The Leo Duo Set To Perform At The Jorgensen 12/1

The Lee Duo will perform at Jorgensen on Tuesday, December 1, at 7:30 pm. A concert talk at 6:45 pm will precede the performance by these two talented and celebrated musicians. The program will include Beethoven's Twelve Variations on a Theme from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus for Piano and Cello; Benjamin Britten's Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 65; and Sonata in G minor for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 19 by Rachmaninoff.

Known for his technical perfection, rich coloration, and great lyrical depth, cellist Kangho Lee has been a sought-after soloist and chamber musician since his orchestral debut with the Seoul Philharmonic at age twelve. He has performed with leading orchestras including the Korean Symphony, the Suwon Philharmonic, the Euro-Asia Symphony, Yale Philharmonia, the Round Top Festival Orchestra, the Sofia National Academy Orchestra and the Halle Philharmonic. He has also given solo recitals in major cities across the U.S. and appeared on television and radio.

As the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs' cultural representative, Kangho Lee has given recitals in Paris, Milan, Rome and Lyon, as well as for the United Nations in Geneva. An active chamber musician, he has collaborated with world-renowned individual musicians and with the Cleveland, Vermeer and Orion string quartets, and is also a member of the Kumho Chamber Music Society, the Tonus Piano Trio, and the New England Piano Trio. A highly respected pedagogue and presentor of university master classes, Dr. Lee received his master of music degree from the Yale School of Music and his doctorate from the New England Conservatory. Dr. Lee is currently Associate Professor of Music (cello) and Coordinator of Applied Music at the University of Connecticut, as well as Director of the UConn Cello Festival and Chamber Music Festival.

Pianist MinYoung Lee has performed throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia, both as a soloist and as a collaborative artist, and is a faculty member in UConn's School of Music. She plays with an honest musical intensity, which is contained but not halfhearted, and plays with an uncommon, lovely delicacy and improvisatory fluidity.

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is located at 2132 Hillside Road on the UConn campus in Storrs. Regular tickets are $28 and $30, with some discounts available. For tickets and information, call 860.486.4226, or order online at jorgensen.uconn.edu. Convenient free parking is available across the street in the North Parking Garage.