Department of Music Faculty
Kangho Lee, DMAAssistant Professor of Music (Cello)(860) 486-4749
He has performed in Korea, the United States and Europe with leading orchestras such as the Korean Broadcast Service (KBS) Symphony, Korean Symphony, Seoul Academy Symphony, Suwon Philharmonic, Euro-Asia Symphony, Yale Philharmonia, Haddonfield Symphony, Round Top Festival Orchestra, Sofia National Academy Orchestra and the Halle Philharmonic. In 2001, he was a featured soloist for the New Year’s Eve Gala Concert with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. He has given solo recitals in New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, New Haven and Seoul. In 2004, Lee was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea to be its cultural representative and gave recitals in Paris, Milan, Rome, Lyon and for the United Nations in Geneva. An active chamber musician, Lee has collaborated with world-renowned musicians including Joan Panetti, Ian Swensen, Syoko Aki, Lorand Fenyves, Steven Dann, Eric Rosenblith and also frequently with the members of the St. Louis Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra and the Boston Symphony. In 2001, Lee formed the Tonus Piano Trio with Kowoon Yang, a prizewinner in the Paganini International Violin Competition, and Jonghwa Park, a prizewinner in the Queen Elizabeth Piano Competition. The trio has been performing actively and has toured extensively in Korea. He has performed at the Music Academy of the West, Banff Centre for the Arts, Orford Arts Centre, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival and the International Musical Arts Institute. Lee’s artistry and career as a performer have generated much attention. He has appeared on television networks in Korea, the United States and South Africa, as well as radio stations WGBH in Boston and Vermont Public Radio. His performances with the KBS Symphony and Suwon Philharmonic and his recent solo recital at Kumho Arts Hall in Seoul were broadcast live on national radio. His interviews have been featured in magazines and journals such as Vogue-Korea, Asiana Airline’s in-flight magazine, Music Journal and Strad Korea. As a highly respected pedagogue, Lee has presented master classes at the University of Texas – Austin, University of Iowa, Philadelphia Biblical University, University of Delaware, University of New Mexico, University of Missouri – Kansas City, University of Ulsan, Summer Music Academy in Muju and Kyong-Hee University in Korea. He received his bachelor of arts degree in economics from Swarthmore College, master of music degree from the Yale School of Music and doctor of musical arts degree from New England Conservatory. Prior to his appointment at the University of Connecticut, Lee was associate professor of cello and theory at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he taught from 1998 to 2005. |
Cellist Kangho Lee has been a sought-after soloist and chamber musician worldwide since his orchestral debut with the Seoul Philharmonic at the age of twelve.