Since winning First Prize at the 2004 International Antonio Janigro Cello Competition, cellist Trey Lee has been celebrated across multiple continents. Hailed "a Miracle" by GRAMOPHONE and "a Master of subtle transition" by The STRAD, Trey enthralls audiences with his virtuoso playing that combines intellectual sophistication with emotional depth and sensitivity. His orchestral debut at Carnegie Hall won him a standing ovation with critic Anthony Tommasini from the NEW YORK TIMES declaring him "the excellent cellist… with enveloping richness and lyrical sensitivity." In his collaboration with the Netherlands Philharmonic at the Royal Concertgebouw Hall, Trey again received a standing ovation with the critics praising him a 'Star Musician."

In 2010, Trey was a special guest at a concert initiated by United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon at the United Nations General Assembly Hall, alongside maestros Tan Dun, Lu Jia, and coloratura soprano Sumi Jo. In 2011, Trey was invited to appear at Phoenix Television’s global live broadcast concert with the China Symphony Orchestra. For the upcoming, Trey’s invitation highlights include re-engagements with the Munich Chamber Orchestra, Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra for the world premiere of ‘Dream of the Red Chamber Suites’ (Chinese Orchestra version), debut with the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn at the Beethoven Hall and its six-city tour to China, and the Oulu Symphony Orchestra, amongst others.

Trey collaborates with esteemed composers and conductors such as Bright Sheng, Osmo Vanska, Jun Markl, Paul Daniel, Alexander Liebreich, and numerous orchestras, including the Munich Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonics of Netherlands, Slovenia, Zagreb, Hong Kong, China, Symphony Orchestras of the Romanian Radio and Israel, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Avanti!, Zagreb Soloists, and Northern Sinfornia.

Collaborating with EMI, Trey has released several albums which topped the classical charts and was enthusiastically received by audiences and critics alike. In addition, Trey can be heard as featured soloist on the original sound track recording for the German-Taiwan-Hong Kong co-produced film “The Drummer,” which was in competition at the Sundance Festival, also released by EMI.

Trey has a special affinity for performing contemporary music, with Finland’s most influential newspaper, the Helsingin Sanomat, declaring him a "great talent for understanding the language of modern music, its gestures and meanings."

As one of the pioneers in promoting chamber music in China, Trey founded the Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival. In addition, he is a regular guest artist at the Kuhmo Festival and will make his debut at Helsinki Light Festival in 2012. Among the artists he collaborates with include, pianists Ingrid Fliter, Peter Yablonsky, violinist Pekka Kuusisto, violist Vladimir Mendelssohn, the Meta4, and the Helsinki Quartet.

Trey has been featured by the FINANCIAL TIMES, CNN, China’s national television CCTV, and Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK)’s acclaimed documentary “Outstanding Young Chinese Musicians.” In 2009, Italy’s foremost newspaper, IL CORRIERE DELLA SERA, heralded Trey as one of China’s four classical music “Golden Boys & Girls."

Born in Hong Kong, Trey attended Juilliard’s Pre-College Division, Harvard University where he received his Bachelor of Economics, and attained a Konzertexamen Diploma from the Cologne Musikhochschule. Throughout his career, Trey has been influenced by cellists Frans Helmerson, Laurence Lesser, Bernard Greenhouse, and Ardyth Alton. During his studies, he was a major prizewinner of New York’s Naumburg and Helsinki’s Paulo International Competitions.

In honor of Trey for his musical achievements, two music scholarships have been established under his name at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, one of the premiere music conservatories in Asia. In addition, Trey was awarded "Leader of the Year" by the Asian media conglomerate Sing Tao Media Group, presented to him by maestro Edo de Waart, and the Elle Style Award for "Musician of the Year."

To help support musical development in his hometown Hong Kong, China, Trey is Artistic Director of Musicus Society, which aims to promote cultural collaboration and music education locally.

Trey currently lives in Berlin pursuing his solo career.