“Shalun Li communicates with audiences in ways that words fail to express -- breaking down the limitations of language while transporting listeners to the extremities of their imagination”
Chinese-born, Shalun Li is a student of pianist Ting Zhou and composer, Jianzhong Wang in Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He is now pursuing a Master of Music at New England Conservatory in Boston as a student of Meng-Chieh Liu.
With equal parts discipline, drive and passion, Li has built a deep appreciation for the rigorous, high- level technical skills involved in piano. That, combined with his profound love for emotionally-driven storytelling through music, underpins an illustrious career for the young but already distinguished pianist.
In 2018, Li created his own ‘Multi-Art’ exhibition series, which combined his passion for music, painting and poetry, essentially creating a unique, never-seen-before, cross-disciplinary art experience. The exhibition series broke new ground, and is being critically praised for its innovation as a new medium of artistic expression. More importantly though, it has been a milestone for Li as it has allowed him to successfully mix interdisciplinary fields in a way that he was previously unable to.
As his newfound medium broke new ground and grew in popularity, Li thought long and hard about how he could give back to the community. In a gracious act of kindness and gratitude, Li used the show’s momentum to subsequently raise donations for orphanages. Li is no stranger to philanthropy, and has partaken in many other charitable causes. He led and organized a concert to raise donations for the families of the Sichuan Earthquake, and during his studies in the United States, he also promoted notable charity concerts “Music Rich Life” and “Music For Food”.
Fast forward to today and Li has now performed across the world, gracing the stages in Boston, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Wuhan.
Li’s notable accomplishments to date include:
First Prize in the 16th US Open Music Competition
First Prize in the Japanese Nation Piano Competition
Third Prize in the 21th Chopin International Piano Competition ASIA
First Honor Prize in the 4th Asia Toyama Teenager Piano Competition
First Prize in the 4th Wiesbaden Piano Competition, South China Division