WARREN LEE
"A first-rate artist" The American Record Guide
Hailed by The American Record Guide as "a first-rate artist” and praised by critics after his Carnegie Hall recital celebrating Leonard Bernstein's centennial as both "ingenious" and "compelling," Warren has brought his art across five continents. He has graced stages of every shape and scale, performed alongside international artists—all the while representing Hong Kong and China with distinction on the international scene.
His televised début came at the age of six with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. At 18, he claimed both the First Prize and Grand Prix Ivo Pogorelich at the 1995 Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition – a triumph that earned him his European début at Pogorelich’s own festival in Germany. A Steinway Artist, Warren has built a discography of twelve acclaimed solo and chamber albums on Naxos, garnering over 16 million streams to date. His artistry is also recorded on Steinway’s Spirio, where he has served as the brand's ambassador for numerous events in Hong Kong and across China.
As a respected cultural leader, he channels that same purpose: serving as Principal Music Director of 13 AISL Harrow Schools across Asia; guest lecturing at leading institutions worldwide; actively serving non-profit organizations such as the Hong Kong Virtuoso Chorus in support of their meaningful causes; and continuing his creative impetus as a composer on the Universal Edition roster. The arts have honoured him in return with the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award in Hong Kong (2012), an Associateship from the Royal Academy of Music (2015), and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Yale School of Music (2017), among other accolades. A polymath, Warren holds graduate degrees in business administration from HKUST, and in intellectual property law from the University of London, outside of music.
"Not for nothing have the piano makers Steinway enlisted Lee as one of their signature artists…”
The Straits Times 12 September 2011
Warren's playing can be heard on any Steinway SPIRIO piano.
李偉安
《美國唱片指南》簡潔地稱他為「一流藝術家」，而他在卡內基音樂廳為紀念伯恩斯坦百週年誕辰舉行的獨奏會，更被樂評人譽為「天才橫溢」且「扣人心弦」。李偉安的藝術足跡遍及五大洲，從北京國家大劇院到紐約卡內基音樂廳，與多名國際知名音樂家同台，踏上各式大小舞台，並以香港和中國的代表身份在國際舞台上展現卓越風采。
他六歲便與香港管弦樂團同台演出；18歲時，他於1995年一舉奪得史達拉汶斯基大獎國際鋼琴比賽冠軍及普哥利殊大獎，這場勝利為他帶來了在德國普哥利殊音樂節的歐洲首演。李偉安自2009年起成為施坦威藝術家，至今已錄製12張備受好評的獨奏與室內樂專輯，累積串流播放量超過1,600萬次。他的琴聲亦收錄於施坦威「新悅鋼琴」之中，並多次以品牌大使身份參與該品牌在香港及中國各地的活動。
作為一位備受尊重的文化領袖，他以同樣的熱忱投入多個領域：擔任亞洲13所AISL哈羅學校的首席音樂總監；在世界頂尖院校客席講學；以董事會成員身份身體力行支持非牟利機構如香港合唱新力量，推動其有意義的使命；同時作為環球出版社旗下的作曲家，延續其源源不絕的創作動力。
藝術界亦以多項榮譽回饋他的付出：香港十大傑出青年獎（2012年）、英國皇家音樂學院名譽成員（2015年），以及美國耶魯大學音樂學院傑出校友獎（2017年）等。作為一位博學者，李偉安除了音樂之外，還擁有香港科技大學工商管理碩士學位，以及倫敦大學法律碩士學位。
WARREN LEE
His Life Story Goes...
During a live radio interview when he was only four years old, Warren composed a short “requiem” in memory of his deceased pet bird. Although his début performance with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of six has headlined his career over the years, Warren has quietly produced a substantial catalogue of music as a composer, including numerous arrangements and compositions across different genres, many of which have been recorded and published. From choral works to a musical, transcriptions to sight-reading exercises for the piano, and from songs in the popular genre to official school hymns, Warren always strives for a balance between originality and immediate appeal in his creative outputs.
His choral composition, House Rules – based on the famous “Nokia” ringtone and dedicated to those whose phones had gone off during concerts – won the Second Prize of the Giovanni Bergamo Classic Music Award in Switzerland 2013. His compositions are published by Porfiri & Horvath (Germany), Pavane Publishing (United States), Brio Music Press (Hong Kong) and Hong Kong Children’s Choir (Hong Kong) and have been performed around the world: from New York to London, Vienna to South Africa. Many of his choral works are dedicated to the choirs at St. Paul’s Co-educational College and its affiliated Primary School, and he has also been commissioned by the Music Children Foundation as well as the Hong Kong Inter-school Choral Festival.
Warren is an accomplished concert pianist on the distinguished Steinway Artist and Naxos Recording Artist rosters. With 12 solo and chamber music albums to his credit, the American Record Guide calls him “a first-rate artist”. In recognition of his significant contributions to the music profession, Warren received the Ten Outstanding Young Person Award in Hong Kong in 2012, an Associateship from the Royal Academy of Music in 2015 as well as the Distinguished Alumni Award from Yale School of Music in 2017. A modern-day Renaissance man and lifelong learner, Warren also holds multiple postgraduate degrees in business administration, sports and media law and international property law.