Seunghyun Lee

Seunghyun Lee is a pianist from Seoul, South Korea. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance at Michigan State University under the guidance of Dr. Derek Polischuk. At MSU, she serves as a graduate assistant in the piano area and collaborates with students from the saxophone, trumpet, violin, cello, and oboe studios.

She has performed at various venues in several countries, including Weill Carnegie Hall in New York, Studzinski Hall in Maine, and the Mozarteum Recital Hall in Salzburg, Austria. Alongside her solo work, Seunghyun is an active chamber musician and dedicated collaborative artist. She also has extensive experience in pedagogy, group piano instruction, and music theory.

Seunghyun received her bachelor’s degree in music from Ewha University and earned her master’s degree from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. In addition to her academic work, she has served as both a school staff pianist and a Suzuki preparatory school pianist, developing broad experience in collaborative performance and pedagogy. She also participated as a mentor for the MSU College of Music’s Celebrating the Spectrum Festival in 2025, supporting and working closely with students on the autism spectrum.