Pianist Yejin Lee is a soloist, chamber musician, vocal collaborator, and educator based in the Washington, D.C. area. Her performances have been praised for their “coloristic and poetic expressions” and “compelling and thrilling rhythmic senses.” She has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Dr. Lee made her New York City solo recital debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, where she was presented as an invited artist of the Velia International Music Festival. She has appeared as a featured soloist with the Korean Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Chamber Orchestra, and Accord Symphony Orchestra, and is a top prizewinner of numerous national and international piano competitions, including the Dallas, Kingsville, Wideman, Oberlin International, and Korean Chopin Piano Competitions. Her performances have also been broadcast live on WCLV and presented at leading venues including Seoul Arts Center. Her artistic journey has taken her to distinguished festivals and academies including the Mozarteum Academy in Salzburg, Piano Texas International Academy & Festival, and Banff Music Festival, where she worked with renowned artists including Richard Goode, Dmitry Bashkirov, Stephen Hough, John O’Conor, John Perry, and Karl-Heinz Kämmerling.

A passionate collaborative musician, Yejin is a member of Duo Luminare, a piano four-hands ensemble that has been featured by concert series throughout the Washington, D.C. area, including the Epiphany Concert Series and Ingleside Concert Series. The duo is currently developing a multi-season project devoted to the music of Schubert. Her longstanding interest in collaborative music also led her to pursue a double major in Piano Performance and Vocal Accompanying at Oberlin Conservatory.

Dr. Lee received full scholarships throughout her musical studies and graduated with honors from Oberlin Conservatory, where she studied piano with Haewon Song and vocal accompanying with Philip Highfill. She was selected for Oberlin’s highly competitive Honors Program and became only the second recipient in the program’s history to complete the program and receive its distinction. As part of her Honors work, she recorded Schubert’s complete Impromptus and three Schubert–Liszt song transcriptions under the sponsorship of the Conservatory; the recording is preserved in the Oberlin Conservatory Library. She subsequently earned both her master’s and doctoral degrees from the Peabody Institute, where she studied piano with Boris Slutsky and served as a graduate assistant in accompanying.

Currently, Dr. Lee serves as a Professorial Lecturer in Music at The George Washington University and a Staff Pianist at Shenandoah University Conservatory. She previously served as a piano faculty of the Washington Conservatory of Music. She has also been invited as faculty for the Oberlin International Amateur Piano Festival, where she has given masterclasses and served on the competition jury. She maintains a private studio in Northern Virginia, and her students have participated in recitals and competitions. Dr. Lee has also served as a judge for several regional competitions including E.R. Davis Piano Competition.

Beyond the traditional concert stage, Yejin is the founder and artistic director of Matinee-M, an intimate house concert series in Northern Virginia known for its carefully curated programs, distinctive ensemble combinations, and unique instrumentations. The series brings together repertoire ranging from beloved works of the classical canon to music by living composers, creating programs that are both familiar and unexpected while fostering a more personal connection between performers and audiences.

Yejin continues to perform as a soloist, chamber musician, and vocal collaborator throughout the Washington, D.C. area and beyond, while remaining deeply engaged in teaching, artistic collaboration, and creating meaningful musical experiences within her community.