Li Zhuoyu
Li Zhuoyu, born in August 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, is a Chinese-American piano player.
In 2001, he won the first prize in the age group of the Interstate Piano Competition in Massachusetts, USA. In 2002, he won the first prize in the age group of the Interstate Piano Competition in Massachusetts, USA. In 2004, he held his first solo concert at Boston's Steinway Concert Hall. In 2006, Li Zhuoyu was invited to perform as a piano soloist at the opening ceremony of the Museum of Modern Art in Boston and the inauguration ceremony of the Dean of the New England Conservatory of Music. In 2008, Li Zhuoyu won the second prize in the Gina Bacall International Youth Piano Competition. In 2010, he won first place in the "Thomas Cooper Cup International Youth Piano Competition".
In 2011, he performed piano performances at the White House for then President Obama and others. In 2012, he won the Gilmore Young Artist Award. In 2014, he won the championship at the 14th Paris Animato International Piano Grand Prix, and also won the Special Schumann and Brahms Awards and the Audience Choice Award. In 2015, he won the second place in the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition. In 2016, he won the Avery Fisher Music Career Award. In 2017, he released his first album "Li Zhuoyu: Mariinsky Live Recording". In 2019, a solo album themed on the works of Tchaikovsky and Liszt was released.
Chinese name: Li Zhuoyu
Nationality: American
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date of birth: August 1995< /p>
Occupation: Pianist
Graduation school: New England Conservatory of Music, NEC Preparatory School
Representative works: "Li Zhuoyu: Mariinsky Live Recording" " Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Liszt: Piano Solo Works"
Main achievements: 2016 Avery Fisher Music Career Award
2014 Winner of the 14th Animato International Piano Competition in Paris
2012 Gilmore Young Artist Award
Second Prize in 2008 Gina Bacall International Youth Piano Competition
p>Character experience
In August 1995, Li Zhuoyu was born in Boston, USA, into a music-loving Chinese family. His father's name is Li Xiaojian and his mother's name is Zhuo Chaoying. In 1999, Li Zhuoyu began to learn piano at the age of 4. After that, he successively studied with the enlightenment teacher Yang Jingchuan (former piano accompanist of the Central Orchestra) and piano professor Bian He_. In 2001, he won the first prize in the age group of the Interstate Piano Competition in Massachusetts, USA. In 2002, he won the first prize in the age group of the Interstate Piano Competition in Massachusetts, USA.
In 2004, he began to study with Yin Chengzong, a Chinese pianist living in the United States. In the same year, he performed Haydn's "Piano Concerto No. 11" with the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2005, he held his first solo concert at Boston's Steinway Concert Hall. In 2006, Li Zhuoyu was invited to perform as a piano soloist at the opening ceremony of the Museum of Modern Art in Boston and the inauguration ceremony of the Dean of the New England Conservatory of Music. In 2008, Li Zhuoyu won the second prize in the Gina Bacall International Youth Piano Competition.
In 2010, Li Zhuoyu collaborated with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra and other symphony orchestras to perform Mozart's "Piano Concerto No. 21", "Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor" and "Chopin No. 1" Piano Concerto" and "Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4"; in July, he won first place in the "Thomas Cooper Cup International Youth Piano Competition". In addition to the US$10,000 prize, he also won the Oberlin Award in the United States. A 4-year full scholarship of more than US$200,000 from the Conservatory of Music; in November, he won first place in the International Young Concert Artist Competition held in New York, USA.
On June 7, 2011, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" was performed for then-President Obama at the state banquet held in the Rose Garden of the White House to welcome the German Chancellor. In 2012, he won the Gilmore Young Artist Award. In 2014, he won the championship at the 14th Animato International Piano Competition in Paris, and also won the Special Schumann and Brahms Awards and the Audience Choice Award.
In 2015, he won the third place in the American Chopin Competition and the "Best Sonata Performance Award"; in the same year, he won the runner-up in the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition; in December, Li Zhuoyu followed Gergiev and The Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra went to the National Center for the Performing Arts to perform.
In 2016, he won the Avery Fisher Music Career Award; on the evening of June 28, he performed with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center; on July 5, he performed for the first time at the Guangzhou Xinghai Concert Hall, presenting a Piano solo concert.
In October 2017, Li Zhuoyu released his first solo album "Li Zhuoyu: Mariinsky Live Recording", which is a live recording of his solo concert at the Mariinsky Theater. On the evening of August 18, 2018, Li Zhuoyu's piano solo concert was performed at the Changsha Concert Hall; on the evening of November 4, the first concert of the "Complete Brahms" series of the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra's music season was held at the Hangzhou Grand Theater Opera House The curtain kicked off with Li Zhuoyu as the piano soloist.
In October 2019, a solo album themed on the works of Tchaikovsky and Liszt was released, including Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1” and Liszt’s Piano Solo work.
Main Works
Musical Works
Important Performances
Performance Style
Style Characteristics
< p>Li Zhuoyu's performance is pure, sunny, rich in color, and contains sweetness in his power; he has a simple and simple temperament, without the impetuousness of a young man. While studying piano with pianist Yin Chengzong, Li Zhuoyu mastered how to understand music, such as how to process musical phrases and abstract musical concepts. At the specific performance level, Li Zhuoyu's rhythm is steady and regular, the musical ideas, phrases, and sections are all played with clear and clear intentions, and the intensity and emotional contrast and changes are relatively clear. In addition, he is also good at using certain facial expressions and body movements to help convey his feelings about music during his performance. For example, when playing, Li Zhuoyu's eyes sometimes follow the melody, showing a humorous and playful taste.Repertoire range
Li Zhuoyu has a wide-span repertoire range, that is, from early classicism to the middle and late romanticism; at the same time, he can better handle the different styles and different styles. Works that require certain skills and depth. His debut album, released in 2017, includes piano works by Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Frederic Chopin, and Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff. When dealing with works from the classical period - such as Haydn's "Piano Sonata in B" - his playing was precise and regular, like a church without decoration. How to play Chopin well is also important to him. For example, when dealing with Chopin's "Piano Sonata No. 2", a work from the Romantic period, Li Zhuoyu likes to highlight the dramatic conflicts in it, such as the conflict between calm emotions and uneasiness in the first movement, or the gradual conflict in the second movement. Enhanced contrast between terror and calm. Although the work is only a short 75 sections, Li Zhuoyu's presentation has a certain sense of gloom and horror. In addition, Chopin's mazurka works were also played by him in a more detailed and interesting way.
Award-winning record
Character evaluation
Li Zhuoyu has very good cultural resources. Like Yo-Yo Ma, he plays a decisive role in the music industry and has huge development potential and future. Unlimited (reviewed by piano player Gary Grafman).
Li Zhuoyu is not just talented and superb in piano skills. Whether it is his understanding of music or his cooperation with the orchestra, he far exceeds the height that a pianist can achieve (conductor Reviewed by James Gaffigan).
As a piano player, Li Zhuoyu seems to have the ability to control beyond his years. His playing style is sometimes elegant, sometimes gorgeous, and full of philosophy. He pays attention to the inner communication with the audience during his performance ("Southern Metropolis Daily" review).
Li Zhuoyu not only has extraordinary playing skills, but his profound insight into music is far beyond his age. His playing skills are shocking, and his performance has thunderous momentum and profound musical interpretation. "("Washington Post" review).
Li Zhuoyu has certain attainments in solos, concertos, and chamber music ensembles. He has the ability to control various works beyond his age, and his playing style is sometimes elegant and refined. , sometimes dazzling and philosophical (Tencent Entertainment Review)