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About Yundi Li
Yundi Li was born in Chongqing, Sichuan, the Peoples Republic
of China to nonmusical parents on October. 7, 1982. Yundi started to play accordion when he was four. When he was seven, his
parents let him started learning piano with Mr. Dan Zhaoyi, who was a piano professor in the Sichuan Conservatory of Music
in Chengdu, Sichuan. In 1994, Yundi was selected to study in the Affiliated Middle School of the Sichuan Conservatory as the
best piano student in the class 00. During one-year study in Sichuan, Yundi gave a piano duet recital with his best friend
Xiaoming Zhu with acclaims and won the third prize at the Stravinsky International Piano Competition. In 1995, right before
his13th birthday, Yundi followed his teacher Mr. Dan moved to Shenzhen and studied in the Shenzhen Art School. After he changed
school, Yundi made big progress on his piano techniques, performing highlights included appearances as a soloist with numerous
orchestras and won numerous awards and toured extensively as a young musician. In 1997, Yundi won the third prize at the Missouri
International Piano Competition in USA and the first prize in the Yellow River Concerto Group of the Chinese Repertoire Piano
Competition in Hong Kong. 1999 was very exciting year for Yundi, he won the third prize at one of the major piano competition
in the world, F. Liszt International Piano Competition that was held in Utrechi, Netherlands and the first prize at the Gina
Bachauer International Piano Competition in Salt Lake City, USA and the third prize in the Second China Piano International
Piano Competition in Beijing. In October 2000, the turning point of Yundis piano career is being the First Prize Winner of
the Fourteenth Fredic Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland. Yundi became the youngest first prize holder
in the Chopin Competition. He spent his 18th birthday during the competition in Poland. Recently, Yundi joined in the Hanover
Music School in Germany and has been traveling all over the world for performing. His first CD album, which was recorded by
Deutsche Grammophon has been released on December. 2001 in Japan. Now, He is busying with his CD promotion in Asia
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