Kyung Sun Lee

About Kyung

Korean leading violinist Kyung Sun Lee has achieved remarkable success in her career, earning prestigious prizes such as the Tchaikovsky Competition (1994), Queen Elizabeth Competition (1993), Washington International Competition (1991), and the Montreal International Competition (1991). Having served as Assistant Professor of Violin at the Oberlin Conservatory starting in 2001, and later as Associate Professor at the University of Houston from 2006, she served as a Professor at Seoul National University from 2009 through2022. Her expertise has been sought after, leading her to teach at the Aspen Music Festival, the Borromeo International Music Festival and the Heifetz International Institute. In recent years, she has also been highly regarded as a judge in esteemed violin competitions, including the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium, the Singapore International Violin Competition, the Max Rostal Music Competition in Berlin and the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Germany.

Kyung Sun Lee pursued her education at Seoul National University, Peabody Conservatory, and Juilliard, studying under the guidance of esteemed teachers such as Sylvia Rosenberg, Robert Mann, and Dorothy Delay. With her exceptional talent, she plays her musical prowess using a Joseph Guarnerius dating back to 1723. Furthermore, Lee serves as the artistic director of Changwon International Chamber Music Festival and the Seoul Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra since 2015.

As of January 2023, Kyung Sun Lee has been appointed as the Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Violin Studies at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University.