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

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]

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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