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Acclaim
May 23, 2026

Calgary Herald

Review: Soloists, guest conductor added another level to Calgary Phil's ongoing excellence

Lee’s conducting technique is stronger than that of many conductors who visit the orchestra.
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Acclaim
April 6, 2025

YourObserver

Sarasota Orchestra parades artistry in Masterworks concert

Earl Lee sensitively allowed the superb Sarasota musicians to show their best in partnership with the soloist.
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Acclaim
March 4, 2025

Bachtrack

Earl Lee’s “Resurrection” steals the show at LA Phil’s Mahlerthon

His sense of momentum was effortless, as if the score were simply playing itself.
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Acclaim
July 26, 2024

ARTSSF

Exemplary Play Despite Budget Crunch at Symhpony

Here conductor Lee came into his own with his sensitive-as-crystalware baton work leaving one gasping.
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Acclaim
May 22, 2023

Boston Classical Review

Pro Arte Orchestra wraps season with delightful, wide-ranging invitation to the dance

Lee’s attention to balances meant that the Dances’ inner voices emerged with winning clarity.
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Acclaim
April 9, 2023

The Arts Fuse

Classical Concert Review: Earl Lee Conducts The Boston Symphony Orchestra

But the gem of this setting was the Adagio, which Lee expressed through lush, vocal-style shapes. The shadow of Bach can be felt here as well, and he wove the fugue into a supple web of sound. Radiant yet intimate, the performance made for a memorable debut. Let’s have Lee back again, and soon.'
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Acclaim
April 7, 2023

The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Germanic Con Forza

Lee colored, shaped, and balanced with warm authority.
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