Sumi

I can play classical, broadway and argentine tango music. I can also bring Argentine tango trio group (Bandoneon, Piano and guitar which is very rare in bay area.

(You can find my website for more info by searching my full name Sumi Lee, pianist.)

Born in Seoul, Korea, Ms. Lee started learning how to play piano at age of four taught by her mother at first.
Two years later she won her first gold medal at the national piano competition and went on to win the Korea daily newspaper, Dong-A daily newspaper and National music institution competition, which are some of the most prestigious piano competitions in Korea.

When she was in junior high, she had an opportunity to get European-style training when she attended Summer Academy “Mozarteum” in Salzburg, Austria, and studied with Professor Christoph Lieske .
She attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and obtained her Master's degree after studying with Professor Mack McCray and Professor Justin Blasdale. She has also appeared in masterclasses with Professor Jin-Woo Jung, Daniel Pollack, Sharon Mann and Harpsichord Professor Laurette Goldberg. She has studied instrumental and vocal accompanying with Professor Tim Bach at the Conservatory and she also privately studied opera coaching / vocal accompanying with Professor Marcie Stapp, (phone number hidden)7

She has performed many times as a soloist and an accompanist:
Her piano performances were featured in vocal ensemble, chamber music ensemble, solo recitals, piano & guitar duo concert with guitarists Florante Aguilar & Michael Walsh, September 2004.

She also worked as an opera rehearsal and concert accompanist with Golden Gate Opera in 2002 (Carmen), Golden West Opera in (phone number hidden)5 (Madama Butterfly), Eastbay Aria Club in (phone number hidden)9 (Cosi fan tutti, Don Giovanni), Peninsula Teen Opera in 2008, San Francisco Boys Chorus in (phone number hidden)7, San Francisco Girls Chorus in 2007, Mayflower Community Chorus in (phone number hidden)2, San Francis Drake high school Chorus and many professional opera singers.

She also taught music in the Redwood City school district and classical piano at East Bay Center of Performing Art, Northern California Music & Art center, and at Marin Country Day School, Corte Madera, CA during (phone number hidden)9.

Many of her students have made the honor rolls on Certificate of Merit, statewide evaluation in California, and many of her advanced level students were chosen to play for MTAC- SF branch festival concert every year (phone number hidden)7.

Summer of 2016, her love of Piazzolla music lead her to discover the beauty, passion and complexity of Argentine tango music and she is currently pursuing to be a professional tango musician and studying with top tango piano teachers in Buenos Aires, Argentina such as Nicolás Ledesma, Pablo Estigarribia, and many more. April of 2017, she got accepted to the prestigious tango orchestra school, " La Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce" as a pianist for the 14th orchestra and being taught by living legends and world-renowned tango musicians such as Víctor Lavallén, Ignacio Varchausky, Cristian Asato, Ramiro Boero, Guillermo Rubino, Patricio Cotella and many guest faculty. She hopes to play, write and produce her own contemporary tango music in the future.

Her other interests include education, technology, women and children's welfare, psychology, art, travel, language, food, wine, etc...
She is currently serving Music Teacher's Association of California (MTAC) , San Francisco as a board of director.

I can bring my own keyboard.