Mikkel Myer Lee

About

Mikkel Myer Lee is a classical pianist who has already drawn international attention through a combination of natural musicality and a personal approach to the repertoire. Central to his work is an ambitious long term Beethoven project in which he performs all 32 piano sonatas across several years, tracing how Beethoven constantly reinvented his musical language from one work to the next. His programmes tend to place contrasting works in conversation with each other. A typical recital might pair Beethoven's Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, nicknamed The Hunt for its vivid finale, with the more inward and visionary Sonata No. 28 from the composer's late period, then close with Chopin's Third Sonata in B minor, a large scale work that balances poetic beauty, dramatic force and considerable virtuosity. He approaches this repertoire with curiosity and conviction, finding his own path through music that has been performed countless times.