Hyungi Lee

Hyungi Lee

Percussionist

South Korean Hyungi moved to the Purcell School aged 14, and won the BBC Young Musician 2012 Category final and the Walter Todds Bursary. She travelled to Italy in 2011 to win the Fermo International Marimba Competition. After leaving Purcell with the Feltenstein Leavers Award, the Royal College of Music welcomed her with an ABRSM scholarship. Since then, she came second in the Karl Jenkins Arts Award 2017 and 2018, debuted in Vietnam, was a featured artist in the London Ear Festival, performed concertos and commissioned new works. In 2019 she will be playing at St Martin-in-the-Fields, working with Live Music Now and premiering a concerto.

Watford 07562 971153 hyungi.gina.lee@gmail.com Fee £275 Lunchtime and full fee

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PROGRAMME SUGGESTIONS

1.

Lunchtime recital

Sejourne: Attraction (marimba, vibraphone and backing track) Abe: Dream of the Cherry Blossoms Ignatowicz: Toccata Cangelosi: Meditation No.1

2.

Full recital

Anderson: Charon Lansky: Three Moves Bach: Goldberg variations Psathas: One Study One Summary

3.

Children's concert

Compagnie: Ceci n’est pas une balle? Piazolla (arr. Pius Cheung): Verano Porteno Korean Traditional arr. Hyungi Lee: Arirang Medley

CONCERTOS Blazewicz: Marimba concerto No.2 Sejourne: Concerto for marimba and string orchestra Rodney Bennett: Marimba concerto Koppel: Marimba concerto No.1

EDUCATIONAL WORK Hyungi has led percussion ensemble workshops at St Dunstan’s College, Epsom College and Eton School among others. She works with Live Music Now and teaches privately and at local secondary schools.

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