Praised by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a pianist whose playing is “warmly charismatic”, pianist Hanchien Lee is recognized for her eloquent and virtuosic performances as a soloist and chamber musician. Since her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age sixteen, Ms. Lee has performed throughout the US, in Europe and across Asia in such prestigious venues as Steinway Hall in New York, Academy of Music, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Phillips Collection in Washington DC, IMS Prussia Cove, and the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. She has appeared as a soloist with the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra,
American Youth Orchestra,Plainfield Symphony, Mansfield Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Perugia and Poland’s Capella Cracovienses Chamber Orchestra.
Interested and dedicated in advancing contemporary music, Ms. Lee often premieres works by contemporary composers. An active recording artist, she took part in recording for composer Chia-Yu Hsu under the Naxos label. Her recording of Sarasate’s violin works with award winning violinist Yu-Chien Benny Tsung was awarded “Best interpretation” by 2015 Chun-Yi Golden Music Award in Taiwan.
Ms. Lee is a graduate of Curtis Institute of Music where she studies with Eleanore Sokoloff and Claude Frank, she continued her studies at Yale University with Claude Frank, earning both a Master of Music degree and an Artist Diploma. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts from Peabody Conservatory of John Hopkins University where she worked with Boris Slutsky. She resides in Philadelphia with her husband and two daughters, she also teaches at University of Pennsylvania
