
Background
Prizes
Tony Lee began his professional training in 2005 at the Australian Institute of Music with Professor Victor Makarov and completed his formal studies at Central Music School of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, under Professor Anatoly Ryabov. He earned his Bachelor of Music in Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Dr Paul Rickard-Ford. He earned his Master of Music in Performance from the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Olso, with Professor Michael Endres.
From 2014 to 2016, Tony was Soloist-in-Residence at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in Belgium, under the direction of Maria-João Pires.
Tony has performed across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the USA and has appeared as soloist with several orchestras including the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, China National Ballet Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Chengdu Philharmonic Orchestra, Lanzhou Symphony Orchestra, Guangxi Symphony Orchestra, Samara Philahrmonic Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Upcoming Competition Repertoire
Preliminaries
Preliminary Round 1: 20-Minute Recital
III. Andante semplice
I. Gondoliera. Canzone del Cavaliere Peruchini (La biondina in gondoletta)
II. Canzone (“Nessun maggior dolore”). Canzone del Gondoliere nel Otello di Rossini
III. Tarantella da Guillaume Louis Cottrau. Presto e canzone napolitana
Preliminary Round 2: 30-Minute Recital
I. Allegro moderato
II. Minuet – Trio
III. Finale. Presto
III. Thumper
X. Romance
XII: Chorale
Semi-Finals
Semi Finals Round 1: 65-Minute Recital
I. Allegro moderato
II. Sostenuto e pesante
III. Allegro molto
Semi Final Round 2: Chamber Music
I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo. Presto
III. Andantino
IV. Allegro vivace
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro
III. Largo
IV. Allegro
Finals
Final Round 1: Concerto with String Orchestra
I. Allegro moderato
II. Lento
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro con brio
Final Round 2: Concerto with Symphony Orchestra
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo
III. Allegro con fuoco