I-Hao Lee

I-Hao Lee serves as Associate Professor of Violin at DePaul University's School of Music. He maintains additional teaching roles at The Juilliard School, Great Mountain Music Festival (South Korea), Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, and Manhattanville College while directing Amadeus Music School NYC.

Education

• Bachelor of Music, The Juilliard School
• Master of Music, The Juilliard School
• Doctor of Musical Arts, Stony Brook University

Research Interests

Specializing in advanced violin pedagogy, Lee focuses on performance techniques and competition preparation. His methodology integrates historical performance practices with contemporary training approaches, developed through extensive master classes across the United States, China, and Taiwan. This expertise directly informs his mentorship of competitive violinists.

Advising Excellence

Lee's students dominate major international competitions including Queen Elisabeth, Young Concert Artists, Sarasate, Sion-Valais (Tibor Varga), Cooper, Stulberg, and Postacchini events. They have secured Avery Fisher Career Grants and performed with Boston Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra, demonstrating exceptional technical mastery and artistic interpretation cultivated under his guidance.

Professional Leadership

As founder and artistic director of Amadeus Music School NYC, Lee oversees curriculum development and performance programming that extends his pedagogical philosophy beyond university settings.