US EditionSoo-Young Lee: I Didn’t Choose Estonia – Estonia Chose Me
- Soo-Young Lee, a 39-year-old clarinettist born in Seoul, has played with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra since about 2014 and leads its clarinet section since 2019.
- Lee joined ERSO over a decade ago after being encouraged to try clarinet due to an excess of flautists, despite knowing little about Estonia then.
- Over her decade in Estonia, Lee learned about the country’s history and culture, noting that Estonia now appears more Nordic and that the orchestra’s makeup is more international today.
- Lee characterized the clarinet’s sound as gentle, warm, and richly expressive, and expressed that embracing openness invites reciprocal opportunities and connections beyond oneself, highlighting her artistic receptiveness.
- Lee finds living in Estonia more aligned with her values than the fast-moving, material-oriented environment of South Korea, does not intend to move back, and appreciates the strengthening cultural relationship between the two countries.
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During the Education World Forum, one of the most important meetings on education policies, which took place in London a few days ago, Estonia presented itself as a unique case. While many institutional representatives discussed strategies to limit the use of mobile phones and social networks in classrooms, the Baltic country was firmly defending a completely different vision: not only will it not apply widespread prohibitions, but it is also ab…
Soo-Young Lee: I didn’t choose Estonia – Estonia chose me
When South Korean clarinettist Soo-Young Lee joined the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra in 2014, she never imagined she’d still be here a decade later – or that Estonia would come to feel like home. Drawn by chance, kept by curiosity, she now calls the slower pace, deeper silences and musical soul of Estonia essential to her art. When Soo-Young Lee (39), a clarinettist born in Seoul, joined the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO) ju…
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