SAEBOM LEE – SOUTH KOREA (28)

Saebeom Lee is a 28-year old Korean virtuoso pianist. His successes in competitions include the Grand Prize in The Korean Liszt Competition (2013), and first prize in the Seoul Arts High School Competition (2013). He also won the first prize in the Sungjung National Competition (2013), first prize in the CBS Competition (2012), and second prize in the Korean Chopin Competition (2010). He was named a semifinalist at 8th Sendai International Competition in Japan and the Tbilisi International Competition in Georgia in 2022. To date, he has been invited to perform in numerous important international competitions, such as ARD, Long Thibaud, Busoni, Seoul, and the Sendai competition.  

Saebeom performs regularly around the world. He had performed on stages such as the Philharmonie in Berlin, Hitachi System Hall in Sendai, Japan, Franz Liszt Museum in Budapest, Musikhuest in Aarhus, Denmark, Salle Cortot in Paris, Casa da Música in Porto, V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire Grand Hall in Georgia, and Stevenson Hall in Glasgow, Scotland.  

He graduated from Yewon Arts Middle School in 2011, Seoul Arts High School in 2014, and studied with Ian Yungwook Yoo at Yonsei University. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees under Professor Björn Lehmann at the Universität der Künste Berlin. Currently, he is studying for the post-graduate Konzertexamen Degree at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock with Professor Matthias Kirschnereit.