Jimin Lee

South Korea

selected candidate

2026 CHENGDU INTERNATIONAL CLARINET COMPETITION

school affiliation

Korea National University of Arts

Jimin Lee is a talented clarinetist who is currently a 3rd-year student at the Korea National University of Arts, pursuing his academic and musical development. He boasts a solid academic foundation, having completed the program at the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts (KNIGA) from 2022 to 2023, and he also earned the Practical Arts Excellence Award during his studies at Seoul Arts High School.

Jimin Lee has achieved remarkable results in numerous domestic and international music competitions. He claimed the first prize in both the 2nd Seoul Winter Music Festival International Academy Competition and the 33rd Sungjung Music Competition, and won the grand prize in several prestigious events, including the 23rd Music Competition of the Korean Chamber Orchestra, the 27th Seoul Orchestra Competition, the 7th Hwasseong City Music Competition Woodwind Award, and the 71st Music Education Newspaper Competition (Wind Instrument Category). Additionally, he secured the 3rd prize in the 8th Lisbon International Clarinet Competition, the 2nd prize in both the 4th Buffet Crampon Korea Clarinet Competition and the 40th The Music Association of Korea Competition (Clarinet Category). He also obtained other honors, such as the first prize in the Wind Instrument Category of the 12th Seoul Arts High School Music Competition, the first prize in the 23rd Kukmin Ilbo & Hansei University Music Competition, and the Best Award in the 8th HDC Youngchang Concours.

Beyond his achievements in competitions, Jimin Lee has accumulated rich performance experience and collaborated with many renowned orchestras. He has worked with the Romania Pitest Philharmonic Orchestra, Hanam Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, KCO Orchestra, Daejeon Classic Philharmonic, Seoul Orchestra, and Filarmonica Oltenia Craiova. He also participated in the regular concert of Seoul Arts High School and was invited to perform at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall in New York, USA, fully demonstrating his outstanding clarinet performance skills.