Sofia Lee - Profile
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1980 - at the age of 5 entered a music school;

1981 - at the age of 6 won a competition of young pianists, held by the famous Korean newspaper «Hangug Ilbo» in Pusan;

1983 - won a competition held by the «Hangug Ilbo» publishing agency; became a prize winner, was awarded a bonus and the title of laureate and the title «Best Student of the City» (Pusan, Korea);

1986 - won a competition held by the music journal «Mounthly Music» in Pusan;

1987 - got 3rd place and became the laureate of the 17th National Piano Competition in Seoul, held by the famous South-Korean producer of pianos and grand pianos «Samick»;

1990 - won the competition of laureates - 1st place, prize winners of regional contests in Seoul;

1991 - entered a specialized music school «Pusan Yesul Cotynhakkyo»

1994 - 96 - studied at Dong-A University in Pusan (the faculty of instrumental music, piano department). During the course she received a scholarship as the best student of the university;

1996 - was a soloist at one of the concerts, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Dong-A University in Pusan;

1996 - participated in Summer School organized by the Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov; master classes with Prof. Murina;

1997 - entered the piano faculty of the Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, the class of professor V.O. Shakin;

2000 -performed together with one of the leading professors of New England Conservatory in Boston (USA) Simon Young Kim, the student of the one of the greatest violin players of the 20th century Jascha Heifetz;

2001 - gave a solo concert in one of the two biggest concert halls in Pusan;

2001, September - March 2002 studied with Prof. Shakin

2002 ( May-July) - studied with Valeriy Shatzky (Belarus State Academy of Music).

2002 ( August) - studied with 1st prize winner of Chopin International Piano Competition, Prof. Regina Smendzianka in Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland;

2002 - performed in number of concerts in Russia and Republic of Belarus. The latest one was broadcast by the Belorussian TV and favourably commented on in the newspapers;

2002, November - February 2003- studied with Prof. Larisa Smeshko from Novosibirsk State Glinka Conservatory (Russia).

2003 (May) - master classes with Yaroslav Pugach.

2003 (summer) - active participation in organizing of Summer School and master classes with Prof. Vladimir Shakin in Yeungnam University;

2004 ( March, 3) - piano recital in the biggest concert hall in Busan (Busan Munhwa Haegwan)

The event was favourably commented on in the newspapers and by two Korean TV companies like KBS ( Korean Brodcasting System) and MBC.