Lee Kum-Sing
Lee Kum-Sing is a Canadian classical pianist and piano pedagogue originally from Sumatra.Biography
Lee Kum-Sing studied with Gerhard Puchelt and Hans Richter-Haaser in Berlin and with Julius Katchen and Magda Tagliaferro in Paris. He debuted in New York’s Carnegie Hall in 1963 and in London’s Wigmore Hall in 1969 and has since received international recognition. Since 1985 he has been visiting professor to the Beijing Conservatory of Music. Many of his students have been prize winners in major national and international competitions and are now actively concertizing and recording. For decades Professor Lee has been conducting master classes and has been on the faculty at international summer schools and festivals in the Netherlands, Poland, France, Belgium, Italy, Japan, China, U.S.A. and Canada.
Lee sits on the jury of many international competitions including Chopin, Queen Elizabeth, China, Rachmaninov, Gina Bachauer and Dublin.
