Mr. Lee won the Grand Prize at the Annapolis Opera Competition and the Classical Singers Audcomps with Audience Choice Award, The second prize at the New Jersey state Opera International Vocal Competition and the William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition, The Third Prize at the Regional Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Competition, the Liederkranz Foundation Vocal Competition and The Connecticut Opera Vocal Competition.

Mr. Lee's performances have received rave reviews from the Baltimore Sun and the Washington Post which include “He had bel canto quality voices throughout and sang his heart out.... gave a honeyed quality....“ The Washington Post and "Lee's arias revealed a dark, powerful voice....His word play of those wonderful coloratura passages brought out with admirable dexterity and flair. Bravo!" - The Baltimore Sun.

Mr. Lee's operatic roles include: Sarastro (The Magic Flute) with the Summer Opera Theatre Company and the Maryland Opera Studio; Ferrando (Il Trovatore) with the Summer Opera Theatre Co.; Commendatore (Don Giovanni) with Annapolis Opera; Betto (Gianni Schicchi) with the Opera International; Colline (La Boheme) with Music Festival in St. Bartheleme; Dulcamara in (L’elisir D’amore) at the University of Maryland; Motano (Otello) and Sparafucile (Rigolleto) with the Summer Opera in Washington D.C. He has also appeared in the several oratorios and masses as a bass soloist: Hayden Creation; Handel's Messiah; Beethoven's 9th Symphony; Dvorak's Stabat Mater with the Fairfax Choral Society; the Bach Magnificant with the University of Maryland Chorus; Cantata BWV 4 with The Bach Choral Society; Mozart Requiem with American University Choir; Rossini‘s Petite Messe Solennele with the University of Maryland Chamber Choir; Saint-Saëns The Christmas Oratorio with The Frederic Choral Society and several recitals including Schumann Dichterliebe at the Art Club of Washington D.C. and Schubert's Winterreise.

Kwang Kyu Lee receives a full scholarship in the Doctoral of Musical Arts in Voice Performance program at the University of Maryland at College Park, where his main instructor is Francois Loup. Mr. Lee also received his master of Music (MM) in voice & Opera performance from the University of Maryland at College Park and his Bachelor of Music (BM) in voice performance from the Han Yang University in South Korea.