Korean-American cellist Patrick Jee joined the feculty of CCPA in 2007. He is a rising star in the classical music world and is hailed as being a "gifted virtuoso with a satin-smooth singing line" by the distinguished critic Harris Goldsmith. Already a seasoned veteran of the stage, Mr. Jee's powerful performances have received accolades from audiences and critics alike. "Patrick Jee is a consummate soloist: charismatic, involved, technically brilliant, and refined. He is a complete musician," said the American composer Ezra Laderman, whose Fantasy for Solo Cello he recorded for Albany Records.
In 2007, Mr. Jee won the Grand Prize at the Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition in Mexico earning him concert engagements in Central and South America and a recording contract with the Urtext label. In addition, he has won prizes at the Andre Navarra Cello Competition, the Holland-America Music Society Competition, and the Irving Klein International String Competition.
Mr. Jee's solo career has taken him across North America, Asia, and Europe with engagements by many orchestras including the Buffalo Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, and the National Orchestra of Toulouse. After his performance of the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto with the Buffalo Philharmonic, conductor, Paul Ferington wrote, "He exudes warmth, energy, and control from his every pore. His technical mastery is amazing enough, but his gift of musicality is beyond any words to describe."
As a recitalist and chamber musician, Mr. Jee has performed at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, Herbst Theatre, the Kennedy Center, Seoul Arts Center in Korea, and Wigmore Hall in London. In 2003, he gave a special performance at the United Nations and has appeared on CNN, Good Morning America. Mr. Jee has performed on Caramoor's "Rising Stars" series in collaboration with Leon Fleisher and has also shared the stage with other renowned artists such as Gil Shaham and Lynn Harrell. Mr. Jee is a founding member of the Selvaggi Piano Trio (www.selvaggitrio.com) and the Korean based ensemble, "Ditto" (www.yourditto.co.kr/).
Mr. Jee holds a B.M. from the Juilliard School and a M.M. from Yale University School of Music where he studied extensively under the tutelage of Aldo Parisot. Recently, he was appointed Assistant Principal Cello of the Lyric Opera of Chicago by Sir Andrew Davis and Principal Cello of the Grant Park Orchestra. In addition to being Adjunct Faculty at Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts he is an editor for the International Music Company.
Mr. Jee plays on a cello by Bartolomeo Bimbi from Florence made in 1769.

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