Sunny Li

Li Yun (Chinese: 李昀; pinyin: Lǐ Yún), popularly known as Sunny Li, is a Chinese concert pianist. Based in London, Li studied at the Royal Academy of Music and Royal Northern College of Music prior to performing at venues around Europe.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Sunny Li
Born
李昀 (Li Yun)

(1991-09-04) September 4, 1991[1]
Dalian, China
OccupationConcert pianist
Years active1997–present
SpouseZhang Yijia
Websitehttps://www.sunnylipiano.com/ at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 December 2020)
Sunny Li
Simplified Chinese李昀

Biography

In 2011, Sunny Li released a piano solo album 昀韵 (yún yùn), which included works from composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt and Moritz Moszkowski.[3] She performed at the Steinway-Haus in Munich, Germany with fellow pianist Assel Abilseitova the same year.[4]

In September 2014, Li founded the Migjorn Quartet, which placed third in the Hirsh Prize Chamber Music Competition.[5] In January 2017, Li played "Flight of the Bumblebee" on two pianos at the same time.[6][7] The video, posted on Facebook by Classic FM, garnered over a million views with mixed reactions from viewers.[8][9]

Awards
  • 2007 – The Third Rising Star International Piano Competition, "Gold Award"[10]
  • 2013 – Schoenfeld International Piano Competition, "Elite Award"[11]
  • 2015 – British Royal Northern College of Music Concerto Competition, Winner[12]
  • 2016 – Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition, Second place[13]
  • 56th Grotrain-Steinweg Schumann International Competition, Winner[14]
  • 59th French International Music Festival, France, French Nice Festival Solo Awards[15]

References
  1. "Sunny Li was inspired by the sound of nature". GBTIMES. 1 December 2016.
  2. "Young British pianist Sunny Li Yun on the international stage". Sina Corp. 15 July 2016.
  3. "Rescue, Heart Pursuit – Young Pianist Sunny Li Yun". Phoenix. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019.
  4. "Rescue, Heart Pursuit – Pianist Sunny Li Yun". YOKA. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016.
  5. "Rescue, Heart Pursuit – Pianist Sunny Li Yun". Micro headboard. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016.
  6. "Watch this pianist play Flight of the Bumblebee on TWO pianos at the SAME TIME". Classic FM (UK). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. "This pianist plays Liszt on four pianos and it's a full-on workout". Classic FM. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  8. "EXCLUSIVE: Pianist Sunny Li talks about getting kids into classical music and THAT viral video". MI Pro. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  9. "Controversial award-winning Chinese classical internet sensation set for UK tour". WithGuitars. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  10. "Young pianist Sunny Li Yun Won international Competition". Sohu News.
  11. "2013 List of Award Winners". Schoenfeld International String Competition.
  12. "Young British pianist Sunny Li Yun on the international stage". Sina News. 15 July 2016.
  13. "2016 Interview of Award Winners". Grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition. 14 July 2016.
  14. "Sunny Li Piano Concert at Cadogan Hall". theculturediary.com.
  15. "Beauty pianist Sunny Li Yun solo in the French Nice Festival solo award". China.
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