Li Li
Viola
Musician Bio
Violist Li Li is the daughter and former student of Xueke Li, prominent viola professor of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in China. Ms. Li attended college in the U.S. earning degrees from Boston Conservatory and Boston University.
Li Li was previously a member of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, with whom she appeared as concerto soloist. Over the years, she has performed with numerous orchestras including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and the Grant Park Music Festival. She performed for two seasons with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra prior to joining the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
A seasoned chamber player, Ms. Li has performed with Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music, Concert:Nova in Cincinnati and on the Ronen Chamber Music Concert Series in Indianapolis. Ms. Li has been adjunct faculty at Syracuse University and was appointed Honorary Guest Professor of Shenyang Conservatory. She has also taught at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. She was on faculty at the Miami Music Festival.
During her student years, Ms. Li won many awards and prizes, among them the American String Teachers Association and the Concerto Competition at Brevard Music Festival in North Carolina. Ms. Li was a participant in the Tanglewood Music Festival for three summers. Her teachers were Manuel Diaz, Patricia McCarty and Steven Ansell.