Li Yundi

Li Yundi (Chinese李云迪, Pinyin lǐ Yundi, IPA: [ lì jy̌nd̥ǐ ] ) ( born October 7, 1982 in Chongqing, People's Republic of China) is a Chinese pianist.

Life

Li began playing at the age of four years accordion. At age seven he began piano lessons for the first time. Li won several scholarships, through which he was able to afford his studies.

In October 2000, he won first prize at the International Chopin Competition. This success helped him to a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. In 2001 he continued his studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Hanover at the piano pedagogues Arie Vardi continued. The following year, he released his first CD with pieces by Chopin. Since March 2004 he gave concerts in which he mostly plays works by Chopin and Liszt.

• 2002: Chopin ( Sonata in B minor, Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante, Etudes, Nocturnes, Fantaisie -Impromptu )
• 2003: Liszt ( Sonata in B minor, la Campanella, etc.)
• 2004: Chopin ( 4 Scherzi, Impromptus 3 )
• 2005: Vienna Recital ( Scarlatti, Mozart, Schumann, Liszt)
• 2005: DVD: Scherzi Chopin, Liszt Sonata in B minor
• 2007: Liszt, Chopin: Piano Concertos no. 1
• 2008: Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.. 2, Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
• 2009: Yundi - The Young Romantic ( Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo in B minor, op.20 Scherzo in B flat minor, op.31 Scherzo in C sharp minor, op.39 Scherzo in E major, op.54; Franz Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini: La Campanella )
• 2010: Live in Beijing
• 2010: Frédéric Chopin, Complete Nocturnes
• 2011: Yundi: the Red Piano (Xian Xinghai: The Yellow River Piano Concerto; Zhang Zao, Wang Jianzhong: 15 Chinese Folk Songs)
• 2012: Yundi: Beethoven Sonata Album (. Apassionata, Moonlight, Pathétique sonatas )