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Sunny Li
Chinese classical pianist (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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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]
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