GYU-SEO LEE
ⓒ 2019. Shin-joong Kim
ⓒ 2018. Shin-joong Kim
G Y U - S E O L E E
Biography
"Nice understated conducting, respectful of the orchestra, respectful of the music, respectful of the solist. Players like to play for such a conductor"
- James Graham, Conductor & Educator
"He resonates the players and audiences with not only the clarified gesture
but the energy that surrounds the whole concert hall."
- Sang-Ook Chun, Arts & Culture Journalist
Hailed as a gifted conductor with refined baton technique and mature musicality, Gyu-Seo Lee is regarded as the most prominent young conductor in Korea. He studied conducting and composition at the Seoul National University. After his musical studies in Seoul, expanding his career in Europe, he moved to Vienna and start his last studies at the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna from this year.
Since his overwhelming debut at the age of 22 with the Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra, he has been invited by most of Korea's significant orchestras on major stages. In 2018 the Committee of Korean Arts Critics named him Remarkable Artist of the Year, and Korean historical arts magazine GAEKSUK(Auditorium) chose him as the 9 conductors who will brighten up the future podium in 2019. In 2020, he was named the Rising Star representing the classical music field by magazine Noblesse.
Gyu-Seo Lee organized the Orchestral Ensemble Seoul(OES) in 2014 and has solidified its presence on the national stage. To date, he has received critical acclaim for concerts in high level, collaborating with prestigious artists such as Bomsori Kim, Yeol Eum Son, Chloe Jiyeong Mun and Zia Shin, while changing the musical landscape of Korea which has led by established big symphony orchestras. From 2018 to 2020, Lee and his orchestra are embarking upon the Complete Beethoven Symphonies & Piano Concertos Cycle, the first as a private orchestra in the Korean music history with the leading pianists at the Seoul Arts Center.
An exclusive recording artist for NCM Klassik since 2017, recent releases include Mozart Symphony No. 29 & String Serenade, and Beethoven Symphony No. 5 & Schubert Entr'acte No. 3 from Rosamunde(2021), all with the Orchestral Ensemble Seoul.
With a keen interest in discovering and highlighting potential modern music, he is also working with professional contemporary music ensembles such as Ensemble TIMF(Tongyeong Isang Yun International Music Festival) and Contemporary Music Orchestra of National Center for Music Korea. He has also committed to the activation of local chamber music through his role as Principal Guest Conductor of the National Solisten comprised of members of the Gwangju Philharmonic Orchestra from the 2019/20 season.
Moreover, he is also dedicated to social contributions through music. He has been conscious of social issues around the world, arranging charity concerts to raise awareness and funds to support humanitarian aid and human rights for children in need.
Gyu-Seo Lee first took up the violin at the age of five and made his debut as a violinist with the Seoul Metropolitan Youth Orchestra. He served as the concertmaster of his regional youth orchestra for nearly a decade, and still in his youth, he began to study conducting on his own based on his experiences as a concertmaster. At the College of Music at SNU, he studied with professor Hun-Joung Lim and received Masters degree at the same graduate school under professor YunSung Chang. In Vienna he is studying with composer-conductor Simeon Pironkoff.
PRESS
review & interviews
동네 교향악단 이끌던 소년 세계적 지휘자를 꿈꾸다
A Boy Who Was Leading A Local Symphony, Dreaming of A World-Famous Conductor
Seok Yong Chang, Chairman of the Korean Council of Arts Critics
장석용, 한국예술평론가협의회 회장
그는 정확한 메시지의 지휘 동작 뿐만 아니라 공연장을 감싸는 에너지로 연주자와 청중을 공명시킨다.
He resonates the players and audiences with not only the clarified gesture but the energy that surrounds the whole concert hall.
Sang-Ook Chun, Arts & Culture Journalist
천상욱, 문화예술전문기자
훌륭하게 절제된 지휘와 오케스트라에 대한 존중, 음악에 대한 존중, 그리고 솔리스트에 대한 존중... 음악가들은 그와 같은 지휘자를 위해 연주하기 원한다.
Nice understated conducting, respectful of the orchestra, respectful of the music, respectful of the soloist. Players like to play for such a conductor.
James N. Graham, Conductor & Educator
제임스 그레이엄, 지휘자 겸 교육학자
NEW DISCOGRAPHY
mozart symphony no. 29 & serenade for strings / oes [label: ncm classic]
NEW PUBLICATIONS
press & magazines
CONCERTS
2019/2020 Season
공연소식 / 일정
롯데콘서트홀 2019 L 토요 콘서트 (1월)
비엔나 신년음악회 Viennese New Year's Concert
J. Strauss II Overture to Die Fledermaus
Mozart Symphony No. 25 in g minor, KV 183 (1. Mvt)
Lehár "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" from Das Land des Lächelns
Lehár "Meine Lippen, Sie küssen so heiß from Giuditta
Lehár "Lippen schweigen" from Die lustige Witwe
J. Strauss II An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
J. Strauss II Unter Donner und Blitz, op. 324
J. Strauss Radetzky March, op. 228
소프라노 | 김순영 Soon Young Kim, soprano
테너 | 박지민 Ji-Min Park, tenor
연주 | 디토 오케스트라 DITTO Orchestra
10 Jan 2019
Friday 5:00pm
강북문화예술회관 Gangbuk Culture & Arts Center
2019 신년음악회 New Year's Concert
발레와 함께하는 2019 신년음악회 New Year's Concert with Ballet
Rodgers The Sound of Music
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
Saint-Saens Carnival of the animals - Swan
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake - Valse
무용 | 김순정 발레단 Soonjung Kim Ballet Company
연주 | 강북구립 청소년 오케스트라 Gangbuk Municipal Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
춘천시립교향악단 특별연주회
2019 한국지휘자협회 지휘캠프 우수지휘자 연주회 Young Maestro's Concert
Weber Overture to Der Freischütz
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 外
연주 | 춘천시립교향악단 Chuncheon Philharmonic Orchestra
오케스트라 앙상블 서울 OES의 베토벤 교향곡 2 & 4번 Beethoven Cycle <2018-2020> Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4
베토벤 시리즈 Beethoven Series II (2018-2020)
Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, Op. 60
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 19
Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36
피아노 | 문지영 Chloe Jiyeong Mun, piano
연주 | 오케스트라 앙상블 서울 Orchestral Ensemble Seoul
국립국악원 창작악단 기획공연 <청춘, 청어람>
최성환Sunghwan Choi 아리랑 환상곡 Arirang Fantasy
김대성Daesung Kim 대금 협주곡 "풀꽃" Daegeum Concerto
김성국Seong-guk Kim 공무도하가
협연 | 류근화 Geunhwa Ryu, Daegeum
연주 | 국립국악원 창작악단 Orchestra of the National Gugak Center
23 Mar 2019
Sunday 7:00pm
광주 유·스퀘어 문화관 금호아트홀 Kumho Art Hall in U·Square Cultural Center, Gwangju, Korea
내셔널 솔리스텐 National Solisten
창단연주회 Inaugural Concert
Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 10 in B minor, MWV N 10
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, KV 219
Schubert String Quartet in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"
바이올린 | 이혜정 Hye Jung Lee, violin
연주 | 내셔널 솔리스텐 National Solisten
15 Apr 2019
Tuesday 2:00pm
서울대학교 미술관 Museum of Art, SNU, Korea
서울대학교 국제창작음악주간 International Music Workshop & Concert at College of Music SNU
아시아 음악대학 학장단 회의 PAMS(Pacific Alliance of Music Schools) Summit
정철헌Chulhun Chung 정취(情趣) Atmosphère
불경 | 서최선 Best Seo, Sutra Speaker
대금 | 이헌준 Hun-joon Lee, daegeum
타악기 | 황재인 Jaein Hwang, percussion
피아노 | 전재현 Jaehyun Jeon, piano
24 Apr 2019
Thursday 7:00pm
서울대학교 음악대학 콘서트홀 Concert Hall at College of Music SNU, Korea
서울대학교 필하모닉 오케스트라 SNU Philharmonic Orchestra
정기연주회 Subscription Concert
Mozart Die Zauberflöte Overture
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3
Weber Der Freischütz Overture
Brahms Academic Festival Overture
Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G
연주 | 서울대학교 필하모닉 오케스트라 SNU Philharmonic Orchestra
롯데콘서트홀 2019 L 토요 콘서트 (6월)
다이내믹 서울 Dynamic Seoul
이지수Jisoo Lee Arirang Rhapsody
황호준Hojun Hwang 대금협주곡 '꿈꾸는 광대'
판소리 춘향가 중 '사랑가'
최성환SungHwan Choi 관현악곡 아리랑 Symphonic Piece 'Arirang' 外
소리 | 고영열 YoungYeol Ko, vocalist
대금 | 최민 Min Choi, daegeum
연주 | 디토 오케스트라 DITTO Orchestra
2019 디토 페스티벌 - 디퍼런트 디토 DITTO Festival 2019 - Different DITTO
메시앙 그리고 최재혁 Messiaen & Jaehyuck Choi
최재혁Jaehyuck Choi Dust of Light for Ensemble (2019) *World Premiere
연주 | 디토 체임버 오케스트라 DITTO Chamber Orchestra
패밀리 클래식 - 디토 카니발 <전주>
여름방학 청소년 음악회 Young People's Concert
Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV 525
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71
Saint-Saëns Le carnaval des animaux
연주 | 디토 오케스트라 DITTO Orchestra
22 Aug 2019
Friday 7:30pm
속초시 문화회관 Culture Center, Sokcho, Korea
패밀리 클래식 - 디토 카니발 <속초>
여름방학 청소년 음악회 Young People's Concert
Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, KV 525
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71
Saint-Saëns Le carnaval des animaux
연주 | 디토 오케스트라 DITTO Orchestra
오케스트라 앙상블 서울 OES의 베토벤 교향곡 7 & 8번 Beethoven Cycle <2018-2020> Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
베토벤 시리즈 Beethoven Series III (2018-2020)
Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
피아노 | 김태형 Tae-Hyung Kim, piano
연주 | 오케스트라 앙상블 서울 Orchestral Ensemble Seoul
19 Oct 2019
Sunday 7:00pm
내셔널 솔리스텐 National Solisten
정기연주회 Subscription Concert
Webern Langsamer Satz
Haydn Cello Concerto in C
Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
협연 | 심준호 Joon-Ho Shim, cello
연주 | 내셔널 솔리스텐 National Solisten
27 Oct 2019
Monday 8:00pm
서울대학교 음악대학 콘서트홀 Concert Hall at College of Music, SNU, Seoul, Korea
프라임필하모닉오케스트라 Prime Philharmonic Orchestra
특별연주회 Special Concert
Glinka Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
Contemporary Works by Young Composers of SNU & DKU
연주 | 군포 프라임 필하모닉 오케스트라 Gunpo Prime Philharmonic Orchestra