Yundi Li shares the secret to musical magnetism with Hong Kong teenagers

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birthday, HKPO once again collaborated with superstar pianist Yundi Li in two concerts and one recital to enthusiastic response. To broaden the artistic horizons of young generation, HKPO also invited Yundi to conduct a piano master-class on 4 Feb, 2010. There were around 1,400 youngsters attending the master-class. Two talented piano students, Annie Kang (12 years old) and Mozar Tsang (16 years old) were delighted to play in front of Yundi, who gave inspiring insights and valuable opinions on their technique and practice.

Yundi Li’s Piano Master-class
4 February 2010, Thursday
5:45pm
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall

CHOPIN Ballade No.1 in G Minor Op.23 (Performer: Tsang Hin Yat Mozar)
CHOPIN Fantasie-Impromptu Op.66 (Performer: Annie Kang)

Mozar is now studying in Diploma Year 2 at the HKAPA, majoring in Piano. He expressed his honor and pleasure to come up to the stage and share his musical insights with Yundi, who has been a sincere and outstanding artist. He realized music became the common language between Yundi and him and the masterclass had been a memorable event in his music career. Twelve-year-old Annie studies at Hong Kong International School. With quite a lot of performing experience, she played with Yundi impressively. Mrs Kang said that Annie admires Yundi very much and she was inspired a lot in the masterclass.

Sponsored by Drs. Richard Charles and Esther Yewpick Lee Charitable Foundation and supported by Bank of China (Hong Kong), the Yundi Li Piano Master-class was a free event for young audiences. HKPO stays in tune with our city by presenting orchestral music to the entire community and bringing the excitement of the concert experience to music lovers.