Yaejin Lee, who completed her soloist exam in flute under Prof. Pirmin Grehl, won second prize, worth CHF 8,000, at the 6th Guangzhou International Flute Competition; no first prize was awarded.
Flutist Yaejin Lee completed her undergraduate studies at Seoul National University (under Prof. Hyeri Yoon) and earned her master’s degree and soloist diploma at the Karlsruhe University of Music (under Prof. Pirmin Grehl). She received the Special Prize at the International Friedrich Kuhlau Flute Competition, First Prize at the International Verbania-Dinociani Competition, and won the DAAD Competition, which included a scholarship. In addition, she participated in the Prague Spring International Music Competition, the International Carl Nielsen Competition, and the Geneva International Music Competition. She has already performed with the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra and the Gunpo Prime Philharmonic Orchestra.
Previously, she was principal flutist with the Heidelberg Theater and Orchestra, and beginning in 2023, she will serve as principal flutist with the Gunpo Prime Philharmonic Orchestra.