The phenomenal musician Shin-Young Lee, renowned for her exceptional artistic strength and dedication, will appear in Zadar as part of the 3rd International Festival “Organs of St. Anastasia”. Her concerts around the world captivate audiences with refined musicianship, expressive interpretation, and imaginatively conceived programmes that uniquely combine the classical organ repertoire with carefully selected transcriptions.

It is a great honour for us that this distinguished artist will give a solo recital within the festival on 22 August 2026 at 8:00 p.m., in the magnificent setting of the Cathedral of St. Anastasia in Zadar.

At her concert in the Cathedral of St. Anastasia, Shin-Young Lee will perform the following programme, featuring outstanding works of the organ repertoire from the Baroque to the late Romantic period, alongside attractive transcriptions of major orchestral and operatic masterpieces:

Louis Marchand (1669–1732)
Grand Dialogue

Nicolas de Grigny (1672–1703)
Tierce en taille

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759)
Passacaglia

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 552

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Samson and Delilah
– Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix
(transcription by Shin-Young Lee)

Alexander Borodin (1833–1887)
Prince Igor
– Polovtsian Dances
(transcription by Shin-Young Lee)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
The Nutcracker
– Dance of the Mirlitons
– Characteristic March

Louis Vierne (1870–1937)
Carillon de Westminster

BIOGRAPHY

https://shinyounglee.com/en/biography/

Miss Lee has performed in major concert halls on five continents, including Philharmonie de Paris, Auditorium de Radio France, Berlin Philharmonie, Göteborgs Konserthus, Müpa Budapest, Madrid Auditorio Nacional, Dallas Meyerson Symphony Center, Los Angeles Walt Disney Hall, Maison symphonique de Montréal, Seoul Sejong Art Concert Hall, Moscow Zaryadye, and the Gulanyu Organ Museum of China.

Shin-Young Lee is frequently invited as a soloist with orchestra. She took part at the AGO (American Guild of Organists) National Convention in San Francisco in June 2024, where she performed Samuel Barber Toccata Festiva and Emma Lou Diemer Organ Concerto. She has also appeared at many international festivals, including the Lahti Organ Festival, Festival Musica, Bødø Festival, Festival International de Chartres, Festival of Sacred Arts (Reykjavik), Festival Bach de Montréal, the Haarlem Festival, and Festival “Toulouse les orgues”.

In addition to performing, Shin-Young is frequently invited to serve on the juries of international competitions, and to give masterclasses. It is a great joy for her to share her experience and passion for music with future generations. On that matter, she has been guest artist at the Yale University during the Fall of 2024.

Either by commission or through her own initiative, Shin-Young enjoys transcribing music for the organ. She has transcribed music by Bach, Saint-Saëns, Borodin, Ravel, and Prokofiev. One of her recent transcriptions, “Le Carnaval des Animaux” by Camille Saint-Saëns, was released by the legendary publisher Schott, and was the subject of a video (available on YouTube) recorded on the organ at Radio France.

Born to a musical family, Shin-Young Lee began her musical studies in early childhood. After having received a Bachelor of Music degree from Yonsei University, she continued her studies at the Schola Cantorum and at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris having obtained the highest achievement with the highest distinctions.

We look forward to your arrival!