Shuan Hern Lee Explained

Shuan Hern Lee (; born 19 July 2002) is an Australian classical pianist.

Early life

Shuan Hern Lee was born in Perth, Western Australia to parents Yoon Sen Lee and Ivy Chan. Both his parents are also pianists, his father (Yoon Sen Lee) from Singapore^[1] and mother (Ivy Chan) from China.

Shuan started his musical journey when he was just 2 and a half years old.^[2] He was quick to pick up playing piano, and was one of the semi-finalists of Australia's Got Talent in 2010, at the age of 7,^{[3] [4]} and Voice Kids Australia in 2014, where he sang Pie Jesu. When he was 9, he had obtained his Associate Diploma of the Trinity College of London (ATCL) in piano performance then went on to obtain his Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music^[5] and the Licentiate in Music, Australia (LMusA), both with Distinction in piano performance, at the age of 10.^{[6] [7]} When he was 14, he obtained the Fellowship in Music, Australia (FMusA) diploma in piano performance of the AMEB.^[8]

At the age of 16, Shuan began a music degree at the University of Western Australia.^[9]

Career

Lee has performed with many orchestras including: the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, Armenia State Philharmonic Orchestra, Armenia State Chamber Orchestra, Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Imola Chamber Orchestra, Fremantle Symphony Orchestra, Perth Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Perth),^[10] and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra^[11]

Competitions and awards

2012:

1st prize:

• Chopin International Piano Competition (Hartford, Connecticut, US)^[12]

2013:

1st prize:

• Astana Piano Passion, Kazakhstan^[13]
• Sberbank Debut International Piano Competition Ukraine^[14]

2nd prize:

• Horowitz International Piano Competition, Ukraine.

2014:

• AMP Tomorrow's Maker Fund Award Recipient (Youngest)^[15]

2015:

1st prize + Tchaikovsky Prize:

• Young Pianist of the North International Piano Competition in UK^[16]

5th prize

• Youngest finalist at International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in Novosibirsk

2016:

1st prize:

• San Marino International Piano Competition (15 and under)^[17]
• International Piano Competition for Young Musicians in Enschede, The Netherlands (+Audience Prize)^[16]

2017:

1st prize:

• International Junior E-Piano Competition in Minnesota USA(+Best Variations prize)^[18]

2019:

• Winner of Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition in Dallas, Texas^[19]

Albums

Shuan Hern has recorded three CD albums, Musical Adventures 1 (2011) and Musical Adventures 2(2014)and had his latest album in 2019, Grand Prix du Concours International de Piano “Ville de Gagny”, released by Musideco Classical and available on Spotify. Grand Prix du Concours International de Piano “Ville de Gagny”, (Édition 2019 [Live Recording])

Personal life

Shuan is a student of the International Piano Academy In contri Col Maestro of Imola, Italy and is currently studying with Yoon Sen Lee and Ingrid Fliter.^[20]

His hobbies are playing table tennis and nerf guns, and he also loves writing poetry and studying philosophy.^[21]

His favourite composers are Johann Sebastian Bach and Chopin.^[22]

External links

• Official website: shuanhernlee.net

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yoon Sen Lee. 2021-07-18. WA Music Teachers Association. en-gb.
2. Web site: Solo Piano Recital by Shuan Hern Lee. 2021-07-18. www.weekendnotes.com.
3. Web site: 2016-02-01. Shuan Hern Lee "Flight of the Bumblebee" Child Piano Prodigy on Australia's Got Talent 2010. 2021-07-18. solopiano.tv. en-US.
4. Web site: 2019-06-15. 16y.o UWA student wins international piano comp. 2021-07-18. ABC Radio. en-AU.
5. Web site: Shuan Hern LEE - BIO. 2021-07-18. www.piano-e-competition.com.
6. Web site: FMusA's Youngest Awardee : Archive Page : The University of Western Australia. 2021-07-18. www.news.uwa.edu.au.
7. Web site: Shuan Hern Lee. 2021-07-18. Recitals Australia. en-AU.
8. Web site: UWA music prodigy named best in the world : Archive Page : The University of Western Australia. 2021-07-18. www.news.uwa.edu.au.
9. Web site: 2019-02-03. Shuan Hern Lee, 16: "Don’t change for other people’s tastes" CutCommon. 2021-07-18. en-US.
10. Web site: Shuan Hern Lee - MetSO Artist. 2021-07-18. The Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra - MetSO Perth metsoperth.org. en-GB.
11. Web site: WASO's Favourites. 2021-07-18. www.waso.com.au. en.
12. Web site: COMPETITION 2012. 2021-07-18. chopincompetition. en.
13. Web site: Aussie ten-year-old wins Kazakhstan piano competition. 2021-07-18. Limelight. en-AU.
14. Web site: Aussie 11-year-old wins Sberbank International Music Competition. 2021-07-18. Limelight. en-AU.
15. Web site: Shuan Hern Lee - 2014 AMP Tomorrow Maker : Archive Page : The University of Western Australia. 2021-07-18. www.news.uwa.edu.au.
16. Web site: Lee, Shuan Hern – Piano Competition. 2021-07-18. pianocompetition.com.
17. Web site: Western Australian 14-year-old pianist wins big in San Marino. 2021-07-18. Limelight. en-AU.
18. Web site: Achievement for Shuan Hern Lee in USA : Archive Page : The University of Western Australia. 2021-07-18. www.news.uwa.edu.au.
19. Web site: Australian Shuan Hern Lee wins Cliburn Competition. 2021-07-18. bachtrack.com. en.
20. Web site: Shuan Hern Lee. 2021-07-18. From the Top.
21. Web site: Dreams. Creative. 2019-06-12. L’allievo Shuan Hern Lee vince il Cliburn Junior Competition 2019. 2021-07-18. Fondazione Accademia Internazionale di Imola. it-IT.
22. Web site: AMEB Celebrating success: Shuan Hern Lee. 2021-07-18. www.ameb.edu.au.