Nathan Hongwon Lee (born September 26, 2001) is a Korean-American pianist. Described by ''

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'' as a "prodigiously talented" pianist with "musical insight and sensitivity", Lee was a winner of the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.

Career

Lee was born in 2001 and began playing the piano at the age of six. At the age of 15, Lee was one of four winners in the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, and won a record fourteen additional concert prizes (opportunities to perform). Lee was later named to the Mortimer Levitt Piano Chair of Young Concert Artists and has since appeared as soloist with major American orchestras such as the

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, the

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, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the

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, and the

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. Lee has collaborated with such conductors as

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, Teddy Abrams,

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, and

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References

2001 births Living people American classical pianists Male classical pianists {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Nathan American classical musicians of Korean descent