Seunghee Lee’s was 5 years old when her mother first discovered her talent in playing the piano. “I think my musical talent is from my family,” Lee said. “My grandfather wrote plays. My sister is a composer and my aunt is a professor of voice.” Lee said her parents and husband have most influenced her career. “I loved to play my whole life, but I had a hard time because I was so busy studying general courses before college,” Lee said. “Whenever I needed to balance between piano and studying, my parents encouraged me.
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On December 1, she is will be having a piano Performance doctoral candidate at UK, will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Lee, 32, moved to the U.S. in 2002. She earned her masters degree in piano performance from Ohio University.
Lee married another positive influence, Youngsub Oh, in 2007. “My husband is doing part of my parents’ job, but more practical and physical: cooking, giving massages, recording concerts, making posters and advertising,” Lee said. “He lets me focus on piano during my doctoral studies.”
Some of Lee’s other accolades include the Outstanding Member Award and Graduate Achievement Award in Performance at Ohio University, and successes at the Ohio University Concerto Competition and the UK Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition.
