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Also known as Li Yundi, Yundi Li, Li Xixi

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Person · Open Library

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  • Shu juan ji
  • Zui xin Ying Han Internet ci hui

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Acting · Chongqing, Sichuan, China

Known for

  • Call Me By Fire — Self2021
  • Boyhood — Self2021
  • Rock & Roast2017
  • Run for Time2015
  • McDull: Me & My Mum — Uncle (voice)2014
  • Keep Running2014
  • Chef Nic2014
  • 星星的密室 — 明星选手2014
  • The Young Romantic — Self2008
  • Victoria's Secret Fashion Show — Self1995

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
China
Active from
1982

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Listeners · Last.fm

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3,459
Total plays
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Li Yundi (Chinese: 李云迪, pinyin: Lǐ Yúndí) (born October 7, 1982) is a well-known young classical pianist. He is also popularly known by the Western iteration of his name, Yundi Li. Born in Chongqing, China, Li is most well known for being the youngest pianist to win the prestigious International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition at the age of 18. Li currently resides in Hannover, Germany, where he studies with his teacher Arie Vardi at the Hannover Conservatory of Music. <a href="https://www.la

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Quotes

  • Charity is just like music which comes from deep inside my heart. I can express my love for society and my country through my fingers, just like Chopin did.
  • My emotions are expressed through the piano. It’s easier to speak through the keys than through words.
  • My fans really love me, so they want to understand classical music and I want to help them. By watching me, they’ve learnt not to clap between the movements, to know some of the music I play quite well. I love the idea of playing quiet music on a big stage, you can feel every note bubbling in the air, with everybody following.
  • I’m very happy that so many children are learning the piano because of me.
  • I'm inspiring a new generation who are hungry to learn music. I think that's my responsibility and it's my dream.
  • 美食其实也能吃出音乐的感受来。比如像法国作曲家拉威尔的经典钢琴曲《水的嬉戏》,最后一句就像香槟的气泡消失一样。

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Yundi in 2019
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Chongqing, Sichuan, China
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Classical
Musical artist.instrument
Piano

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Described at

Yundi - Overview | Deutsche Grammophon

Overview for Yundi on Deutsche Grammophon. Discover now.

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Yundi
date of birth
1982-10-07
start of work period
2000-00-00
social media followers
34100
pseudonym
Yundi
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Article

25 sections
Contents
  • Early life and education
  • Career
  • Signing with Deutsche Grammophon
  • Signing with EMI Classics
  • Signing with Deutsche Grammophon again
  • Signing with Warner Classics
  • 2023–present: YUNDI Plays Mozart The Sonata Project 1 Comeback Tour
  • Repertoire, technique and performance style
  • Performance habits
  • Chopin
  • Liszt and Prokofiev
  • Achievements
  • Competitions
  • Awards and honours
  • Impact
  • Discography
  • Bibliography
  • Biography
  • Documentary
  • Personal life
  • Foodie
  • Philanthropy
  • Arrest for allegedly hiring a sex worker
  • References
  • External links

Yundi Li (; born 7 October 1982), also known simply as Yundi (stylized as YUNDI), is a Chinese classical concert pianist. Yundi is considered one of the greatest contemporary interpreters of Chopin and is also especially known for his interpretations of Liszt and Prokofiev.

Yundi rose to fame for being the youngest pianist, at the age of eighteen, to win first prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2000. In 2015, he also served as the competition's youngest-ever juror. In recognition to his contribution to Chopin pieces, the Polish government awarded Yundi with the world's first Chopin passport (Chopinowskie paszporty). Yundi is also the first Chinese recipient of both Silver (2010) and Gold (2019) Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis issued by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Polish government, in regards to his contribution to both music and Polish culture.

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