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�������� faculty artist Donna Lee, D.M.A., closes “A Season of Homecomings” with a chamber music program bringing together colleagues, collaborators and family.

Featuring pianist Sungeun Kim, clarinetist Daniel Gilbert and cellist Holden Gilbert, the season finale will feature chamber masterworks for piano duo and clarinet trio.

Donna Lee, piano
Steinway Artist Donna Lee is professor and coordinator of piano at ��������’s Glauser School of Music and director of the Kent Keyboard Series.

Lee made her solo debut with the National Symphony Orchestra in 1990 and has since appeared as a soloist and collaborative artist at venues including the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. Her international performance career has included appearances throughout the United States, Asia and Europe and at festivals including the Gotland Chamber Music Festival, Brevard Music Center, Kent Blossom Music Festival, Classical Tahoe and Music on the Hill.

Her recordings include “Scenes from Childhood” on the Azica label and Felix Mendelssohn’s complete works for cello and piano with cellist Keith Robinson on Blue Griffin.

Lee was inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame in 2021. That same year, she received ��������’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the university’s highest teaching honor.

For the season finale, Lee brings together musicians whose artistic and personal connections make the program a fitting conclusion to a season centered on returning home.

Sungeun Kim, piano
Award-winning pianist Sungeun Kim has performed in the United States, Canada, Russia, Spain, Korea and Italy.

Her appearances as a soloist include performances with the Russian Federal Orchestra in the Moscow Conservatory’s Bolshoi Hall, Banff Festival Orchestra, International Chamber Ensemble of Rome and Gijón Symphony Orchestra.

Kim is also a returning Kent Keyboard Series artist, having been featured in a solo recital on the series in 2016.

Daniel Gilbert, clarinet
Clarinetist Daniel Gilbert is associate professor of clarinet at the University of Michigan and a frequent collaborator with Lee.

Before joining the University of Michigan faculty in 2007, Gilbert served as second clarinet with The Cleveland Orchestra from 1995 to 2007. Earlier in his career, he performed regularly with ensembles including the Metropolitan Opera, Stamford Symphony and New Haven Symphony.

Gilbert has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. His return to the Kent Keyboard Series continues a longstanding musical collaboration with Lee and another connection to Northeast Ohio’s performing arts community.

Holden Gilbert, cello
Cellist Holden Gilbert returns to the Kent Keyboard Series after making an appearance on the series in 2016.

A sophomore at Beachwood High School, Gilbert began studying cello at age 3 and currently studies with Mark Kosower. He earned first place in the Elementary Division of the Cleveland Cello Society Competition in 2022 and won the competition’s Junior Division in 2025.

In summer 2026, Gilbert attended Brevard Music Center’s Orchestral Institute, where he performed with the Brevard Concert Orchestra. He also has appeared in solo and chamber performances at Classical Tahoe and in Maryland, Massachusetts and Ohio.

Together, Lee, Kim and the Gilberts bring “A Season of Homecomings” to a close with a program rooted in collaboration, shared musical experiences and connections that extend across generations.