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07June
Appointment as professor
In 2023 Franziska Lee has been appointed Professor of Piano at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts.location_on access_time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM -
07June
Interview "International Piano"
Korean pianist Franziska Lee explores a selection of modern British masterpieces.location_on 12/2021 - International Piano hearing 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
• Your debut album L'heure exquise brings together 20th-century piano works by four French composers. For your new album London Nights, you've picked pieces by five 20th-century British composers. What inspired you to adopt this approach?
Each summer since I was eleven years old, I had the pleasure of participating in various music festivals and summer academies in France. This gave me the opportunity to learn about many French composers, some of whom are not well known today. I became particularly fascinated with 20th century French works that, although influenced by the late romantic period, tend to be sharply distinguished from it and define an entirely new segment of music history. I began to feel very close to this music and the culture around it. This led to a strong desire to expand the audience for 20th century piano works by lesser-known French composers. I added several of these works to my regular repertoire, and they became the program of my first album, L'Heure Exquise, which has been well received. It includes the Piano Sonata by Henri Dutilleux, a unique and compelling work that pulls both the performer and the audience. My inspiration is bringing enjoyment to people who otherwise might not experience these amazing works. For my second album, London Nights, I decided to take a similar 20th-century approach, this time focusing on English composers.
• How did you choose the repertoire for London Nights? Were you already familiar with some or all of the pieces, or did you learn them specially for the album?
Rather than recording experimental or avant-garde works, I sought to find a new 20th-century tone and a new color for each composer. Britain has a strong national character and has had an enormous influence on the development of music history. I was not previously familiar with any of the works on London Nights. Rather, I set out to research composers and their respective piano repertoires, endeavoring to be both the interpreter and the listener. I decided to focus on five composers and selected one piece by each for the album. I then studied the pieces specifically for the recording.
• Is London Nights designed to be heard as a recital programme? How do the works fit together?
The program was not designed for recital performance on the stage, but for solely recording. However, I was delighted to discover during private recitals for my friends and colleagues, that the program actually fits together well in recital.
• All five pieces date from a period spanning just over three decades. How stylistically varied are they?
All five pieces were written during a period spanning just over three decades. Yet, they are stylistically quite different, are written in entirely different genres, and have a wide variety of influences. I think music of the first half of the 20th century is incredibly diverse, while, at the same time, it is somehow unified by historical themes. This is especially interesting in England, where music of this period developed with a combination of national sensibility, British folk elements and external influences like French impressionism, Russian nationalism and African-American music.
• Do you have an equal interest in all five composers? Which piece is most closely aligned with your own personality?
I have equal interest in all five works on this program, in giving each the best possible interpretation, in making them all fit together well, and especially in making them accessible to my audience. I assimilate my personality into each piece. You might also say that the pieces influence my personality and make me more fluid, which I greatly enjoy.
• Did you find it easy to assimilate the musical language of all five composers? Were some more challenging than others? Is there a British sensibility or 'national character' that emerges from this music?
In the Frank Bridge work, I found that I could vary my tone color to match his nuances. With John Ireland’s work, I was able to present his music with a lovely texture of colors. Visually, I imagined this piece as an image done in stained watercolor. The Arnold Bax work is in one movement. I endeavored to present its musical development as a whole piece and to build its strong structure without losing its tension. I was challenged by Michael Tippett’s sonata because it was an entirely new language for me. I needed to research and learn more about him and his music. I tried to present his gentle gestures in a balanced form between pride and primness of character. I perceived a strong national character in this work, although there are many interesting influences, such as African-American music, which makes the rhythm especially intense. It was a special pleasure to interpret Britten. His descriptive skill in music is amazing. He is a genius at detail, which offers many possibilities for interpretation by performers. His language is unique.
• You were born in Korea and studied in Germany. How well did you know Britain before embarking on this project? What has it taught you?
Before this project, my repertoire was far away from Britain. One reason I took it on was that I knew it would make me grow, both as a performer and as a person. It taught me how to find a composers’ language and sensibility. It greatly expanded my musical knowledge (Tippett), sensibility (Britten) and experience (Bax), and it sharpened my musical intuition (all five). I have been very enriched by creating this album. It has been an amazingly interesting project and a steady growth process.
• How do you hope audiences will respond to London Nights?
I invite my audiences to open their minds to the musical languages and sensibilities of 20th century British music. With this program, I hope to let people see and experience the characters, colors and musical language of these five outstanding British composers. I have attempted to make them audible and to raise my audiences’ musical taste. It is a production that required a lot of study, research, patience and dedication. I did my best to create a quality work, at the level this British music deserves. -
07June
New release of the CD "LONDON NIGHTS“
The new CD will be officially released on November 5, 2021. CD-release-concert will be held on October 31, 2021 in Karlsruhe and April 10, 2022 at Chelsea Arts Club London.location_on access_time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM -
07June
Recital at ELBPHILHARMONIE on April 10, 2021, 7:30 p.m. has been cancelled due to COVID-19.
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07June
Portrait of Franziska Lee
The favorite composer is already in the nameThe Korean pianist Franziska Lee is looking forward to the year 2028, which is focused on Franz Schubertlocation_on 16 August 2019 - Badische Neueste Nachrichten text: Claus Walters photo: Artis access_time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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07June
Two roses for Franz Schubert
Since 2014 Franziska Lee is particularly devoted to Franz Schubert´s piano sonataslocation_on access_time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Pure Schubert18 March 2014 - in "Splendide Royal" in Lugano/Switzerland
19 March 2014 - in the Gallery d'Arte Moderna in Milano/Italy
24 January 2017 - in the church Saint Philippe du Roule in Paris/France
29 January 2017 - in the Schubert birthplace in Vienna/Austria
09 February 2017 - in the Old Assembly Hall of the University of Heidelberg, Germany
18 February 2017 - in the Forum Königs-Karls-Bad, Bad Wildbad/Germany
14 October 2017 - in the cultural center in Schaffhausen/Switzerland
21 October 2017 - in the castle Ludwigshöhe in Edenkoben/Germany
26 November 2017 - in the culture church in Mannheim-Feudenheim/Germany
08 December 2017 - in Schloss Gottesaue at the University of Music Karlsruhe/Germany
06 January 2018 - in the Seoul Arts Center in Seoul/Korea
20 May 2018 - in the Martin church in Leinsweiler/Germany
17 June 2018 - in the castle Leuchtenburg, Thuringia/Germany
26 September 2018 - in the Musentempel in Karlsruhe/Germany
17 February 2019 - in the theatre and concert hall in Solingen/Germany -
07June
Radio broadcasts about the debut CD with French piano music
Franziska Lee's debut CD "L'HEURE EXQUISE", which was released in April 2018, was discussed in several radio programmes, and works from it were broadcast.location_on access_time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AMBBC London/GB
ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
11, April 2018
NRK/Norway
Eysteins anbefalinger
29, April 2018
BR-Klassik (Germany)
Philharmonie
23, May 2018
ARDNachtkonzert
6, April 2020
SWR2 (Germany)
SWR2 Mittagskonzert
5, June 2018
19, June 2018
France Musique (France)
En pistes! MUSIQUE CLASSIQUE
11, June 2018 more …
Kulturradio rbb (Germany)
TALENTE UND KARRIEREN
14, June 2018
Unusual piano debuts: Franziska Lee,…
Deutschlandfunk Kultur (Germany)
Einstand
17, August 2018
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07June
Franz Schubert: All works for piano four hands
Performance together with Sontraud Speidellocation_on December 2018 - December 2019 access_time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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07June
Teaching assignment at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
Franziska Lee is teaching at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe since the winter semester 2017/18.location_on access_time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM -
07June
Celebration Night in the Porsche Arena Stuttgart
The highlight of the celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix will be the Celebration Night on the evening of 24 April 2017 at the Center-Court of the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart. The opening show features numerous international artists, including pianist JeeEun Franziska Lee, along with a dance formation that transforms the explosive power of Henri Dutilleux's music into action.location_on access_time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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07June
Review and photos of the recital on February 9, 2017 in Heidelberg
Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung Heidelberg (RNZ) 11 Feb. 2017
Photos: Oliver Marc Schulzlocation_on access_time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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07June
Grand Prize Virtuoso in London
In November 2016, JeeEun Franziska Lee won the first price at the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition in London.location_on access_time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM -
07June
Marcello Abbado on Franziska Lee
Maestro Marcello Abbado after the recital by Franziska Lee on March 19, 2014 in Milano about her performance of the military march D733 and the sonata A major D959 by Franz Schubertlocation_on access_time 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Milano, March 19, 2014
Franziska carries in her name her past, her present and her future.
For certain, Franziska's parents loved the music of Schubert, Schubert's musical means of expression were put into her cradle and she grew up with them: They belong to her family vocabular.
Whenever Franziska plays pieces of Schubert, one immediately senses the perfection behind it. Especially the sound: It is tender and expressive. And she forms the phrasing with a lot of intimacy.
The numerous peculiarities of her playing are always in a stylistic frame of the highest level. Franziska has the ability to make the piano sing with absolute nobility. Everything is moving.
When Schubert's music becomes tense, Franziska brings out Schubert's dramatic mood in a wonderful way. When the play is over, you feel a deep sadness.
To overcome this melancholy, there is no other way than to ask Franziska to keep on playing.
(Signature: Marcello Abbado)
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