Yundi Li

In the pianist world, Yundi Li accomplished a great deal in a young age. He was the youngest winner (18 years old) of Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (2000).Yundi Li was originally from China.

His passion in music began with playing accordian at the age of 4. Interestingly, he won a prize at Chongqing Children's Accordion Competition. Gradually, His passion in music expanded to piano playing at the age of 7.

In the Warsaw Piano Competition, his performance of Chopin piano concerto No.1 as well as Brilliante Polonaise exposed the audience to the beauty of Chopin's colorful harmonizations. Amazingly, this young 18 year old at that time was capable to perceive various breathtaking tone colors with a steinway piano. His graceful performance of other Chopin's pieces reflects his complete and thorough understanding of Chopin's works and his mastery of pianistic skills.

Li is now residing in Hannover in Germany to study under Arie Vardie at the Hannover Conservatory of Music. He had learnt to expand his passion from Chopin to other great composers such as Franz Liszt. His performance of Franz Liszt's B minor Sonata received great feedbacks from the audience.

As a most celebrated pianist in Asian countries, Yundi Li is striving to maintain a balance between his performing career and his higher pursue of pianistic mastery. He also plays an important role of connecting non-classical music audience in Asian Countries to the great world of classical music.

Franz Schubert

Franz Schubert- whenever we think about his music, we think about lyricsm, flowing, melonchony quality of his compositions. Schubert was very good at word-painting his lyric with his music. For example, he can depict the spinning effect in one of his songs about spinning wheel with the piano accompaniment part.

Also good at improvising, he was greatly admired for his spontaneity in his music composition "on the spot". His beautiful impromptus were greatly admired. The style that he has is special in the alteration of the modes of music appropriately and artfully for the desired atmosphere that he wanted to create.

One good examples of his famous works includes his Impromptu Op 142 No. 3. It is in theme and variations structure. That is something that always lightens up my mood whenever I heard it.

Martha Argerich

Martha Argerich- A magnetic name in the pianist world. Her performances represent fire and spontaneity element in musical sense of art. She poses effortless pianistic skills, amazing accuracy, great speed in her playings.

She is famous of her Prokofiev and Chopin music performance. She amazes the audience with her in-depth perception of the music as well as her speed mingled with her spontaneous spirit of burning passion with life. This has a lot to do with her wild imaginations and her speed of playing.

If there is a word to describe her, she is a fire element in classical music.