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Dr. Jiyeon Lee, piano
Dr. Jiyeon Lee is a versatile pianist, teacher and performer. She has extensive experience as both a soloist and collaborative pianist in South Korea, the United Kingdom and America. As a soloist, she has received awards in multiple international competitions and appeared in most of the major recital venues in Seoul. In America, she performed in Pittsburgh Concert Society's Major Artists Concert Series, Clinch Valley Concert Series, Outside the Box Festival of New Music, International Piano Week at Cushing Academy and frequently performs solo/duo recitals. She actively performs and presents her research at regional, state, national and international music conferences.
Dr. Lee is consistently in high demand as a collaborative pianist for both individuals and ensembles. While in London, she performed a song recital in celebration of the publication of Fauré Song Book Vol.1 (Peter's Edition) with French music specialist Roy Howat. She has worked as pianist/coach at Music on Site, Inc. in America and repetiteur on several opera productions in Seoul including at Daejeon Opera.
She received her BM (Piano Performance) from Chung-Ang University, and her MM (Collaborative Piano) from Sung-Shin Women's University. She also completed the MA (Piano Accompaniment) at the Royal Academy of Music in London and DMA (Collaborative Piano) at West Virginia University. She was a collaborative piano intern of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) in 2024 and a participant in the Roger Vignoles Mentorship Program for vocal coaches in 2025.
Dr. Lee was on the faculty at Soong-Sil University Conservatory in South Korea, as well as the University of Virginia's College at Wise and East Tennessee State University. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice at Southern Illinois University–Carbondale and adjunct faculty at John A. Logan College. At JALC, she received the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year Award in 2025.