eddy and Joel Krosnick. She also attended masterclasses in London to study with Ralph Kirshbaum and in Interlaken with David Geringas.
Currently, Ji Young is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at the New England Conservatory with Laurence Lesser, while serving as the founder of Back Bay Chamber Music Society. She plays a cello by Raphael and Antonio Gagliano, 1853.