Jon Lee

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
    • Master of Engineering in Computer Science 2003
      • Thesis, Interactive control of linked rigid body simulations
    • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science 2002

Principal Teachers

  • Yoshikazu Nagai, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA 2017–present
  • David Deveau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 1999–2003
  • Gary Amano, Utah State University, Logan, UT 1995–1998
  • Donald Walker, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 1994–1995
  • Elaine Bliss, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, WI 1988–1994
  • Barbara Henry, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, WI 1986–1988

Masterclasses

  • Jerome Lowenthal, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival, Maiori, Italy 2022
  • Enrico Elisi, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival, Maiori, Italy 2022
  • Michael Lewin, PianoTexas, Fort Worth, TX 2021
  • Maria Lambros, St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar, Palo Alto, CA 2019
  • Emanuel Krasovsky, PianoTexas, Fort Worth, TX 2018
  • Russell Sherman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 2001
  • Leon Fleisher, Wassermann Festival, Logan, UT 1999
  • André-Michel Schub, Wassermann Festival, Logan, UT 1998

Coaches

  • Boris Slutsky, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival, PianoTexas
  • Ursula Oppens, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival
  • James Giles, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival
  • Enrico Elisi, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival
  • Andrey Ponochevny, PianoTexas
  • Owen Dalby, St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar
  • Pedja Muzijevic, St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar
  • Christopher Costanza, St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar
  • Jon Nakamatsu
  • Paul Hersh
  • Igor Resnianski, PianoTexas
  • Tamás Ungár, PianoTexas
  • Spencer Myer
  • Marcus Thompson, MIT Chamber Music Society

Work Experience

  • Rehearsal concerto pianist, Livermore-Amador Symphony, Livermore, CA 2022
    • Prokofiev Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26
  • John Adams Young Composers Program, composition recitals, Crowden School, Berkeley, CA 2022
  • Engineering Manager, Apple, Cupertino, CA 2011–2022
  • Rehearsal concerto pianist, Nova Vista Symphony, Los Altos, CA 2022
    • Prokofiev Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26
  • Studio piano, private cello studio of Brady Anderson, Pleasanton, CA 2014
  • Rehearsal pianist for production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 2014
  • San Jose State University, composition recital, San Jose, CA 2013
  • San Jose State University, composition showcase, San Jose, CA 2012
  • Senior Software Engineer, EveryScape, Newton, MA 2003–2010
  • Teaching assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 2003
  • Pianist, Nordstrom, Salt Lake City, UT 1996–1998

Festivals

  • Amalfi Coast Piano Festival, Maiori, Italy 2022
  • PianoTexas, Fort Worth, TX 2021
  • St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar, Palo Alto, CA 2019
  • PianoTexas, Fort Worth, TX 2018
  • Indiana University Summer Piano Academy 1994

Competitions

  • Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition, Fort Worth, TX 2022
    • First Prize
  • San Diego International Piano Competition, San Diego, CA 2022
    • First Prize
  • Boston International Piano Competition, Cambridge, MA 2022
    • Second Prize, Audience Prize, Best Baroque Performance
  • Seattle International Piano Competition, Seattle, WA 2019
    • Gold Medal, Audience Favorite, Teachers’ Favorite
  • Washington International Piano Artists Competition (WIPAC), Washington, DC 2019
    • First Prize, Audience Prize, Best Liszt Performance
  • Boston International Piano Competition, Cambridge, MA 2019
    • Third Prize, Audience Prize
  • Kingsville International Young Performers Competition, Kingsville, TX 1997
    • Semi-finalist
  • Junior Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, Salt Lake City, UT 1996
    • Honorable Mention
  • Utah State Fair Piano Competition, Salt Lake City, UT 1996
    • First Prize
  • Utah Music Teachers Association Competition, Salt Lake City, UT 1996
    • First Prize
  • Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition, Champaign-Urbana, IL 1995
    • Finalist

Performances

Solo & Collaborative

  • 2 solo performances, Van Cliburn Recital Hall, Fort Worth, TX October 2022
  • Solo recital, The Drawing Room Annex, San Francisco, CA October 2022
  • Solo recital, Freaney & Friends, Fallbrook Public Library, Fallbrook, CA September 2022
  • Solo performance, Noontime Concerts, Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, CA September 2022
  • Solo performance, Flower Piano, Zellerbach Garden, San Francisco, CA September 2022
  • Solo performance, Embassy of the Slovak Republic, Washington, DC April 2022
  • Solo recital, Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, WA October 2019
  • Solo recital, Corcoran Museum Concert Auditorium, Washington, DC July 2019
  • Solo recital, Phillips Hall, George Washington University, Washington, DC July 2019
  • Solo recital, Groupmuse, Private residence, Palo Alto, CA July 2019
  • 3 solo performances, Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA June 2019
  • 6 solo recitals, Private residences, San Francisco, CA May–June 2019
  • Solo performance and cello duo, Live Music at the Musical Offering Cafe, Berkeley, CA September 2018
  • 3 solo performances, PepsiCo Recital Hall, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas June 2018
  • Solo performance, Berkeley Arts Festival Hall, Berkeley, CA December 2014
  • Cello recital, Lycée Français de San Francisco, San Francisco, CA December 2012
  • Vocal recital with mezzo-soprano, Private residence, Concord, MA November 2010
    • Opera and lieder selections from Rossini, Moore, Mozart, Handel, and Thomas
  • Solo performance, Rockport Music Festival Community Outreach Event, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA October 2010
  • Piano duo with faculty, Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 2001

Chamber

Alden Trio (piano trio)

  • Glenview Classical Series, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Oakland, CA July 2019
  • Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA June 2019
  • Neighborhood Performance Project, Congregation Ner Tamid, San Francisco, CA December 2018
  • Live at the Library Concert Series, Alameda Main Library, Alameda, CA October 2017
    • Joint performance with Adam Shulman Trio
  • Mission Chamber: Ravel and Jalbert, Groupmuse, Private residence, San Francisco, CA October 2017
  • Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio, San Francisco, CA September 2017
  • Neighborhood Performance Project and Jazz in the Neighborhood, Berkeley Hillside Club, Berkeley, CA November 2016
    • Joint performance with Adam Shulman Trio
  • From Maurice Ravel to Bill Evans: The Piano Trio in the 20th Century, Neighborhood Performance Project, Forest Hill Clubhouse, San Francisco, CA August 2016
    • Joint performance with Adam Shulman Trio
  • Embassy Groupmuse, Groupmuse, Private residence, San Francisco, CA August 2016
  • Fillmore St., Groupmuse, Private residence, San Francisco, CA July 2016
  • Neighborhood Performance Project, Forest Hill Clubhouse, San Francisco, CA August 2015
  • Alden Trio performs Brahms and Shostakovich, Groupmuse, Private residence, San Francisco, CA August 2015
  • Trinity Lutheran Church, Pleasanton, CA August 2014
  • Berkeley Arts Festival Hall, Berkeley, CA August 2014
  • Neighborhood Performance Project, Forest Hill Clubhouse, San Francisco, CA August 2014
  • Salle Pianos, San Francisco, CA September 2013

Other chamber performances

  • Piano quartet, The Drawing Room Annex, San Francisco, CA October 2022
  • Piano trio, A Trio Sampler, Groupmuse, Private residences, Oakland and San Francisco, CA September 2022
  • Clarinet trio, Mission Chamber: Beethoven and Brahms Clarinet Trios, Groupmuse, Private residence, San Francisco, CA January 2016
  • San Jose State University Concert Hall, piano trio, composition recital, San Jose, CA February 2013
    • Premiered new works written by composition students for collaborative piano
  • San Jose State University Concert Hall, piano trio, composition showcase, San Jose, CA October 2012
    • Premiered new works written by composition students for collaborative piano
  • Sextet performance with faculty, SHASS 50th Anniversary Concert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 2000

Concerto

  • Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX October 2022
    • Prokofiev Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26, Allegro, ma non troppo
  • Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX June 2021
    • Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58, Andante con moto, Rondo: Vivace
  • Classical Revolution Quartet, Salle Pianos, San Francisco, CA December 2011
    • Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2 in f minor, op. 21
  • Classical Revolution Quintet, Salle Pianos, San Francisco, CA July 2011
    • Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 5 in E♭ major, op. 73
  • MIT Wind Ensemble, Frederick Harris, Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge, MA May 2003
    • Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
  • Tech Night at the Pops, Boston Pops Orchestra, Keith Lockhart, Symphony Hall, Boston, MA June 2001
    • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 in B♭ major, op. 23, Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
  • MIT Symphony Orchestra, Dante Anzolini, Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge, MA May 2001
    • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 in B♭ major, op. 23
  • Skyline High School Orchestra, Richard Chatelain, Skyline High School Auditorium, Salt Lake City, UT May 1998
    • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 in B♭ major, op. 23, Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
  • Salute to Youth, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Robert Henderson, Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT November 1996
    • Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2 in f minor, op. 21, Maestoso

Scholarships and Awards

  • Emerson Scholarship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1999–2003
  • Sterling Scholar in Music, Deseret News 1998

Special Skills and Projects