Described as “impressive” (NYTimes), “impeccable” (Fanfare Magazine), and “entrancing” (BBC Music Magazine), pianist Lee Dionne leads a varied, international career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, artistic director, and arranger. He has performed numerous solo and chamber debut recitals in such venues as Carnegie Hall, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Jordan Hall, Merkin Hall, Spivey Hall, and the Philharmonic in Bratislava.
Within Australia Lee has been presented as a soloist, chamber musician, speaker, and studio artist by such organisations as Piano+, the Sydney Writers’ Festival, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Musica Viva, ABC Classic, and Fine Music Sydney.
Lee is currently a lecturer in solo piano and chamber music at the Sydney Conservatorium. Previous faculty appointments include Yellow Barn’s Young Artist Program and Yale University’s Performance of Chamber Music Seminar. Join Lee for a recital displaying rare skill in Queensland Conservatorium’s intimate Ian Hanger Recital Hall.
His 2026 recital program: States of the Soul – featuring visionaries across time, ranging from J.S. Bach to Alexander Scriabin and taking us into the present day with contemporaries Elizabeth Younan and Unsuk Chin.
Elizabeth Younan: Piano Sonata No. 2 (2024, Queensland Premiere)
Scriabin: Sonata No. 3
Unsuk Chin: Etude No. 1 In C
Unsuk Chin: Etude No. 5 Toccaten
Bach: Partita No. 5