Pianist Jinsang Lee won the International Pianoforte Competition Cologne in 2005 and the Hong Kong International Piano Competition in 2008, followed by the Concours Géza Anda in Zurich in 2009. Since then, he has performed as soloist with the Bamberg Symphony, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, and Zurich Chamber Orchestra, collaborating with conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jonathan Nott, and Mario Venzago.

His performances have taken him to the Berlin Philharmonie and Konzerthaus Berlin, KKL Lucerne, Tonhalle Zurich, Vienna Konzerthaus, and the Louvre in Paris, as well as to the Lucerne Festival, Gstaad Menuhin Festival, Ruhr Piano Festival, Busoni Festival, Menton Festival, and Montreux Festival.

Since 2015, he has been the pianist of the Beethoven Trio Bonn, with which he continues to perform and record. His discography includes the live recording of the 2009 Concours Géza Anda, a Schumann solo album, recordings of Beethoven piano trios, and the complete Beethoven violin sonatas.

After studying at the Korea National University of Arts, he completed advanced performance studies at the Cologne University of Music and the Mozarteum University Salzburg. He is currently Professor of Piano at the Korea National University of Arts and serves on the juries of international competitions including the International Telekom Beethoven Competition Bonn, the Zhuhai International Mozart Competition, and the Singapore International Piano Competition.