Teng Li, viola
Twenty-two year old violist Teng Li is the recipient of numerous awards, including first prize at both the Johannson International and the Holland-America Music Society competitions, and second prize at the 2003 Primrose International Viola and Irving M. Klein International String competitions. She is also a winner of the Astral Artistic Services 2003 National Auditions.
She recently gave her recital debut in Philadelphia. She also performed on the Rising Stars series at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, and on Chicago's Dame Myra Hess concert series. She has appeared with the National Chamber Orchestra, the Santa Rosa Symphony, and the Haddonfield Symphony and was presented in recital for the French Embassy in Beijing. Her performances have been broadcast on NPR, WQXR, WHYY, and WFMT.
An accomplished chamber musician, Ms. Li has participated in various festivals, including the Marlboro Music Festival, Niagara International Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and Music from Angel Fire. She has appeared in the Rising Stars at the Caramoor Festival. Last season, she was presented in concert with the Guarneri quartet in New York, and performed chamber music at Weill Recital Hall and the 92nd St. Y.
Ms. Li began playing the violin at age five in her native China, and at age 12 transferred her attention to viola. She entered the Central Conservatory in Beijing in 1992, and by age sixteen was accepted to study at the Curtis Institute of Music, where her teachers were Michael Tree and Joseph DePasquale. She became principal violist of the Toronto symphony in 2004.
Teng Li
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