Born in Hong Kong and raised in the Pacific Northwest, pianist Thomas Lee enjoys a career as a devoted performer and teacher of his instrument. As both a solo and collaborative pianist, he has performed extensively around the region and on KingFM radio, as well as throughout the United States and abroad. Notable engagements include solo performances at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, as well as concerto performances with the UW Symphony Orchestra and the Kostroma Symphony in Kostroma, Russia. Tom has claimed top prizes at the National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist Competition, Buono & Bradshaw International Piano Competition, American Fine Arts Festival Concerto Competition, Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Piano Competition, and the Frances Walton Competition.

Tom has studied under the tutelage of Craig Sheppard, Andre Watts, Jon Kimura Parker, and Tatiana Lanford, and holds degrees from Rice University, Indiana University, and the University of Washington. His doctoral dissertation, "Evocations of Nature in the Piano Music of Franz Liszt and the Seeds of Impressionism," explores a much-neglected aspect of Liszt scholarship by uncovering the origins of pianistic Impressionism in many of Liszt's works spanning his entire life and output.

As a committed educator, Tom has adjudicated and lectured throughout the region, and serves on the board of directors of the Seattle Music Teachers Association as VP of Student Development and co-chair of the Marsha Wright Sonatina Festival. Tom enjoys spending his spare time as an avid weightlifter, devoted cat-dad, and an enthusiastic cooking dilettante.