Pianist Cindy Jihyun Lee combines her performance experiences as a pianist with her strong academic background of music into her teachings. She was hailed by critics as "remarkable pianist" in a Korean Music Magazine, Audience. Dr. Paul Kim, who is a well known pianist as the lead disciple of Messian mentioned her in his recommendation as a "very talented, disciplined, ambitious, warmly social and collaborative pianist."
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Piano / Theory / Composition
Pianist, Art Director, Educator, Music Columnist
Bushell Scholarship Competition Chairperson
Board Member, Las Vegas Music Teachers Association
Pianist Cindy Lee
Cindy Lee won the Korean News Daily Competition at the age of nine, and the second place in the Royal Sound of Music International Competition. 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 Nevada Las Vegas, and Kyungwon University, and as a Chief Pianist at Seoul Grand Opera Company and Seoul Grand Choir.
Born in Seoul, Korea, Cindy Lee went through some of the most prestigious music education programs in South Korea, attending Sunhwa Arts School and Sunhwa Arts High School as a piano and music composition major and then Yonsei University as a composition major. She received her Master’s degree in Accompanying Piano from Manhattan School of Music, where she received merit-based scholarship and Dean's Award. Her primary teachers include John Forconi, Chair of Collaborative Piano program at Manhattan School of Music and Dr. Paul Kim, professor at the Long Island University and known as an expert of the French composer Olivier Messiaen.
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.
In 2023, Cindy Lee was inducted into The Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame, receiving recognition for her outstanding ability to inspire young pianists to achieve their musical dreams. She has also received the Outstanding Teacher Award from many organizations and international competitions such as Pulsar Music, Piano League, Bach International Music Competition, International Young Artist Music Competition, Faure International Music Competition, AADGT International Young Musicians Competition, and Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition to name a few. She was selected as the Teacher of the Month in the Charleston Music International Competition three times.
Cindy has many students under tutelage, winning many domestic and international music competitions. Cindy currently serves as the Director of Piano Studies at Nevada School of the Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada and the Director of Gifted Young Artist Program. She is also actively involved in various music festivals and competitions around the state as a teacher and judge. Cindy is a jury member of several international music competitions such as International Bach Competition, Universal Stars Competition, Golden Prestige International Music Competition, and Charleston International Music Competition to name a few. She is also on the judging board of The National Piano Guild.
She is the Founder and Artistic Director of the concert series “Music of Women Composers” and “Celebration of American Composers.” She works with local theaters and performing arts centers to create various concert series throughout the year. She also performs Lee Sisters’ duo piano concert series.
Cindy Lee currently serves as the State Piano Chair of Nevada Music Teachers Association (NMTA), and a Co-Chair of MTNA Competition. She also serves as the Chairperson of the Roger Bushell Scholarship Competition, the Chairperson of LVMTA Teacher Recital, and Co-Chair of LVMTA Sonata & Sonatina Festival. She is a board member of Las Vegas Music Teachers Association (LVMTA) and Nevada Music Teachers Association (NMTA), She served as a Vice President of LVMTA and a Co-Chairperson of the Silver State Competition.
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