“Remarkable young pianist”, as hailed by the Korean Music Magazine, Pianist Cindy Lee studied piano and composition through Sunhwa Arts Middle/High School, Yonsei University, and Manhattan School of Music. She received her Master’s degree from Manhattan School of Music, where she received scholarship and the Dean’s Award. Her primary teachers include John Forconi, head professor of Collaborative Piano program at Manhattan School of Music and Dr. Paul Kim, piano professor at Long Island University.
Cindy Lee won the Korean New Daily Competition at the age of nine. She has performed at prestigious concert halls in the US and Korea, including the Carnegie Hall, KBS Hall, and the Seoul Arts Center. She performed as a soloist with Prime Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008 and with INSIEM Philharmonic Orchestra in 2011. In addition to her career as a solo pianist, she has served as a staff accompanying pianist at Manhattan School of Music, University of Las Vegas Nevada, and as a chief pianist at Seoul Grand Opera Company and Seoul Grand Choir.
Cindy has taught piano performance, collaborative piano, and music theory at Myungji Conservatory, Mokwon University, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, and Sunhwa Arts Middle/High School. She was also an accompanying faculty/staff at Kyungwon University, Manhattan School of Music and UNLV. She wrote a college textbook, Accompanying Literature for Pianists. As a music columnist, she wrote weekly columns for the Las Vegas Korea Times for many years.
Cindy Lee is a Steinway & Sons Hall of Fame Teacher