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Winner of the 2022 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, Earl Lee is a renowned Korean-Canadian conductor who has captivated audiences worldwide. Music Director of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra since 2022, he recently finished a successful three-year tenure as Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
In addition to a full season of concerts with the Ann Arbor Symphony, Earl’s 25/26 season includes his subscription debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and several return engagements with teg Boston Symphony. Further guest conducting includes returns to the Calgary Philharmonic, the Colburn Orchestra at Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the orchestras of the Royal Conservatory Toronto and the San Francisco Conservatory, as well as debuts with the Omaha Symphony and Rhode Island Philharmonic. Earl starts his season in his native Korea with appearances at the Seoul Arts Center and the Tongyeong International Music Festival (TIMF) with the TIMF Festival Orchestra.
Previous seasons included subscription concerts with the Boston Symphony in Boston and at Tanglewood and guest conducting engagements with the Atlanta, San Francisco, Colorado, Saratoga, and Vancouver Symphonies, Seoul Philharmonic, Mostly Mozart Orchestra, and the Sejong Soloists at Carnegie Hall and in Seoul.
Earl previously held positions as Associate Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony and as the Resident Conductor of the Toronto Symphony. In 2022, he appeared with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam as a participant in the Ammodo masterclasses led by Fabio Luisi. He studied cello at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School and conducting at Manhattan School of Music and the New England Conservatory. He lives in New York City with his wife and their daughter.
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