And she is featured in the fifth and final episode of the new PBS series Asian Americans, debuting May 12 and available on the PBS app.īorn in Brazil to South Korean immigrants, Lee and her family moved to Chicago - all undocumented - when she was two. citizen today (through marriage), in 2001 she inspired Illinois Senator Richard Durbin to propose the original DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act. But Tereza Lee, now 37 and a New York–based performer, teacher, and doctoral candidate at the Manhattan School of Music, is not just any pianist. Not many teenage pianists who win a contest to perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra go on to inspire a major social and political movement. Visit 92Y.org to access live-streamed concerts and other concerts from the 92Y's archives. 22īEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. This program also includes the Vienna Piano Trio’s performance of the Beethoven “Archduke” trio, recorded live as part of their debut performance in Kaufmann Hall this past February.īEETHOVEN: Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. This concert took place on March 14 th, after social distancing had already taken effect in New York, and it was offered as a live webcast to a large and appreciative audience around the world.
In our third episode of "New York in Concert", we bring you performances from two concerts from the 92 nd Street Y, a nonprofit community and cultural center serving New York City since 1874.įirst, pianist Garrick Ohlsson brings his mastery of Beethoven and Chopin to the stage in an empty Kaufmann Hall.