Dr Lee Yung Yung Elsa

Under the tutelage of Van Cliburn medalist Barry Snyder, Elsa earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, with a minor in Instrumental Conducting. She was awarded the Vaughan Scholarship from Eastman and worked as a graduate assistant in studio and orchestral accompanying. Elsa also earned her Master of Music Studies from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and her Bachelor (Hons) of Music degree from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Her teachers include renowned pianists and pedagogues Nancy Loo, Raymond Young, Elizabeth Powell, and Gerard Willems. Besides performing, Elsa is also a dedicated educator. She obtained a Master of Education degree from Columbia University in New York, USA. Elsa is also an active presenter at music education conferences and received the “Best Presentation Award” at the College Music Society Northeast Conference. She was selected as one of the five Yamaha Graduate Fellows to work closely with deans and music faculty from across the United States at the Eastman Music Leadership Conference in 2017. Elsa taught applied piano lessons at Columbia University and Chamber Music at ArtsAhimsa Chamber Music Festival in Lenox, MA, USA. Elsa is currently a lecturer and piano faculty at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong University - School of Professional and Continuing Education, and an honours project advisor at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.