Yoon Jae Lee
Yoon Jae Lee enjoys a multi-faceted career as conductor, arranger and pianist. As Founder & Artistic Director of Ensemble 212, he has built the New York based orchestra into one of today’s finest young ensembles. They have received critical acclaim for innovative programming featuring works by living composers, his own arrangements, and exciting interpretations of the standard repertoire. Guest conducting engagements include the Mansfield Symphony, PRIZM Chamber Orchestra, K Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruckner Orchester Linz, and the New England Conservatory. He is currently engaged in The Mahler Chamber Project to arrange all Mahler symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde for chamber orchestra. The New York Times described his arrangement of Mahler's Fourth as "lluminating.....with solos leaping out in unusually bold detail." He has also orchestrated Mendelssohn’s Octet which will soon be released on CD. Mr. Lee received degrees from the Mannes College of Music and also studied at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg. Prior to joining the faculty at the Aaron Copland School of Music, he taught at the City College of New York and was a guest lecturer at Haverford College.