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How did Li Yundi get the title of "Piano Prince"?

Li Yundi has become the most glorious and praised young piano master on the international music stage today. In the West, people have associated Li Yundi with contemporary piano masters such as Pollini, Argerich, and Zimmermann. He is known as the "young piano master" and the "successor of the romantic piano masters." , China's well-known "Piano Prince".

Since the 2000 Warsaw Chopin Piano Competition, Li Yundi has become the focus of world attention. At the age of only 18, he broke the first prize vacancy for two consecutive years for 15 years. Silence, won the gold medal, and also won the Best Performance Award for Polonaise

Becoming the youngest first prize winner in the 73 years since the competition began.

In 2001, after Li Yundi signed a contract with the world's largest and most influential German record company DG, he became the first Chinese pianist to sign a record contract with the company. In December of the same year, his first classical music album "Li Yundi: Chopin Selection" was released globally and won the "Platinum Award" for classical music distribution. The Washington Post commented: "It brings real and healthy music to the audience." "Chopin's music - powerful, natural and frank, with sharp contrasts." Among them, the second album "Li Yundi Liszt" recorded in December 2002 was sold all over the world as soon as it came out, and won the "Classic" award at the 2003 German Authoritative Classical Music Award. Echo" Best Solo Recording Award, Dutch Edison Classical Recording Award, recommended by "The New York Times" as "Best Classical Music Recording in 2003", and the 4th China Golden Record Solo Award and Special Award.

The third album "Chopin Scherzo Improvisation" in 2004 continued Yundi Li's perfect tone, and his interpretation and understanding of the connotation of Chopin's music showed his artistic maturity and personality. Li Yundi's performance achieved an almost perfect performance. Anthony Tomasini, chief music critic of The New York Times, commented: "Mr. Lee's technique is brilliant, his playing is refined, and Mr. Lee is a more exploratory and sensitive musician."

2005 His fourth music album "Music in Vienna" was recorded live at the Golden Hall in Vienna. Therefore, Yundi Li became the first person to record in this legendary concert hall after Rachmaninoff and Horowitz. The first Chinese pianist. In December, Yundi Li won the "Best Classical Music Newcomer of the Year Award" at the Classical Music Awards held by the most influential XM radio station in the United States.

What is worth looking forward to is that his first concerto album will be released globally at the end of the year. This album produced by DG's chief recording engineer marks another new peak of Yundi Li's music art. DG Records commented: "Li Yundi's star shines in his first concerto album, and the two pieces seem to be tailor-made for him. The message is simple: emotionally fiery classic music performed by a young master."

2004 In 2016, Yundi Li launched his first large-scale North American tour. In May of the same year, Yundi Li's recital in Baden-Baden, southern Germany, was made into his first DVD "Yundi Li---Live in Concert" and was released globally. In August, Became the only pianist invited to be the soloist at the 10th Anniversary Concert at the Duncan Woods Seiji Ozawa Concert Hall.

In February 2005, he performed four performances of Grieg’s piano concertos with the Philadelphia Orchestra’s conductor, Savalish. In September, he was invited by the Asia Wall Street Journal to be interviewed for a cover story, becoming a celebrity. The first Chinese artist to be published in financial newspapers; in March 2006, Li Yundi won the 6th Norddeutsche Landbank Artist Award, also becoming the first Chinese pianist to win this honor.

In 2006 In April, Yundi Li successfully completed 13 spring North American tour performances, setting foot in important cities such as New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto, Monte Carlo, and Vancouver. Among them, the first performance was a solo concert he was invited to hold at Carnegie Hall. This was his third time on the stage of this artistic temple, which is a great artistic achievement for any musician. The New York Times made a special report on the performance, saying that the concert tickets had been sold out three days before the performance.

In the future, Yundi Li’s performance invitations include performing with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Seiji Ozawa at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and conductor Caddo Chailly at the Carnegie Hall in New York Concertgebouw, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Vienna Symphony Orchestra perform in the Musikverein, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Radio Symphony Orchestra and other world-class orchestras.

Li Yundi has become the most glorious and praised young piano master on the international music stage today. In the West, people have associated Li Yundi with contemporary piano masters such as Pollini, Argerich, and Zimmermann. He is known as the "young piano master" and the "successor of the romantic piano masters." , China's well-known "Piano Prince".

Since the 2000 Warsaw Chopin Piano Competition, Li Yundi has become the focus of world attention. At the age of only 18, he broke the first prize vacancy for two consecutive years for 15 years. Silence, won the gold medal, and also won the Best Performance Award for Polonaise

Becoming the youngest first prize winner in the 73 years since the competition began.

In 2001, after Li Yundi signed a contract with the world's largest and most influential German record company DG, he became the first Chinese pianist to sign a record contract with the company. In December of the same year, his first classical music album "Li Yundi: Chopin Selection" was released globally and won the "Platinum Award" for classical music distribution. The Washington Post commented: "It brings real and healthy music to the audience." "Chopin's music - powerful, natural and frank, with sharp contrasts." Among them, the second album "Li Yundi Liszt" recorded in December 2002 was sold all over the world as soon as it came out, and won the "Classic" award at the 2003 German Authoritative Classical Music Award. Echo" Best Solo Recording Award, Dutch Edison Classical Recording Award, recommended by "The New York Times" as "Best Classical Music Recording in 2003", and the 4th China Golden Record Solo Award and Special Award.

The third album "Chopin Scherzo Improvisation" in 2004 continued Yundi Li's perfect tone, and his interpretation and understanding of the connotation of Chopin's music showed his artistic maturity and personality. Li Yundi's performance achieved an almost perfect performance. Anthony Tomasini, chief music critic of The New York Times, commented: "Mr. Lee's technique is brilliant, his playing is refined, and Mr. Lee is a more exploratory and sensitive musician."

2005 His fourth music album "Music in Vienna" was recorded live at the Golden Hall in Vienna. Therefore, Yundi Li became the first person to record in this legendary concert hall after Rachmaninoff and Horowitz. The first Chinese pianist. In December, Yundi Li won the "Best Classical Music Newcomer of the Year Award" at the Classical Music Awards held by the most influential XM radio station in the United States.

What is worth looking forward to is that his first concerto album will be released globally at the end of the year. This album produced by DG's chief recording engineer marks another new peak of Yundi Li's music art. DG Records commented: "Li Yundi's star shines in his first concerto album, and the two pieces seem to be tailor-made for him. The message is simple: emotionally fiery classic music performed by a young master."

2004 In 2016, Yundi Li launched his first large-scale North American tour. In May of the same year, Yundi Li's recital in Baden-Baden, southern Germany, was made into his first DVD "Yundi Li---Live in Concert" and was released globally. In August, Became the only pianist invited to be the soloist at the 10th Anniversary Concert at the Duncan Woods Seiji Ozawa Concert Hall.

In February 2005, he performed four performances of Grieg’s piano concertos with the Philadelphia Orchestra’s conductor, Savalish. In September, he was invited by the Asia Wall Street Journal to be interviewed for a cover story, becoming a celebrity. The first Chinese artist to be published in financial newspapers; in March 2006, Li Yundi won the 6th Norddeutsche Landbank Artist Award, also becoming the first Chinese pianist to win this honor.

In 2006 In April, Yundi Li successfully completed 13 spring North American tour performances, setting foot in important cities such as New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto, Monte Carlo, and Vancouver. Among them, the first performance was a solo concert he was invited to hold at Carnegie Hall. This was his third time on the stage of this artistic temple, which is a great artistic achievement for any musician. The New York Times made a special report on the performance, saying that the concert tickets had been sold out three days before the performance.

In the future, Yundi Li’s performance invitations include performing with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Seiji Ozawa at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and conductor Caddo Chailly at the Carnegie Hall in New York Concertgebouw, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Vienna Symphony Orchestra perform in the Musikverein, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Radio Symphony Orchestra and other world-class orchestras.