Apollo Lee, 16, is a sophomore at High Technology High School in Lincroft, NJ who currently studies piano with Chiu-Tze Lin. He started playing piano at the age of 6 and has since won numerous awards and honors such as Winner of the NLPA National Virtuosi Recital Competition, 1st Prize in the CACA Young Players Philharmonic Musical Scholarship Competition, 1st Prize in the SMEA Youth in Music Competition, and Grand Winner in the NLPA National Young Musicians Showcase Competition. Additionally, he has won top prizes in the Steinway Junior Piano Competition, Cecilian Music Club Young Artists Competition, NJMTA Young Musicians Competition, and the IMPACT Young Artists Competition. His playing has been featured on the classical radio show “Kids on Keys”, hosted on WWFM 89.1. Apollo is a member of the Bravura Youth Orchestra, in which he plays a multitude of orchestral and chamber works for the musical community. He is also the founder of Cantabile, a youth initiative with the goal of spreading classical music across communities in the tri-state area. Recently, he was accepted into the Young Artists Piano Program at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and the Curtis Summerfest Young Artist Summer Program. Outside of piano, Apollo is a member of the varsity swim team and enjoys hiking and biking.
