{"id":123648,"date":"2026-04-23T16:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=123648"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:00:02","slug":"interview-conductor-earl-lee-talks-about-conducting-student-orchestras-career-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2026\/04\/23\/interview-conductor-earl-lee-talks-about-conducting-student-orchestras-career-more\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW | Conductor Earl Lee Talks About Conducting, Student Orchestras, Career &amp; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_123650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123650\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-INTERVIEW-3.jpg\" alt=\"Conductor Earl Lee (Photo: Robert Torres)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-INTERVIEW-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-INTERVIEW-3-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-INTERVIEW-3-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-INTERVIEW-3-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conductor Earl Lee (Photo: Robert Torres)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earl Lee has carved out an international career as a conductor. He\u2019ll be returning to Canada to lead the Royal Conservatory Orchestra in Toronto on May 1,\u00a0the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony on May 9, and the Calgary Philharmonic on May 22 and 23.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian-Korean cellist-turned-conductor is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/06\/09\/scoop-former-tso-alumni-named-music-director-ann-arbor-symphony-orchestra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">music director of the Ann Arbor Symphony<\/a> in Michigan, and his calendar is full of guest conducting engagements that take him across the continent. In August 2025, he was called in on short notice to replace Zubin Mehta and conduct Beethoven\u2019s Symphony No. 9 with both the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood and the Minnesota Orchestra to rave reviews.<\/p>\n<p>LV spoke to Lee about his career, coming appearances, and more.<\/p>\n<h2>Earl Lee<\/h2>\n<p>Earl Lee\u2019s musical journey began with studying the cello. He trained at the Curtis Institute of Music, The Juilliard School, and the Marlboro Music Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The switch to conducting proved to be fortuitous. He was the winner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/04\/22\/scoop-former-tso-resident-conductor-wins-sir-georg-solti-conducting-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award<\/a>, and later that year, was named to the music director position in Ann Arbor. Previously, he served as Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Associate Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony, and as the Resident Conductor of the Toronto Symphony.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s since led prominent orchestras across North America, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. In the 2025\/26 season, he made a return appearance to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra, and made his debuts with the Korean National Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a special project with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s ever growing repertoire includes both traditional and contemporary works. He has worked with composers Unsuk Chin, Tod Machover, Donghoon Shin, Katherine Balch, and Carlos Simon, and led the world premieres of many works.<\/p>\n<p>Earl Lee conducts the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in Canadian composer Violet Archer&#8217;s Poem for Orchestra:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EMnkpIysW7Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Earl Lee: The Interview<\/h3>\n<p>On his return to Toronto to conduct the RCO, the program includes Ernest Bloch\u2019s Schelomo, Rhapsodie H\u00e9bra\u00efque, B. 39, with cellist <strong>Sabina Sandvoss<\/strong>, winner of The Robert W. and G. Ann Corcoran Concerto Competition, as the soloist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s fun to especially work on a cello concerto. While I conduct it, I can feel it in my fingertips,\u201d Lee says. \u201cThis is my fourth or fifth time working with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The journey from cellist to conductor wasn\u2019t necessarily an easy one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went from learning piano to cello at an early age,\u201d Earl says. Growing up in South Korea, his mother was a piano teacher. He began taking lessons with another instructor, but when he came home, his mother wanted to monitor his progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe began coming into my room to fix things that I wasn\u2019t doing right,\u201d he says. By age four or five, he\u2019d started to lose his enthusiasm for the piano. \u201cI turned to cello in around the fourth or fifth grade,\u201d Lee recalls. Today, he has a son of his own, aged five. \u201cI try to correct him too,\u201d he laughs.<\/p>\n<p>His father also played a role in how his musical career would unfold. \u201cMy father used to bring home videos many different conductors,\u201d he says, \u201cand a lot of cello concerts. Out of that, I specifically remember him bringing a laser disc of Yo-Yo Ma in Tanglewood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ma performed the Rococo Variations, and the performance stuck with Lee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a Korean boy, watching an Asian guy playing cello at that level was inspiring, and also kind of shocking.\u201d Lee says he was amazed at Ma\u2019s technique, which went well beyond the first position he was learning at the time. \u201cHis technique, and also his artistry and musicianship. And he also looked like he was having so much fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His impressions strongly influenced his commitment to the instrument.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy whole family moved to Canada in December of 1994 or January of 1995,\u201d he says. Lee was 11 at the time. He told his family that he wanted to focus on the cello. From the west coast, the family moved to Toronto, where he continued to study.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, he won a scholarship to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. All students accepted at Curtis study tuition-free. \u201cIt was the only tuition free music school in the US at that time,\u201d Earl says. \u201cThe year I got in, there were only two students for cello that were accepted, including me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Studying cello performance at Curtis, he found his element. \u201cI found great joy and passion in playing chamber music,\u201d he says. He was also exposed to orchestral practice. \u201cMany of us found joy in playing orchestral music, and I was one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From Curtis, he went on to Juilliard to complete his Master\u2019s degree. Then, however, fate intervened in his plans. Just after graduating from Juilliard, his hand was injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was focal distonia,\u201d he says. Focal distonia is a neurological injury that causes sustained contractions of the muscles in a specific part of the body. Typically, it\u2019s caused by repetitive movements. \u201cIt kind of ends a lot of people\u2019s careers,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Healing and therapy is possible, but it\u2019s a tough road. \u201cYou have to retrain, and help your brain to rewire in a different way. I spent almost three years trying to retrain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For nearly three years, he\u2019d spend seven or eight hours a day trying to reteach his muscles to slowly push down on the cello strings, and then release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very difficult time. I love music and I still wanted to be a performer.\u201d Some improvement was possible. \u201cI actually could play, but it never felt for me like I was 100%. In my mind, it kind of always felt like it was about 60%. It didn\u2019t feel right for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when he thought of the videos his father had brought home of famous conductors like Leonard Bernstein. It appealed to his passion for orchestral music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI decided to study conducting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, he went back to the beginning, so to speak. In 2010, he was living rent-free with a friend in New York City, teaching cello, and studying conducting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal was to get into a school for studying conducting. It still feels very vivid,\u201d he says. \u201cIt was in some ways exciting. It was a fresh breeze of something.\u201d He was accepted into the Manhattan School of Music, where he earned a Master&#8217;s degree in conducting. He later pursued post-graduate studies at the New England Conservatory of Music.<\/p>\n<p>Earl enjoyed the process of discovering something new, and delving into his studies. As an instrumentalist, he points out, he has the advantage of knowing the limits of what he can ask of an orchestra.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123651\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Earl_Lee_by_Lim_Hak_Hyun_2.jpg\" alt=\"Conductor Earl Lee (Photo: Lim Hak Hyun)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Earl_Lee_by_Lim_Hak_Hyun_2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Earl_Lee_by_Lim_Hak_Hyun_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Earl_Lee_by_Lim_Hak_Hyun_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Earl_Lee_by_Lim_Hak_Hyun_2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conductor Earl Lee (Photo: Lim Hak Hyun)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>A Busy Career<\/h3>\n<p>Today, his calendar is full. His 2025\/26 season, which wraps up in Canada in May, includes about 30 conducting engagements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a blessing,\u201d he says of his current career. \u201cSome great repertoire is written for the cello, but in orchestral music, it\u2019s never ending,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>He relishes the opportunity to add to his repertoire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very exciting. I get to work on something new all the time, or revisit works. I\u2019m very happy for it, and grateful for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It can get a bit hectic. His family lives in New York, where his wife plays in the New York Philharmonic. \u201cIt\u2019s a challenge,\u201d he acknowledges, \u201cbut we know how to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With his musical home base in Ann Arbor, he still has the opportunity to meet many orchestras and musicians as a guest conductor. \u201cIt\u2019s always exciting in different ways. It\u2019s great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While he\u2019s in demand across the US, he makes a point of including Canadian dates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m Canadian \u2014 and coming to Canada is coming home. This is the root of my music. Canada is where I decided to become a musician, and where I had most of my inspiration as a young boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Toronto, he studied with David Hetherington, at the time the first cello of the TSO. Earl became the head cello of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, and later returned to serve as their Music Director. \u201cIt\u2019s like a full circle,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a constant receiving and giving for me, coming to Canada, musically and as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earl Lee conducts the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra with violin soloist Diana Cohen:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tKegpHAgoNg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Canadian Tour<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019ll be his third time working with the Calgary Philharmonic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalgary\u2019s also a very special place. I spent several summers there when I was young.\u201d Lee attended a music summer camp run by <strong>Paul Dornian<\/strong>, former President and CEO of the Calgary Philharmonic, and long time Director of the Mount Royal University Conservatory. That\u2019s where the summer camp was held. \u201cI spent three summers there. It was highly influential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s first appearance with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra came in November 2021, at one of the their first full live concerts after the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a big program,\u201d he says. \u201cIt was so special. One of the best halls for that size in the world. We were also so hungry to make this music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He recalls their exuberant energy, and the interactions on stage. \u201cIt was such a special week that I\u2019ve been going back every season since then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The May 1, 2026 program is also \u201cbig\u201d. Along with the Bloch piece, it includes Samy Moussa\u2019s Elysium, and Mahler\u2019s Symphony No. 1 \u201cTitan\u201d. He enjoys working with the RCO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey really step up to the plate, and play it really in the highest possible level you can imagine. It\u2019s such a joy. One of the biggest passions that I have is working with younger musicians,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Lee says he frequently works with the student orchestras at The Juilliard School and Colborne School in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my passion \u2014 sharing music with the younger ones.\u201d One of the things he enjoys the most is being able to introduce works to young musicians who will be playing them for the first time. \u201cIt almost gives me that energy of doing that music with them for the first time.\u201d Sometimes, as he notes, he is actually learning it along with them as he guides them through large ensemble playing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really such a pleasure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another pleasure, now that he\u2019s so busy guest conducting, is meeting up with former student players who are now occupying chairs in professional orchestras. \u201cI see these friends everywhere.\u201d He relates that, they will often approach him to talk. \u201cI say, please don\u2019t call me Maestro; at some point, we\u2019ll all be growing old together,\u201d he laughs.<\/p>\n<p>Earl never refers to the members of the RCO and other youth orchestras as students or kids. He always addresses them as musicians. He doesn\u2019t treat them any differently than the professional musicians he works with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that resonates with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also happy to be making the acquaintance of the musicians of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra. \u201cI\u2019m really happy to be working with them. It\u2019s my debut with [the orchestra],\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve always known about them. It\u2019s a fun program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It will include Guiseppe Verdis Overture to La forza del destino, Mozart\u2019s Violin Concerto #5 (Turkish) with soloist <strong>B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Lauzi\u00e8re<\/strong>, and Tchaikovsky\u2019s Symphony No. 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee notes that he\u2019ll be conducting a handful of cello concertos in the near future, including the Elgar in Ann Arbor with soloist <strong>Maximilian Hornung<\/strong> on April 25, the Bloch work with the RCO, and Schumann\u2019s Cello Concerto in A major with soloist <strong>Steven Isserlis<\/strong> in Calgary.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s particularly looking forward to the latter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up listening and watching him as one of my cello idols,\u201d Lee says.<\/p>\n<h2>Concerts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Find information and tickets for the <strong>Ann Arbor Symphony<\/strong> concert on <strong>April 25<\/strong> [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/a2so.org\/april-mainstage-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>].<\/li>\n<li>Find information and tickets for the <strong>Royal Conservatory Orchestra<\/strong> concert on <strong>May 1<\/strong> [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcmusic.com\/events-and-performances\/royal-conservatory-orchestra-with-conductor-ea-(1)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>].<\/li>\n<li>Find information and tickets for the <strong>Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony<\/strong> concert on <strong>May 9<\/strong> [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwsymphony.com\/allconcerts\/power-of-fate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>].<\/li>\n<li>Find information and tickets for the <strong>Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra<\/strong> concerts <strong>May 22 and 33<\/strong> [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryphil.com\/events\/mahlers-first-symphony-2026-05-22-730-pm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Are you looking to promote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a\"><u>event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? 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