George Li
Piano
Praised by The Washington Post for combining “staggering technical prowess, a sense of command and depth of expression,” pianist George Li possesses an effortless grace, poised authority, and brilliant virtuosity far beyond his years. Since winning the Silver Medal at the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Li has rapidly established a major international reputation and performs regularly with some of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors.
Li’s 2023-24 season begins with a recital at the Grand Teton Music Festival followed by his debut with the Aula Simfonia in Indonesia. He will tour China and Europe and will make his debut with the Prague Philharmonia. U.S. performances include the Cincinnati and Milwaukee Symphonies, Florida Orchestra, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Chicago Sinfonietta, and recitals across the country. A committed collaborator, George returns to the ECHO series with the Dover Quartet and Davies Symphony Hall with violinist Stella Chen.
Li is an exclusive Warner Classics artist, with his debut recital album released in 2017. His second recording in 2019 featured Liszt solo works and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, recorded live with Vasily Petrenko and the London Philharmonic. His third album with the label will include solo pieces by Schumann, Ravel, and Stravinsky, and will be released in the spring of 2024.
Li gave his first public performance at Boston’s Steinway Hall at the age of ten, and in 2011 performed for President Obama at the White House in an evening honoring Chancellor Angela Merkel. Among Li’s many prizes, he was the recipient of the 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grant, the 2012 Gilmore Young Artist Award, and the First Prize winner of the 2010 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. He is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the New England Conservatory. When not playing piano, he is an avid reader and photographer, as well as a sports fanatic.