EP 536: Maxwell Lee, Part 1 On Recapturing His Dream To Be A Professional Musician

ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST · Jun 1, 2025 · 55m

Maxwell Lee's Malaysian immigrant parents first put a violin in his hands when he was just three years old, but he soon demonstrated that he had precocious and exceptioinal musical abilities that he would later display as a classical pianist. As he focused on his music in college and graduate school, he seemed destined to make music his career path, either as a performer or an instructor. But after getting married, he dropped music altogether, becoming a successful real estate investor instead. A few years ago, however, he learned that the musician inside of him was slowly waking up. He and…