Jinsang Lee is a South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n classical pianist.

Born in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Lee began his education at Korea National University of Arts

Korea National University of Arts

Korea National University of Arts is a national university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea National University of Arts was established in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea as the only national university of arts with an aim to serve as a leading institution which cultivates...

, where he attended the classes of Professor Daejin Kim

Daejin Kim

Daejin Kim is a South Korean pianist, an alumnus of The Juilliard School, the first prize winner of the Cleveland Competition, and currently a professor of piano at the Korea National University of Arts and the music director of the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra.-Biography:Kim has emerged as one of...

. He graduated in 2003. Subsequently he journeyed to Europe to pursue further studies: from 2003 to 2006 at the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg as a pupil of Professors Wolfgang Manz and Julia Goldstein, and at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln and under guidance of Professor Pavel Gililov.

Lee won first prizes at the International Piano Competition Cologne in 2005 and at the Hong Kong International Piano Competition

Hong Kong International Piano Competition

The Hong Kong International Piano Competition was first held in 2005. It is organized by the Chopin Society of Hong Kong, its Honorary President, Vladimir Ashkenazy, serving as the jury's chairman.-Palmares:...

 in August 2008. In Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

 he not only walked off with the winner's prize at the Concours Géza Anda

Concours Géza Anda

The Concours Géza Anda is a triennial international piano competition that takes place every three years in Zürich, Switzerland. It was founded in memory of the late Hungarian pianist Géza Anda by his widow Hortense Anda-Bührle. The purpose of the competition is to discover and promote young...

 2009, but the Audience Prize as well, in addition to winning the Mozart Prize and the Schumann Prize for the best interpretation of his work.

Jinsang Lee has performed concerts with renowned conductors, such as Vladimir Ashkenazy

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy is a Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist. Since 1972 he has been a citizen of Iceland, his wife Þórunn's country of birth. Since 1978, because of his many obligations in Europe, he and his family have resided in Meggen, near Lucerne in Switzerland...

, Christopher Warren-Green

Christopher Warren-Green

Christopher Warren-Green is a British violinist and conductor. He attended Westminster City Grammar School and the Royal Academy of Music....

, Peter Gülke, Heinz Holliger

Heinz Holliger

Heinz Holliger Heinz Holliger Heinz Holliger (born 21 May 1939 is a Swiss oboist, composer and conductor.-Biography:He was born in Langenthal, Switzerland, and began his musical education at the conservatories of Bern and Basel. He studied composition with Sándor Veress and Pierre Boulez...

, Eivind Gullberg-Jensen, Michail Jurowski, Roman Kofman, Ola Rudner and Muhai Tang

Muhai Tang

Muhai Tang is a Chinese conductor. He is the youngest son of celebrated Chinese film director Tang Xiaodan and brother of painter and poet Tang Muli....

. He has performed with famous orchestras, e.g. the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

The Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra is a German orchestra based in Nuremberg.- History :The orchestra began in 1946 as the Franconia State Orchestra...

, the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich

Tonhalle Orchester Zurich

Tonhalle Orchester Zürich is a symphony orchestra founded in 1868 in Zürich Switzerland, where it established its residence in the neue Tonhalle in 1895....

, the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne

The WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne is a German orchestra based in Cologne. The orchestra was founded in 1947 by Allied occupation authorities after World War II, as the orchestra of Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunk . The orchestra later acquired the names of the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra and...

 and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra

Vienna Chamber Orchestra

The Vienna Chamber Orchestra is an Austrian chamber orchestra based at the Vienna Konzerthaus....

. His concert activity has taken him to various countries, including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, England, France, Italy, Russia, as well as North and South America and Asia. He presents at the several festivals, such as Busoni Festival (Italy), International Chamber Music Festival of Cervo

International Chamber Music Festival of Cervo

The first International Chamber Music Festival of Cervo was inaugurated in 1964, the brainchild of the renowned Hungarian violinist Sandor Vegh. It is held every summer in the picturesque church square...

 (Italy), Lucerne Festival

Lucerne Festival

- History :The festival was founded in 1938 with a series of concerts in the gardens of Wagner's villa conducted by Arturo Toscanini, who had formed an orchestra with members of different orchestras and soloists for the concert...

 (Switzerland), Menuhin Festival (Switzerland), Montreux Festival

Montreux Festival

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 (Switzerland), Piano Festival Ruhr (Germany) his impressive, profound music world. Numerous invitations led him on the international concert stage, e.g. Konzerthaus Berlin

Konzerthaus Berlin

The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of Berlin housing the German orchestra Konzerthausorchester Berlin...

, Louvre Museum, Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, Meistersingerhalle Nuremberg, Tonhalle Zurich and Konzerthaus Vienna.