Wonki Lee

This channel is about sharing classical saxophone music, learning, and inspiring you to enrich your musical life. I am a concert saxophonist based in the U.S. I strive to share sheer beauty of the saxophone sound and its compositions through my performances and teachings.

Please contact me via my website for any inquiries:
https://www.wonkilee.com/contact

Short Bio:
Classical saxophonist Wonki Lee, feeling equally at home in traditional and contemporary repertoire, has distinguished himself as a winner of the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition in United States. Born to Korean parents living in Tokyo, Mr. Lee began to study the saxophone at age thirteen and soon moved to New York City. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree from Manhattan School of Music. He holds teaching positions at Montana State University and Manhattan School of Music.

Ryota Ishikawa: Rhapsody on Japanese Folk Songs for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra | Wonki Lee

Stopping By Woods Catherine McMichael for Choir and Soprano Saxophone | Montanans | Wonki Lee

Saxophone Lesson | MSU School of Music | Waignein Rhapsody | Dr. Wonki Lee | 10.8.25

Saxophone Lesson | MSU School of Music | Dr. Wonki Lee | 10.9.25

Ferling No. 39 & Waignein Rhapsody | Saxophone Lesson at Montana State University | 10.8.25

Antonín Dvořák | Songs My Mother Taught Me

Schmitt Legende (Rehearsal)

Special Interview | New Album - American Sonatas from Two Millennia | Wonki Lee

Rhapsody in Blue Tenor Saxophone | Wonki Lee

Wonki Lee Podcast Interview | New Solo Album “American Sonatas from Two Millennia” June 13th Release

New Album American Sonatas from Two Millennia | Wonki Lee | Release date June 13

Alfred Reed Ballade for Alto Saxophone | Wonki Lee #classicalsaxophone #altosaxophone #wonkilee

Concertino da camera | Saxophone Lesson by Dr. Wonki Lee | Montana State University

Wonki Lee Introduces American Sonatas from Two Millennia

Robert Muczynski | Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano ver. Saxophone Quintet by Nate Deuel

Podcast Interview Part 2 | Professionalism | Wonki Lee

Podcast Interview Part 1 | Wonki Lee

Eric Funk | The Hero's Journey, Op. 183; Fantasy for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra | Wonki Lee

Eric Funk | Solo Op.187: A monologue for soprano saxophone | Wonki Lee

The Manitou Incline by Joel Love | Wonki Lee

André Waignein | Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra or Piano | Wonki Lee

David Maslanka | Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble | MSU Wind Symphony | Masato Kumoi

O Little Town of Bethlehem arr. Dan Forrest | Wonki Lee

HOW TO INTERPRET MUSIC | Ferling Etude No.31 | Wonki Lee

【FERLING 48 Etudes for Saxophone】No.35 Andante con gravita | Wonki Lee