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Photo by:
Leo Yu (The BLUE HYDRANT)
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Trey Lee is one of the most compelling young artists of our time who has garnered wide attention for his playing that combines intellectual sophistication with emotional sensitivity. Winner of the 2004 International Antonio Janigro Cello Competition as well as major prize-winner of New York’s Naumburg International Cello Competition, Helsinki’s International Paulo Cello Competition, and the Geneva International Music Competition, Trey has been actively engaged by major festivals, concert halls and orchestras across continents.
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Major Appearances - Trey has been making a sensation around the word in prestigious venues and festivals such as Moscow’s Kremlin, Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Hall, Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional, Helsinki’s Finlandia Hall, Geneva's Batiment des Forces Motrice, Forbidden City Concert Hall Beijing, New York’s Lincoln Center, Marlboro Music Festival, Dubrovnik Festival, Zagreb’s Vatroslav Lisinski. In July 2007, he was invited by the Hong Kong SAR government to perform at its historic 10th Anniversary Turnover to China with the China National Philharmonic under Maestro Yu Long.
His numerous orchestra engagements include the Finnish Radio Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Slovenian Philharmonic, Zagreb Soloists, Zagreb Philharmonic, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Xiamen Philharmonic, Macau Orchestra, Netherland Philharmonic, Neue Westfalen Symphonie Orchestra, Brandenburger State Orchestra, Würzburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra and the Theatre Lubeck, collaborating with maestros Heiko Mathias Förster, Theodor Guschlbauer, Michael Helmhart, Roman Brogli-Sacher, Osmo Vanska, Wang Jin, Zheng Xiaoyin, among others. In his collaboration with maestro Jun Markl at the Royal Concertgebouw Hall, Trey received critical acclaim as The North Holland Daily (Het Noordhollands Dagblad) hailed him "a Star Musician..... As a soloist, Lee is imposing and extremely impressive, who makes use of the entire expressive range of his part and conveys an eloquent continuous dialogue with the music and the orchestra.”
Recordings -
Collaborating with EMI, Trey’s latest album [Schumann, Mendelssohn, Chopin] topped the classical charts and was enthusiastically received by audiences and critics, as exemplified by GRAMOPHONE which declares Trey “a miracle....his musicality and spirit contain a 'melancholic freedom' which brings us back to the past..."”. His debut album with EMI again spent weeks as a bestseller on the classical charts with STRAD hailing him to be “...a versatile cellist with the technical facility to tackle virtuoso repertory nimbly…[while he] plays with a beautifully lyrical tone.” 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”, also released by EMI.
Working with Contemporary Composers - As a versatile musician, Trey has received special recognition for his interpretation of contemporary work. Finland’s Helsingin Sanomat praised him as someone who has ‘got great talent of understanding the language of modern music, it’s gestures and meanings’ in his bold interpretation of the Penderecki Concerto and Lutoslawski Concerto. In his 2005 Hong Kong premiere of renowned composer Bright Sheng’s “Spring Dream” Cello Concerto, Trey received high praise from Bright Sheng and was immediately invited by the composer for more potential cooperation.
Educational Background - Trey’s success in music began at the Juilliard School in the U.S., but he took a five-year break from the cello to study Economics at Harvard University and to work as a management consultant. Since picking up the cello again, he earned a Master’s Degree in Music under cellist Laurence Lesser, and studied under renowned Swedish cellist Frans Helmerson in Europe. After finishing his studies, Trey has been residing in Germany and Holland to pursue his solo career.
Media Appearances - Featured by major television networks including CNN, Finnish Television, China’s National Television CCTV, Asia Pacific Satellite Chinese Networks Sun TV, Phoenix TV, and Time Warner’s Asia satellite network CETV, Trey was also one of eight artists presented in the acclaimed “Outstanding Young Chinese Musicians” documentary series produced by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK).
Trey was awarded by the Asian media conglomerate Sing Tao Media Group “Leader of the Year” presented by renowned maestro Edo de Waart.
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