Program
| Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Schoenberg | Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11 | 1909 |
| Franz Schubert | Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821 | 1824 |
| Frédéric Chopin | Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 51 | 1842 |
| Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 | 1842 | |
| Maurice Ravel | Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, M. 61 | 1911 |
| Claude Debussy | Sonata for Cello and Piano, L. 135 | 1915 |
About the Ensemble
Dongwon Lee has been playing the piano since the age of seven. He began his formal training in 2004 at the Music Institute of Chicago with Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, then continued private lessons with Arthur Greene at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. In 2012, he was admitted to both Columbia University and Juilliard and attended both institutions simultaneously through a joint program.
At Juilliard, Dongwon studied with Choong-Mo Kang and Hung-Kuan Chen, and is now pursuing a Master’s degree at the Yale University School of Music under Peter Frankl and Wei-Yi Yang. Dongwon has also worked with prominent musicians such as Ludovic Morlot, Richard Goode, Leon Fleisher, Douglas Humpherys, Nelita True, Christopher Elton, Boris Berman, and members of the Brentano and Endellion String Quartets.
Dongwon is a recipient of numerous scholarships and awards, including top prizes at the 5th Eastman International Piano Competition, the 28th International Smetana Piano Competition, the 2012 Seattle Young Artists Music Festival, and was a finalist at the 5th New York International Piano Competition. A 2012 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist, he has been featured on National Public Radio’s “From the Top” at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Dongwon has also appeared as soloist with ensembles such as the Juilliard Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Philharmonia Northwest, Puget Sound Symphony, and with the Seattle Symphony. An avid chamber musician and collaborative pianist, he and his trio won the “Luigi Boccherini” second prize at the Virtuoso and Bel canto Festival of Lucca, Italy.
Aside from music, Dongwon has an avid interest in psychology. He graduated from Columbia with highest honors in Psychology and co-authored several journal articles in the field of vision research.