Biography
“Congratulations, Good Job.”
- Jascha Heifetz
on Lee's performance with the LA Philharmonic
“He has ear for pure, born in intonation,
a steady bow arm, fleet left arm,
firm and sonorous tone”
- LA Times
“Splendid violin solos, lovely soloist”
- Pittsburgh Press
Violinist Sungil Lee has received international acclaim as a soloist, concertmaster and chamber musician.
A winner of the Paganini International, Washington International, and Bach International Violin Competitions, as well as the Orange County Young
Musicians Competition, Lee has been featured soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic, Charlotte Symphony, and Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestras, among others.
Lee has served as Concertmaster, Co-Concertmaster and Ass.Concertmaster for the Pittsburgh Symphony (Lorin Maazel), Rochester Philharmonic (David Zinman), Grand Rapids Symphony, and Charlotte
Symphony. He has also appeared as guest concertmaster for NDR in Hamburg, Germany and the St. Louis Symphony, and toured Europe in 2001 with American Sinfonietta under Michael Palmer as Concertmaster.
As a recitalist, Lee has performed at the Carnegie Recital Hall, and has played in the Shadyside
Chamber Series, Carnegie-Mellon Art Institute Chamber Series (Pittsburgh), Society of Chamber Music in Rochester, Pacific Serenades Chamber Music Series (Los Angeles), and Collegium Musicum (Buenos Aires). He has collaborated in chamber music performances with such notable people as Beveridge Webster, Colin Carr, Paul Katz, and the Tokyo String Quartet.
Lee's teachers include Oscar Shumsky, Felix Galimir,
Ljerko Spiller, Eudice Shapiro, George Kast, and Masterclass Performances in Zurich with
Nathan Milstein in 1975 and 1976.
Recordings
J.S. Bach: Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006 (2016)
When Sungil Lee was fifteen years old, he had chance to play the Bach Ciaccona in front of the legendary cellist Gregor Piatigorsky. As he saw the young violinist from Asian culture, playing the European music, he remarked.“This is why Music is a Universal Language, we may look different, but what we feel at the basic level is essentially the same like love, sense of righteousness and jealousy.” And he gave him an advice on practicing. “Always practice with a purpose! Each practice session should have a goal to achieve something” The advice, he still remember with each of his practice.
More than four decades later, it will be exciting and interesting to see how this young boy’s interpretation of Bach has evolved with all his orchestral, chamber music and solo experiences.
Bach's unaccompanied violin sonatas & Partitas is music that is beloved by the public as well as by performers throughout Centuries. Now we want to share the music with you by the artists who has poured his experiences and knowledge into this Great Work.
Contact Seoul Music Center for purchasing details.
Bach Sonata for Solo Violin in g minor, Fuga
Bach Partita for Solo Violin in d minor, Chaconne
Bach Partita for Solo Violin E Major, Preludio
Hollywood Soundtracks
20th Century Fox
Avatar, Robots, X-Men, Garfield: The Movie and more
Warner Bros.
The Matrix, Batman, Tarzan, The Terminator, The Last Samurai, Troy, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I Am Legend,
Meet the Parents, The Polar Express and more
Paramount Pictures
Mission: Impossible, Red Eye, Star Trek, Super 8, Abandon, Transformers, Catch Me If You Can, Eagle Eye and more
Walt Disney
Pirates of the Caribbean, Cinderella, Déjà Vu, John Carter, The Jungle Book, Miracle, Tinker Bell, Up, Chicken Little, Cars and more
Sony Pictures - Columbia Pictures
Peter Pan, Spider-Man, Bad Boys, The Pursuit of Happiness, Karate Kid, The Legend of Zorro, Panic Room and more
Sungil Lee has participated in the original soundtracks of over 500 Hollywood films.
Other films featuring Lee's music include Pink Panther (MGM Studios),
King Kong (Universal Studios), and Sin City (Miramax).
AVATAR
Becoming one of "The People" Becoming one with Neytiri
You don't dream in cryo. ...."
War
TRANSFORMERS
Cybertron
Soccent Attack
Optimus vs. Megatron
Concerts
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Media
C Franck Sonata for Piano & Violin
P. Tchaikovsky Serenade for String Orchestra, Op 48
Eric Shumsky & Sungil Lee with Solpheus Kamarata
Dag Wiren Serenade, Op 11
Eric Shumsky & Sungil Lee with Solpheus Kamarata
Max Bruch Eight Pieces for Trio, Op 83
Eric Shumsky, Sungil Lee & Hyeyoung Yoo
A. Vivaldi Four Seasons “Autumn” and “Winter”
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in e minor, Op 64
S Prokofiev Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No 1 in D Major, Op 19
Ernest Bloch, Baal Shem II Nigun Improvisation and Christ, you are fullness
Fritz Kreisler Recitativo und Scherzo Caprice
Ernest Bloch ‘Nigun’ Improvisation No 2 from 'Baal Shem’
A. Dvorak Romance for Violin and Orchestra in f minor op 11
Bela Bartok Sonata For Solo Violin Sz 117
J S Bach Sonata for Solo Violin in a minor, S 1003 Andante
J S Bach Sonata for Solo Violin in g minor, S.1001 Fugue
J S Bach Partita for Solo Violin in E major, S.1006 Prelude
J S Bach Sonata for Solo Violin in C Major, S.1005 Largo
J S Bach Sonata for Solo Violin in g minor, S.1001 Adagio
Tomaso Antonio Vitali Chaconne in g minor
P. Sarasate Introduction and Tarantele op.43
Jules Massenet Meditation from Thaïs
F. Kreisler Liebesfreud
F. Kreisler Liebesleid
F. Kreisler Prelude and allegro "In the style of Pugnani" for violin and piano
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With Nathan Milstein at his master class in Zurich, Switzerland
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At Fox Studios recording original soundtrack for the film Stark Trek Beyond
Performance with LA Philharmonic and Conductor Varujan Kojian (taught by Jascha Heifetz); Heifetz in the audience
With Ljerko Spiller in Buenos Aires
Performing the full Mendelssohn violin concerto at age 11 with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Conductor Kim Manbok (It was originally planned that Lee would play the first movement only, but the conductor suggested playing the entire concerto after listening to Lee perform; the 11-year-old prodigy successfully performed the piece with only two weeks of preparation.)
After performing with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, with teachers and family
Press
Interview
ArirangTV
The Innerview (Ep.236)
Internationally renowned violinist Lee Sung-il
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Eumagchunchu (2016.11)
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The Strad Korea (2016.11)
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