Lee Jun Cheng

Lee Jun Cheng started playing dizi at the age of 9 when he joined the Chinese Orchestra in his primary school. At the age of 13, he began learning under the tutelage of Zou Bo Qiang. He had also received guidance from various dizi masters like Li Zhen, Liu Sen and Qu Xiang. He joined the Singapore Youth Chinese Orchestra (SYCO) in 2011. At SYCO, he was under the tutelage of Singapore Chinese Orchestra dizi musician, Lim Sin Yeo.

In 2012, Lee was admitted into the China Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Professor Zhang Weiliang. In 2014, he recorded an album with the Hua Xia Chinese Orchestra as a dizi player. In 2018, he joined the Singapore Chinese Orchestra as a qudi (a type of dizi) player. In 2021, he completed his master’s degree.

During his time at the music conservatory, Lee represented the school to perform worldwide, including France, Germany, England, Japan, Korea, Singapore and China. He participated in big event concerts like “SOUND OF HEAVEN New Era of Zhang Weiliang’s Chinese Music” and “Call of the Ancient”. He has also collaborated with the musicians of the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. He has worked with renowned musicians, conductors, composers such as David Murphy, Joel Hoffman, Teruhisa Fukuda and Kohei Nishikawa.