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Thursday, November 29, 8:00Fidelity Investments Thursdays Friday, November 30, 8:00 Saturday, December 1, 8:00 Tuesday, December 4, 7:30 United Airlines Tuesdays Chicago Symphony Orchestra Semyon Bychkov conductor Yundi Li piano Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad) CSO Thursday series concerts are sponsored by  CSO Tuesday series concerts are sponsored by  |
“ HE HAS THE KIND OF KEYBOARD TOUCH IN WHICH TONES DON’T SO MUCH SOUND AS SPEAK.” — The New York Times In 2000, a panel of 23 judges in Warsaw declared Yundi Li the First Prize winner of the prestigious International Chopin Competition — the first pianist in 15 years, and the youngest ever, to be awarded the top prize. He had just turned 18. Since his stunning victory, Yundi Li has continued to thrill audiences with his vivid performances and style. The Boston Globe has admired his “gorgeous tone” and “fluid and intensely musical” phrasing. His playing, they confirmed, “was a model of clarity, elegance, and unaffected grace.” In his debut performances with the CSO, Mr. Li performs Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major, a work he recently recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by Seiji Ozawa. The Ravel is a very colorful piece, and with a bit of a jazz feel, so I think people in Chicago will find this piece quite familiar even if they’ve never heard it before. The second movement is very beautiful and sentimental,especially the woodwind part, which I like it very much. When I won the Chopin Competition, I was the first Chinese and the youngest winner and, perhaps, at that time, it was a big achievement for me. But now, when I look back, it is no longer something crucial. I always want to drive myself to do better. I should rather say: the best is yet to come! |
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