Pianist Junghwa Lee, a native of Korea, performs actively in solo recitals, chamber concerts and lecture recitals, and has frequently appeared in concerto performances as a soloist including those with the Korean Symphony Orchestra, Eastman School of Music Student Orchestra, Salina Symphony Orchestra, Hutchinson Symphony Orchestra and Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra among others. She has presented solo performances in Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Winner of many competitions in Korea, including Sonyun-Hankuk-Ilbo, Wolgan-Eumak, Seoul National University Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and the Korean Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, she received the Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, along with the Max Landow Memorial Scholarship for outstanding doctoral students and the Liberace Foundation Scholarship for Performing/Creative Artists. As an active collaborator as well as soloist, she received the Excellence in Accompanying Award from the Eastman School.

During 2006-2007 season, she appeared as a soloist for Saint-Saëns’ Second Piano Concerto with the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Lee performed in the Christ Church Cathedral Concert Series in St. Louis, the Young Artists Concert in Mt. Vernon, a Mostly Music Concert in Evanston and was featured on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert at the Chicago Cultural Center which was broadcast live on radio and television in the Chicago area. She toured Taiwan, China, Singapore, and New Zealand presenting solo and lecture recitals as well as masterclasses in various venues, including The Arts Center at National Chiao Tung University Concert Series in Taiwan and at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

Dr. Lee received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance from Seoul National University, and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music. She served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Piano at Oklahoma State University and Assistant Professor of Piano at Fort Hays State University. Dr. Lee joined the music faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in August 2005.