Taiwanese pianist Yu-Wei Lee was the first prize winner of the 38th annual Kawai Piano Competition, the recipient of the 2017 Tung-Ho Steel Foundation Artist-in-Residence scholarship, and the winner of the 1st Fazioli: Pianist of the Next Generation award.
In addition, Yu-Wei finished in 3rd place at the 63rd International Grotrian Piano Competition and in 2020, she earned third prize at the 5th annual Steinway Youth Piano Competition in Taiwan.
In 2023 and 2024, she was the winner of John Elvin Prizes for the Outstanding Junior Pianist, Oberlin Concerto Competition. Yu-Wei has collaborated with the Taipei Century Symphony Orchestra at the National Concert Hall in Taipei. She has participated in prestigious festivals as a young artist: Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival, Piano Texas Piano Festival, and the Oberlin-Como Piano Festival. Yu-Wei currently studies with Angela Cheng at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in pursuit of her Bachelor’s degree.