
About
Born in 2009, Jeri Lee is South Korean prodigy and a pre-college student at the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts and Yewon Middle School. She was the youngest semifinalist in history at the 2024 George Enescu International Competition, Cello section. She was also selected at the 2024 Janigro Senior Competition as the youngest finalist.
She is the first prize winner of numerous international competitions, including 2022 YSAYE International Junior Competition, 2022 London Concerto Competition, 2021 Gustav Mahler International Cello Competition, 2021 Ise-Shima International String Competition, 2020 France Music Competition, 2019 David Popper International Cello Competition, etc. She won the third prize at the 2023 Chieti Classica music competition held in Italy which is competed under 35 age category.
She made her debut at Seoul Arts Center with Korean Chamber Orchestra and has since performed in prestigious halls such as Carnegie Halls in New York, and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. She has received the Korean Minister’s Award of Culture through her performances. She has also reached out to online audiences by exploring other music genres; during the COVID-19 pandemic, she was featured in a crossover music video in collaboration with SM Entertainment and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. She also had 7 times of Solo Recitals in Kumho Prodigy Concert and The House Concert, etc.
She has also performed with London City Philharmonic, Kyiv Virtuosi, Seoul Virtuosi, Yewon Chamber Orchestra and Choongchung Philharmonic, Doam Festival Orchestra and Zagreb Philharmonic. She participated in the Asia Pacific Cello Congress held at Suntory Hall in Tokyo and had masterclass from Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi as an opening event. She also performed at 2022 Brussels Cello Festival. and has invited to perform "Taste of K-Classic" at the Korean Cultural Center in Budapest, Hungary.
She entered and graduated Yewon Art Middle School in Korea at the top place and received a scholarship. She received theree-year full scholarship for the first time in history from Seoul Art High School, and will enter the school from 2025.
She has participated in master classes with Julia Lichten, Suren Bagratuni, Eric Kim, Isang Enders, Zlatomir Fung, Ophelie Gaillard, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Kirill Rodin, Youngchang Cho, Santiago Canon-Valencia, Richard Aaron, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt and Frans Helmerson. She has studying with Kangho Lee, Jeongju Choi, James Kim and Jungran Lee.
"A performance that touches the hearts of the audience with a high level of technique and excellent expression delivery"
- Review Magazine