5. Samuel Lee

Samuel Lee was born in 2004 in Melbourne, Australia. He started learning piano at age 4 and violin at age 7. In 2018 he won his first competition at the Monash Youth Music Festival Eisteddfod, Piano solo in 14 years and under at first prize. In 2019 he won second prize in the Chopin Piano Solo, 16 years and under in Ballarat Eisteddfod and an honorable mention in the Eisteddfod by the Bay, 14-15 years own choice solo. He got into the finals at the 2020 Scotch College Piano Competition. He is currently learning piano and violin at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School in Year 11 with Glenn Riddle and Lucy Warren respectively.