Junghwa Lee 이정화 is a gayageum performer and instructor dedicated to sharing the depth and versatility of Korean traditional music. She holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Korean Traditional Music from Hanyang University in Seoul. Lee is a guest artist and lecturer at UCLA and has presented lecture-recitals at the University of San Diego and Cuesta College. From 2018 to 2023, she served as a gayageum lecturer for the International Gugak Workshop hosted by the National Gugak Center in Seoul. She previously performed with the Gyeonggi Korean Music Orchestra and received first prize at both the Dong-A Traditional Korean Music Contest and the Korean National Traditional Music Competition. Her solo album, Soaring, reflects her expressive and refined artistry. While grounded in tradition, she actively pursues cross-cultural collaborations, bringing the gayageum to diverse genres and new artistic contexts.