Kelvin H. F. Lee
music theorist / conductor / writer
I am a music theorist, conductor, writer and speaker. My area of specialism includes music in Europe and East Asia (1861–1949), with a particular focus on the intersections between musical systems and the broader historical, philosophical and cultural contexts in the German-speaking world and East Asia.
On this website you can find information about my ongoing projects, research publications and upcoming events. I have also included the more accessible concert notes I have written for different orchestras (alongside selected recordings) as listening guides to facilitate the general appreciation of art music.
Projects in Progress
The Sonata Moment
Monograph developing a dialectical theory of nineteenth-century symphonic sonata form
Formenlehre and the Challenge of History
Edited volume exploring the intricate relationship between Formenlehre and history
Interculturality in Japanese Symphonic Forms
Corpus study considering the impact of German-Japanese musical relations on Japanese symphonic forms