Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Lun Li

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About

Join us on a musical adventure through France and Russia as we immerse in a soundscape of Romanticism. Our concert opens with French composer Hector Berlioz’s overture to his comic opera Béatrice et Bénédict, followed by Tchaikovsky’s monumental Violin Concerto featuring rising star violinist Lun Li. The concert closes with the Symphony in D minor by César Franck.

Mr. Li’s appearance is made possible through a collaboration with Young Concert Artists, Inc.

Program

• Hector Berlioz | Béatrice et Bénédict Overture
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
• César Franck | Symphony in D minor

About the Guest Artist:

Lun Li is a violinist committed to creating thought-provoking, boundary-pushing concert experiences for contemporary audiences around the world. A native of Shanghai, China, violinist Lun Li won First Prize in the 2021 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, The Paul A. Fish Memorial Prize, the Buffalo Chamber Music Society Prize, and was named John French Violin Chair at YCA. Lun has had the honor and privilege of traveling between Shanghai and New York bringing him a plethora of experiences.

An avid chamber musician, Lun has participated in the Marlboro Music Festival, the Verbier Music Festival Academy, Music@Menlo’s international program, and Music from Angelfire. He’s had the pleasure to work alongside prestigious musicians such as Kim Kashkashian, Ani Kavafian, Ida Kavafian, Marcy Rosen, Steven Tenenbom, Peter Wiley, and with members of the Calidore, Doric, and Miro Quartets. Further accolades include winning second prize in Shanghai’s Haydn Chamber Competition, resulting in an invitation to perform at the Helsinki Music Centre Festival. Lun is a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s prestigious Bowers Program.

In 24-25 Lun will appear as concerto soloist with the Bangor Symphony, Kennett Square Symphony, Colgate University Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the Spring (CO), Meridian Symphony, and the Salina Symphony. In recital he will be presented by the Main Line Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra, Bedford Chamber Concerts, and the Arts Council of Moore County. He will make multiple appearances with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at The Society of the Four Arts in Palm Beach, Alice Tully Hall in New York City, and on tour throughout Asia. Additionally Lun will appear on tour with YCA on Tour in March 2025.

As part of Young Concert Artists’ special season finale performance, Lun will also make an appearance at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in May 2025.

Lun holds degrees from Curtis Institute of Music (BM’20) and The Juilliard School (MM’22). His mentors include Ida Kavafian, Catherine Cho, and Joseph Lin. He is currently pursuing an Artistic Diploma at The Juilliard School where he serves as teaching assistant to Catherine Cho.

Lun plays on the Stradivarius “Samazeuilh” 1735 violin, on generous loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.