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"Genius Pianist"

Recital Tours around the World

Since 2001, Yundi Li has held a slew of international concerts, including Russia, Germany, France, Britain, the United States, Austria, Spain, Poland, and Canada. The immeasurable virtuosity imbued by the veins of charming melancholy has helped him win praise worldwide.

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Name: Yundi Li

Birthday: Oct. 7th, 1982

Birthplace: Chongqing Municipality

Education: Trained for accordion at the age of 4 and piano at the age of 7; studied professional piano under professor Dan Zhaoyi when aged 9; currently a student at Hochschule f¨¹r Musik und Theater Hanover

*Award

1995 -- placed third at the Stravinsky International Youth Piano Competition held in Champaign, Illinois (USA).

1998 -- placed third at the Missouri Southern International Youth Piano Competition held in Joplin, Missouri (USA).

1999 -- placed third at the Liszt International Piano Competition held in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

1999 -- placed third at the China International Youth Piano Competition held in Beijing.

2000 -- the first winner of the International Chopin Competition held in Warsaw.

*Recital Discs

2001 -- Yundi Li ¡¤Chopin

2002 -- Yundi Li ¡¤Liszt

2004 -- Chopin: Scherzi and the Impromptus

 



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