Nurry Lee Explained

Nurry Lee
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Native Name:이누리
Native Name Lang:kor
Birth Name:Nurry Lee
Birth Date:18 December 1995
Genre:Classical
Occupation:International concert pianist
Instrument:Piano
Current Member Of:Trio Rouge
Website:Official Website:

Nurry Lee (born 18 December 1995) is a South Korean-British concert pianist. Nurry Lee has performed in Europe, America, Africa and Asia. She made her debut performance at Carnegie Hall in 2023.

Early life and education

Nurry was born in Reading and began learning to play the piano aged six, giving her first concert three years later. After being awarded a scholarship, she studied at Wells Cathedral School, then attended the Royal College of Music in London where she was awarded the Milstein Award. She then studied at the Korea National University of Arts in Seoul, as well as completing her Artistic Diploma at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester[1] [2] where she won first prize at the RNCM Chopin competition.[3] She has been described as a "wonderful pianist" by Grammy-winning pianist Emanuel Ax.

Career

After graduation, Nurry Lee has performed as a soloist and as part of an ensemble. She has performed at Bath Guildhall (her August 2023 debut performance raised money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association[4]), Bath Abbey, Bath Pump Rooms and Bristol's Colston Hall, and has played for the Countess of Wessex.[5] She is a founding member of Trio Rouge which performed live on BBC Radio 3’s early evening programme, In Tune, with presenter Sean Rafferty.[6]

Nurry made her debut performance in Seoul in a sold-out candlelight concert,[7] and her international performances include playing with the Dohnanyi Symphony Orchestra. She won first prize at the Piano House International Piano Competition 2023, and made her debut performance at Carnegie Hall in November 2023[8] where she performed her award winning piece, plus pieces from Franz Liszt and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Mikhail Pletnev's Nutcracker Suite. In July 2024, Nurry was accepted as a member of the Kawai artists, representing the Kawai brand.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-10-06 . International Concert Pianist, Nurry Lee, heads to New York . 2024-01-04 . The Midsomer Norton & Radstock Journal.
  2. Web site: Nurry Lee . 2024-01-04 . Passions for our tortured planet . en-US.
  3. Web site: Bath . The Piano Shop . 2021-04-28 . A Winning Personality . 2024-01-04 . The Piano Shop Bath . en-GB.
  4. News: 2023-08-20 . Somerset Pianist Nurry Lee organises Bath concert for MND . 2024-01-04 . BBC News . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Wellensian Association . 2024-01-05 . wellensianassociation.alumni-online.com.
  6. Web site: BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, David Arnold, Trio Rouge . 2024-01-05 . BBC . en-GB.
  7. Web site: 2022-10-30 . 피아니스트 이누리 "'K클래식' 인기, 유럽에서 피부로 직접 느꼈죠" . 2024-01-04 . . ko.
  8. Web site: Blakeney . Isabelle . 2023-11-01 . Nurry Lee: Going Solo . 2024-01-05 . The Bath Magazine . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Classical Artists . 31 July 2024 . Kawai.
  10. Web site: Gregynog Young Musicians Competition Report 2015.
  11. Web site: Linham . Laura . 2023-10-04 . Wells-trained pianist Nurry Lee set to dazzle at Carnegie Hall . 2024-01-05 . Wells Nub News . en.