SEHO LEE studied piano (BMus, summa cum laude) at the Chugye University for the Arts and Opera coaching (Artistic Diploma, summa cum laude) at the Korea National University of Arts in Seoul. For his outstanding academic performance, he was awarded full scholarships for both courses and received the President’s Prize and Creativity Awards.
In 2007 he joined the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Keyboard and Collaborative Piano department to study for his Masters in Piano accompaniment (with Distinction) and then completed the repetiteur Postgraduate Diploma in 2009-2010. Both Courses were supported by a full scholarship, piano accompaniment fellowship and Repetiteurship. He has participated in mastercalsses with Malcolm Martineau, Julius Drake, Roger Vignoles, Anna Larsson, Roy Howat, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Dame Felicity Palmer, Mark Silvermann, Thomas Mastroianni, Konstantin Bogino, Jania Aubakirova, John Fisher and Håkan Hagegård among others.
During his time at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland he won numerous competitions including first prize at the 2008 piano accompaniment awards, 2011 Frank-Spedding Lieder Prize, Hester Dickson Prize for Piano Accompaniment, Peter Lindsay Miller Prize for Piano Duo as well as top prizes at the Seoul Youth Competition, Korea and First Prize at Osaka International Competition for Piano Duo, Busan Shinsegi Orchestra Music Competition, Korean Newcomer’s Music Competition, Se-Jong Music festival, Special Prize at Korean Philharmonic Orchestra Competition and so on.
Concerto Performances include Seoul National Symphony Orchestra, Korea Air Force Band, Chugye University for the Arts Orchestra, Busan Sinsegi Orchestra, Electon Ensemble, Jeju Hanla wind Ensemble among others.
He is currently graduated Piano for Dance on the Mmus programme at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Full Scholarship and Fellowship) and worked at Scottish Ballet and RCS Modern Ballet School. He has taken part in the Edinburgh International and Fringe Festivals, Oxford Lieder Festival, British Youth Opera Workshop, Aberdeen International Youth Festival (UK), Seoul Music Creation Festival, The Pan Music Festival, Yae-Eum Music Festival, Eum-Youn Piano Music Summer Festival, Chugye University of the Arts Piano Workshop (Korea), Music Festival at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler and Universität der Künste (Berlin, Germany), Summer Music Festival at Badia di Cava (Italy), North Sea Vocal Academy 2010-12 (Denmark). Also Seho performed at St James’ Palace in London and Neuadd Dora Stoutzker Hall, in the presence of the British Royal Family, representing The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and The Royal Welsh College Music and Drama.
Seho was a finalist of audition for the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House in London this February. He took a temporary accompanist’s role(Coppelia by Delibes) at the Royal Birmingham Ballet and English National Ballet (Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky) 2012.
Seho won 2012 The Delius Prize and performed The Prizewinner Recital in Steinway Hall, London.
Seho is a Master’s student (Steinway Piano Scholarship) and Junior Fellow Pianist at Royal Welsh College Music and Drama.
Education
2012-Present MA Repetiteurship (Full Scholarship and Junior Fellowship include Steinway Piano Scholarship)
Royal Welsh College Music and Drama
2010-2012 Master of Music (Pianist for Dance; Full Scholarship and Fellowship at Scottish Ballet)
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Formerly RSAMD), Glasgow, UK
2009–2010 Postgraduate Diploma (Opera Répétiteur; Full Scholarship and
Répétiteurship at Alexander Gibson Opera School)
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, UK
2007−2008 Master of Music (Piano Accompaniment; with Distinction, Full
Scholarship and Piano accompanist Fellowship)
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, UK
2006 –2009 Artistic Diploma (Opera Coach; Summa cum laude, Full Scholarship) Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea
1998 − 2000 Military Service as a Pianist in Korea Air Force Band
1996 − 2003 Bachelor of Music (Piano; Summa cum laude, Full Scholarship)
Chugye University for the Arts, Seoul, Korea
Prizes
2012 Delius Prize, UK
2011 Peter Linsay Miller Prize for Piano Duo at the RCS, UK
Frank Spedding Lieder Prize for Voice and Piano at the RCS, UK
Hester Dickson Prize for best accompanist at the RCS, UK
2008 The Piano Accompaniment Awards at the RSAMD, UK
2005 1st Prize at Osaka International Competition (piano duo), Japan
2003 The President’s Prize and Creativity Award at Chugye University for the Arts, Korea
2002 1st Prize at Shinsegi Orchestra Music Competition, Busan, Korea
2001 2nd Prize (without the 1st Prize) at Alberta Conservatory Competition, Canada
1st Prize at World Academy Music Competition, Korea
1st Prize at Se-Jong Music Festival, Korea
1st Prize at Korean Newcomers’ Music Competition, Korea
2nd Prize at Dong-a Music Journal Competition, Korea
1999 Special Prize at Korean Philharmonic Orchestra Competition, Korea
1998 1st Prize for Piano at Seoul Youth Competition, Korea
Selected List of Recitals, Ballet pianist and Répétiteur Works
March 2013 The Delius Prize(2012) Winners’ Recital
2012-2013 Lunchtime Light Concert , RWCMD, UK
August 2012 Aberdeen International Festival-Opera performance and Masterclass
July 2012 Accompanist, 2012 North Sea Vocal Academy, Denmark
September 2010-2012 Fellow Ballet Pianist at Scottish Ballet and RCS, UK
February 2012 Ballet pianist (2 weeks), Birmingham Royal Ballet, UK
January 2012 Young Artists in Residence Recital, RCS, UK
November 2011 L’energia Dell’Italia Concert (Solti Te Kanawa), Rome, Italy
October 2011 Keyboard Showcase Concert, RCS, UK
Oxford Lieder Festival Concert, Holywell Music Room, Oxford, UK
August 2011 Accompanist, British Youth Opera Workshop, London, UK
July 2011 and 2010 Accompanist, North Sea Vocal Academy, Denmark
June 2011 Lieder recital with Helen Lawson, Wagner Society, Edinburgh, UK
Recital – RSAMD Prize Winners Concert, UK
Piano Festival-Dance and Piano (Association with MIFCO), RCS, UK
May 2011 Ballet Pianist (1 week), Birmingham Royal Ballet, UK
Masterclass
Malcolm Martineau; Roger Vignoles; Julius Drake; Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; Dame Felicity Palmer; Michael Pollock; Simon Rapper; Roy Howat; Mark Silvermann; Christopher Pregardien; Audrey Hyland; Thomas Mastroianni; Jania Aubakirova; Anna Larsson; Håkan Hagegård; Michael Gees; Jane Eaglen, John Fisher and Konstantin Bogino
Festival Work
Edinburgh International and Fringe Festivals, Oxford Lieder Festival, Aberdeen International Youth Festival (UK), Seoul Music Creation Festival, The Pan Music Festival, Yae-Eum Music Festival, Eum-Youn Piano Music Summer Festival, Chugye University of the Arts Piano Workshop (Korea), Music Festival at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler and Universität der Künste (Berlin, Germany), Summer Music Festival at Badia di Cava (Italy)
Accompanist Work
Bundang-Gu Mothers’ Choir (2006-09); Music Group Demuse (2008-09); Seoul Giuseppe Hall (2008-09); Voice Classes at Seoul National University; Chugye University of the Arts; Kookmin University and Sunhwa Arts High School (2008-09); Music Project Group Able (2008-09); Choir Academy of Se-Jong Art Centre (2008-09); Bucheon Men’s Choir (2004−07); Mapo-gu Women’s Choir (2003-07); University Church of Myung-Ji University (2006-07)
Orchestral Work
Chugye University for the Arts Orchestra, Busan Sinsegi Orchestra, Korea Air Force Band, Korean
National Symphony Orchestra
In 2007 he joined the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Keyboard and Collaborative Piano department to study for his Masters in Piano accompaniment (with Distinction) and then completed the repetiteur Postgraduate Diploma in 2009-2010. Both Courses were supported by a full scholarship, piano accompaniment fellowship and Repetiteurship. He has participated in mastercalsses with Malcolm Martineau, Julius Drake, Roger Vignoles, Anna Larsson, Roy Howat, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Dame Felicity Palmer, Mark Silvermann, Thomas Mastroianni, Konstantin Bogino, Jania Aubakirova, John Fisher and Håkan Hagegård among others.
During his time at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland he won numerous competitions including first prize at the 2008 piano accompaniment awards, 2011 Frank-Spedding Lieder Prize, Hester Dickson Prize for Piano Accompaniment, Peter Lindsay Miller Prize for Piano Duo as well as top prizes at the Seoul Youth Competition, Korea and First Prize at Osaka International Competition for Piano Duo, Busan Shinsegi Orchestra Music Competition, Korean Newcomer’s Music Competition, Se-Jong Music festival, Special Prize at Korean Philharmonic Orchestra Competition and so on.
Concerto Performances include Seoul National Symphony Orchestra, Korea Air Force Band, Chugye University for the Arts Orchestra, Busan Sinsegi Orchestra, Electon Ensemble, Jeju Hanla wind Ensemble among others.
He is currently graduated Piano for Dance on the Mmus programme at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Full Scholarship and Fellowship) and worked at Scottish Ballet and RCS Modern Ballet School. He has taken part in the Edinburgh International and Fringe Festivals, Oxford Lieder Festival, British Youth Opera Workshop, Aberdeen International Youth Festival (UK), Seoul Music Creation Festival, The Pan Music Festival, Yae-Eum Music Festival, Eum-Youn Piano Music Summer Festival, Chugye University of the Arts Piano Workshop (Korea), Music Festival at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler and Universität der Künste (Berlin, Germany), Summer Music Festival at Badia di Cava (Italy), North Sea Vocal Academy 2010-12 (Denmark). Also Seho performed at St James’ Palace in London and Neuadd Dora Stoutzker Hall, in the presence of the British Royal Family, representing The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and The Royal Welsh College Music and Drama.
Seho was a finalist of audition for the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House in London this February. He took a temporary accompanist’s role(Coppelia by Delibes) at the Royal Birmingham Ballet and English National Ballet (Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky) 2012.
Seho won 2012 The Delius Prize and performed The Prizewinner Recital in Steinway Hall, London.
Seho is a Master’s student (Steinway Piano Scholarship) and Junior Fellow Pianist at Royal Welsh College Music and Drama.
Education
2012-Present MA Repetiteurship (Full Scholarship and Junior Fellowship include Steinway Piano Scholarship)
Royal Welsh College Music and Drama
2010-2012 Master of Music (Pianist for Dance; Full Scholarship and Fellowship at Scottish Ballet)
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Formerly RSAMD), Glasgow, UK
2009–2010 Postgraduate Diploma (Opera Répétiteur; Full Scholarship and
Répétiteurship at Alexander Gibson Opera School)
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, UK
2007−2008 Master of Music (Piano Accompaniment; with Distinction, Full
Scholarship and Piano accompanist Fellowship)
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, UK
2006 –2009 Artistic Diploma (Opera Coach; Summa cum laude, Full Scholarship) Korea National University of Arts, Seoul, Korea
1998 − 2000 Military Service as a Pianist in Korea Air Force Band
1996 − 2003 Bachelor of Music (Piano; Summa cum laude, Full Scholarship)
Chugye University for the Arts, Seoul, Korea
Prizes
2012 Delius Prize, UK
2011 Peter Linsay Miller Prize for Piano Duo at the RCS, UK
Frank Spedding Lieder Prize for Voice and Piano at the RCS, UK
Hester Dickson Prize for best accompanist at the RCS, UK
2008 The Piano Accompaniment Awards at the RSAMD, UK
2005 1st Prize at Osaka International Competition (piano duo), Japan
2003 The President’s Prize and Creativity Award at Chugye University for the Arts, Korea
2002 1st Prize at Shinsegi Orchestra Music Competition, Busan, Korea
2001 2nd Prize (without the 1st Prize) at Alberta Conservatory Competition, Canada
1st Prize at World Academy Music Competition, Korea
1st Prize at Se-Jong Music Festival, Korea
1st Prize at Korean Newcomers’ Music Competition, Korea
2nd Prize at Dong-a Music Journal Competition, Korea
1999 Special Prize at Korean Philharmonic Orchestra Competition, Korea
1998 1st Prize for Piano at Seoul Youth Competition, Korea
Selected List of Recitals, Ballet pianist and Répétiteur Works
March 2013 The Delius Prize(2012) Winners’ Recital
2012-2013 Lunchtime Light Concert , RWCMD, UK
August 2012 Aberdeen International Festival-Opera performance and Masterclass
July 2012 Accompanist, 2012 North Sea Vocal Academy, Denmark
September 2010-2012 Fellow Ballet Pianist at Scottish Ballet and RCS, UK
February 2012 Ballet pianist (2 weeks), Birmingham Royal Ballet, UK
January 2012 Young Artists in Residence Recital, RCS, UK
November 2011 L’energia Dell’Italia Concert (Solti Te Kanawa), Rome, Italy
October 2011 Keyboard Showcase Concert, RCS, UK
Oxford Lieder Festival Concert, Holywell Music Room, Oxford, UK
August 2011 Accompanist, British Youth Opera Workshop, London, UK
July 2011 and 2010 Accompanist, North Sea Vocal Academy, Denmark
June 2011 Lieder recital with Helen Lawson, Wagner Society, Edinburgh, UK
Recital – RSAMD Prize Winners Concert, UK
Piano Festival-Dance and Piano (Association with MIFCO), RCS, UK
May 2011 Ballet Pianist (1 week), Birmingham Royal Ballet, UK
Masterclass
Malcolm Martineau; Roger Vignoles; Julius Drake; Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; Dame Felicity Palmer; Michael Pollock; Simon Rapper; Roy Howat; Mark Silvermann; Christopher Pregardien; Audrey Hyland; Thomas Mastroianni; Jania Aubakirova; Anna Larsson; Håkan Hagegård; Michael Gees; Jane Eaglen, John Fisher and Konstantin Bogino
Festival Work
Edinburgh International and Fringe Festivals, Oxford Lieder Festival, Aberdeen International Youth Festival (UK), Seoul Music Creation Festival, The Pan Music Festival, Yae-Eum Music Festival, Eum-Youn Piano Music Summer Festival, Chugye University of the Arts Piano Workshop (Korea), Music Festival at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler and Universität der Künste (Berlin, Germany), Summer Music Festival at Badia di Cava (Italy)
Accompanist Work
Bundang-Gu Mothers’ Choir (2006-09); Music Group Demuse (2008-09); Seoul Giuseppe Hall (2008-09); Voice Classes at Seoul National University; Chugye University of the Arts; Kookmin University and Sunhwa Arts High School (2008-09); Music Project Group Able (2008-09); Choir Academy of Se-Jong Art Centre (2008-09); Bucheon Men’s Choir (2004−07); Mapo-gu Women’s Choir (2003-07); University Church of Myung-Ji University (2006-07)
Orchestral Work
Chugye University for the Arts Orchestra, Busan Sinsegi Orchestra, Korea Air Force Band, Korean
National Symphony Orchestra