Tony Lee

Sydney-born pianist Tony Lee has earned a reputation as one of Australia’s finest pianists, known for his deep commitment to communicating the essence of music through both performance and teaching. He was an Artist-in-Residence at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in Belgium and studied under Maria-João Pires from 2014 to 2019. Tony currently holds the position of Artistic Advisor for the Pre-College, Rising Stars Program at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Tony has performed across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the United States, and has performed as soloist with the BBC Philharmonic, Brussels Philharmonic, National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Lanzhou Symphony Orchestra, Chengdu Philharmonic Orchestra, Guangxi Symphony Orchestra, Samara Philharmonic Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Tony is an active solo and chamber musician, appearing at festivals and recitals including the Wallonie Music Festival in Belgium, the Arctic Arts Festival and Northern Lights Festival in Norway, Broadcast Shanghai 947 FM, and the Black & White Keys Festival at the Suzhou Performance Hall. He has also performed in both the main and chamber halls of the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center. Tony served as a juror for the 2019 Liszt International Youth Piano Competition (China Finals).

Recent concert highlights include recitals at the Beijing Concert Hall, Shanghai Symphony Hall, St Andrew’s Church Wellington and the Canberra International Music Festival, as well as a recital at the Goethe-Institut Sydney for the Friends of the Sydney International Piano Competition. He has also appeared as soloist in the Yellow River Piano Concerto with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, performing at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Town Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Adelaide Town Hall, and Llewellyn Hall in Canberra.