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Issue: 1065 Date: 1/20/2011
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Danny Lee, cello
Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 3:00 PM
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Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Danny Lee will return to The Sheldon stage on Sunday, January 23 at 3 p.m. His repertoire will include Rococo Variations by Tchaikovsky.
Ticket Prices$15 adult$10 student/seniorall seating is general admission
"Daniel Lee [Principal Cello, St. Louis Symphony] can apparently do just about anything musical. It's almost frightening sometimes because I'll ask him, 'Can you do this?' and he'll say, 'Oh, yeah, I can try that' and then he does something that Yo-Yo Ma would be proud of. The frustrating thing is that he doesn't seem to find anything on the cello difficult." - David Robertson, St. Louis Symphony Music Director
Korean-American cellist Daniel Lee continues to gain recognition as one of his generation most significant artists. A native of Seattle, Lee started playing the cello at the age of six, studying with Richard Aaron. At age 11, he began his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and became the youngest protege of the legendary Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. While at Curtis, Lee also studied with Orlando Cole, William Pleeth, and Peter Wiley. In 1994, at the age of 14, he signed an exclusive recording contract with Decca Records. He released two recordings: Schubert Arpegionne sonata and short pieces, and the Brahms sonatas. And in 2001, at the age of 21, he received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, just one of many awards and competitions that he's won during his career.
During the 2010-2011 season, Lee debuted as a soloist with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra performing the U.S. premiere of James MacMillan Kiss on Wood for Cello and Strings. At the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts in St. Louis, he performed Nomos Alpha by Iannis Xenakis. He returns to The SheldonConcert Hall for a solo recital on January 23, 2011. Lee will also return to Korea for a concert at the Seoul Arts Center in May 2011.
With the St. Louis Symphony in February, 2011, he will perform Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, conducted by Bernard Labadie.
Lee was just recently named one of the 2011 "40 under 40" by the St. Louis Business Journal.lo and Strings. At the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts in St. Louis, he performed Nomos Alpha by Iannis Xenakis. He returns to The SheldonConcert Hall for a solo recital on January 23, 2011. Lee will also return to Korea for a concert at the Seoul Arts Center in May 2011. |
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