Pianist Hanchien Lee is recognized for her eloquent and virtuosic performances as a soloist and chamber musician, since her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age sixteen, Ms. Lee has performed throughout the US, in Europe and across Asia. She has appeared in venues such as Steinway Hall in New York, Academy of Music, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Phillips Collection in Washington DC, the Basilica San Pietro in Italy, and the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.
Described by the legendary pianist Claude Frank as a performer with “Impeccable technique, sincere musicality, with presence and assuredness beyond her years” and the Allentown Morning Review “Lee possesses striking drama and passion... brilliant clarity and produces a remarkable sonority from the piano”
Ms. Lee performs diverse repertoire that incorporates familiar works from the piano repertoire as well as compositions by 21st-century artists. Interested and dedicated in advancing contemporary music, Ms. Lee often premieres works by contemporary composers. An active recording artist, she took part in recording for composer Chia-Yu Hsu which will released in May under the Naxos label. Her recording of Sarasate’s works with award winning violinist Yu-Chien Benny Tsung was also released earlier this year.
In the past seasons, Lee has given recitals at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Muhlenberg College Piano Series, Hillman Performing Arts Center, Texas International Piano Festival and China Conservatory. She has also appeared as soloist internationally with the Taiwan National Orchestra, American Elite youth orchestra, Plainfield Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Perugia and Poland’s Capella Cracovienses Chamber Orchestra.
A dedicated and enthusiastic chamber musician, Lee has performed in many highly respected music festivals including Prussia Cove International Music Seminar, Kingston Chamber Music festival, Sarasota, Norfolk Chamber Music Festivals, and Music Academy of the West.
Born in Taiwan, Hanchien Lee began her study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia at age eleven where she was under the tutelage of Claude Frank and Eleanor Sokoloff. Following graduation from Curtis, she continued her studies at Yale University with Claude Frank, earning both a Master of Music degree and an Artist Diploma. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts from Peabody Conservatory of John Hopkins University where she worked with Boris Slutsky. Her mentors also includes esteemed pianists such as Gary Graffman, Richard Goode, Meng-Chieh Liu, Jerome Lowenthal, András Schiff and Fou T’song.
Motivated by the enthusiastic pedagogical activities by her mentors, Ms. Lee always make time to teach amid her performances, she is frequently invited to give outreach concerts and Masterclasses in US and abroad. She currently serves as a piano faculty at the Peabody Preparatory of the Johns Hopkins University and Washington College.
Hanchien Lee, Piano
Biography
Pianist Hanchien Lee is recognized for her eloquent and virtuosic performances as a soloist and chamber musician, since her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age sixteen, Ms. Lee has performed throughout the US, in Europe and across Asia. She has appeared in venues such as Steinway Hall in New York, Academy of Music, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Phillips Collection in Washington DC, the Basilica San Pietro in Italy, and the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.
Described by the legendary pianist Claude Frank as a performer with “Impeccable technique, sincere musicality, with presence and assuredness beyond her years” and the Allentown Morning Review “Lee possesses striking drama and passion... brilliant clarity and produces a remarkable sonority from the piano”
Ms. Lee performs diverse repertoire that incorporates familiar works from the piano repertoire as well as compositions by 21st-century artists. Interested and dedicated in advancing contemporary music, Ms. Lee often premieres works by contemporary composers. An active recording artist, she took part in recording for composer Chia-Yu Hsu which will released in May under the Naxos label. Her recording of Sarasate’s works with award winning violinist Yu-Chien Benny Tsung was also released earlier this year.
In the past seasons, Lee has given recitals at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Muhlenberg College Piano Series, Hillman Performing Arts Center, Texas International Piano Festival and China Conservatory. She has also appeared as soloist internationally with the Taiwan National Orchestra, American Elite youth orchestra, Plainfield Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Perugia and Poland’s Capella Cracovienses Chamber Orchestra.
A dedicated and enthusiastic chamber musician, Lee has performed in many highly respected music festivals including Prussia Cove International Music Seminar, Kingston Chamber Music festival, Sarasota, Norfolk Chamber Music Festivals, and Music Academy of the West.
Born in Taiwan, Hanchien Lee began her study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia at age eleven where she was under the tutelage of Claude Frank and Eleanor Sokoloff. Following graduation from Curtis, she continued her studies at Yale University with Claude Frank, earning both a Master of Music degree and an Artist Diploma. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts from Peabody Conservatory of John Hopkins University where she worked with Boris Slutsky. Her mentors also includes esteemed pianists such as Gary Graffman, Richard Goode, Meng-Chieh Liu, Jerome Lowenthal, András Schiff and Fou T’song.
Motivated by the enthusiastic pedagogical activities by her mentors, Ms. Lee always make time to teach amid her performances, she is frequently invited to give outreach concerts and Masterclasses in US and abroad. She currently serves as a piano faculty at the Peabody Preparatory of the Johns Hopkins University and Washington College.