Piano Clinic

Kaju Lee
Guest Artist and Clinician

Kaju Lee, pianist, has been critically acclaimed in performances around the world. She has performed in Australia, Austria, Canada, the Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, and throughout the United States including the University of South Africa, Sydney Conservatorium, the Seoul Arts Center, and the Grahamstown National Arts Festival, the second largest performing arts festival in the world. She performs in a duo with New Zealander cellist Emily Duffill. “Duo Élément” has presented concerts to critical acclaim in the United States, Asia and Australia. Their recording, “100 Years of Music for Cello and Piano,” is available through iTunes, Amazon.com and cdbaby.com.

Kaju Lee completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Collaborative Piano at the University of Colorado – Boulder, where she studied with world-renowned teacher, Anne Epperson. She also has received degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and McGill University in Montréal. Dr. Lee is Assistant Professor of Piano Pedagogy and Collaborative Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where she oversees the piano/keyboard area, and teaches piano, class piano and piano pedagogy. In the summer, she teaches at the Interlochen Arts Camps in Michigan. Please visit her website for more information: kajuleepiano.com

There is a $1000 tuition music scholarship available to high school juniors who have participated in the 2019 PC Piano Clinic if they choose to attend Presbyterian College.

For more information about the clinic or scholarships, contact Dr. Karen Buckland, kbuck@presby.edu, or the Music Office at (864) 833-8467.

Past PC Piano Clinic Guest Artists

• Alexander Peskanov, guest artist recital, February 22, 2019 (35th year of the PC Piano Clinic)
• Alexander Peskanov Master Class and Lecture, February 23, 2019
• Emily Chiang, University of Toronto guest artist recital, February 16, 2018
• Emily Chiang Lecture and Master Class February 17, 2018
• Kenneth Drake and Jun Hee Han, fortepiano, guest artists recital, February 17, 2017
• Kenneth Drake Pianoforte Lecture/Demonstration (February 17, 2017 for PC Students and February 18, 2017 for Clinic Participants)
• Kenneth Drake, Professor Emeritus University of Illinois, guest artist recital February 19, 2016
• Kenneth Drake Master Class and Lecture/Demonstration February 20, 2016
• Carles&Sofia, Spanish guest duo recital March 21, 2015
• Carles&Sofia, Master Class and Lecture March 21, 2015
• Ang Li, guest artist recital March 21, 2014 (30th year of the PC Piano Clinic)
• Ang Li Master Class and Lecture/Demonstration March 22, 2014
• Timothy and Rumi Smith, University of Alaska-Anchorage, guest artists recital March 15, 2013
• Timothy Smith Master Class and Lecture/Demonstration March 16, 2013
• Awadagin Pratt, guest artist recital March 30, 2012
• Awadagin Pratt Master Class March 31, 2012
• Andreas Klein, guest artist recital March 18, 2011
• Andreas Klein Master Class March 19, 2011
• Louis Nagel, University of Michigan, guest artist recital March 12, 2010
• Louis Nagel Master Class March 13, 2010
• Jerome Lowenthal, Juilliard School, guest artist recital March 20, 2009
• Jerome Lowenthal Master Class March 21, 2009
• Walter Ponce, UCLA, guest artist recital February 15, 2008
• Seymour Fink, Capital University, Master Class February 16, 2008 No Piano Clinic – 2006, 2007
• Ian Hobson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, guest artist recital January 28, 2005
• Ian Hobson Master Class 2005 January 29, 2005
• Nelita True, Eastman School of Music, guest artist recital January 30, 2004
• Nelita True Master Class January 31, 2004
• Alexander Peskanov, NYC pianist, guest artist recital January 31, 2003
• Alexander Peskanov Master Class February 1, 2003
• Ann Schein, Peabody Conservatory of Music, guest artist recital February 1, 2002
• Ann Schein, Master Class February 2, 2002