BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Acme Widgets\, Inc.//NONSGML ExportToCalendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Groupmuses near X-WR-NAME:Groupmuses near BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T021153Z UID:49c539f6-1791-43b1-b9e6-1a7ae7ca4997 DTSTART:20261129T220000Z DTEND:20261130T003000Z DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Jonathan D.\nMusicians: Ying Li\n\n5 PM Doors & Pre-R eception\n6 PM Performance\n8 PM Post-Reception\n\n_____\n\n**Ying Li**: B ach\, Liszt\, Beach\, Stravinsky\, Chen\n\n[Gotham Arts](https://gothamart s.net) in collaboration with [Groupmuse](https://www.groupmuse.com/) is de lighted to present an intimate solo recital by pianist [Ying Li](https://w ww.instagram.com/yinglipianist/) featuring works by Bach\, Liszt\, Amy Bea ch\, Stravinsky\, and contemporary composer Qigang Chen.\n\nWine will be s erved.\n\n**Program**\n\nBACH-BUSONI Chaconne from Solo Violin Partita No . 2 in d minor\, BWV 1004\n\nAMY BEACH Four Sketches\, Op. 15\n1. In Autu mn\n2. Phantoms\n3. Dreaming\n4. Fireflies\n\nSTRAVINSKY-AGOSTI Firebird Suite\n\n*Intermission*\n\nQIGANG CHEN (b. 1951) Instants d'un opéra de Pékin\n\nLISZT Réminiscences de *Norma* de Bellini — Grande fantaisie \, S. 394\n\n__________\n\n**About the Artist**\n\n[Watch Ying perform Lis zt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major at Carnegie Hall](https://www.yo utube.com/watch?v=M-nVkLrKmhw)\n\nPraised by _Cleveland Classical_ as "gra ceful and lyrical"\, Chinese pianist **Ying Li** has emerged as a distinct ive international artist\, performing across major stages in the United St ates and Europe. In 2025\, she won the New York Franz Liszt International Piano Competition at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium. Her other major d istinctions include the Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone in Italy and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York\, along wit h first prizes at the Sarasota Artist Series Piano Competition\, the Breva rd Music Festival solo and concerto competitions\, and the International L iszt Piano Competition for Young Pianists in Moscow.\n\nYing has appeared at many of the world’s distinguished concert venues\, including Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium and Zankel Hall\, the Kennedy Center in Washing ton\, D.C.\, the Konzerthaus Berlin\, Teatro alla Scala in Milan\, the Lie derhalle in Stuttgart\, and the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in P hiladelphia.\n\nIn the United States\, Ying has appeared from coast to coa st with orchestras including The Philadelphia Orchestra\, Oregon Symphony\ , Kansas City Symphony\, Minnesota Orchestra\, Buffalo Philharmonic Orches tra\, Eugene Symphony\, New Jersey Symphony\, and the Brevard Music Festiv al Orchestra. In January 2026\, she stepped in on short notice for a four- concert subscription weekend with the Oregon Symphony and music director D avid Danzmayr\, performing Grieg’s Piano Concerto. The acclaimed opening -night performance led to an immediate return invitation from Portland Pia no International\, where she will appear in recital during the 2026–27 s eason.\n\nYing has also cultivated a distinctive and increasingly prominen t European profile alongside her U.S. career. Since making her European or chestral debut on tour with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in 2021\, sh e has appeared with leading ensembles across Germany and Italy\, including the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker\, Dortmunder Philharmoniker\, Nürnberger Symphoniker\, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz\, Orchestra Sinf onica Nazionale della RAI in Turin\, and Orchestra da Camera di Mantova. T hese engagements have led to continuing relationships in Europe\, includin g return appearances with the Nürnberger Symphoniker in 2026–27 and the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker in 2027–28.\n\nHer debut album\, featuring w orks by Mozart and Bartók\, was released by Universal Music/Decca in the 2022–23 season.\n\nBeyond her solo career\, Ying is deeply committed to chamber music and education. She is a founding member of the AYA Piano Tri o\, formed at the Curtis Institute of Music\, and has appeared at festival s including the Verbier Festival\, Ravinia\, La Jolla SummerFest\, and the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. As a passionate educator\, she has gi ven masterclasses and coachings at the State College of Florida\, the Univ ersity of Southern Mississippi\, the University of South Carolina\, Hamilt on College\, and The Juilliard School’s Extension Division Summer Sympos ium. At the heart of this work is her belief in music as a universal langu age and a way of meeting people where they are—inviting curiosity in you ng listeners\, creating connection across generations and backgrounds\, an d offering moments of recognition\, peace\, and joy through shared musical experience.\n\nYing began her piano studies at age five in China and atte nded the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing before moving to Philade lphia at 14 to study at the Curtis Institute of Music with Seymour Lipkin and Jonathan Biss. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Curtis and her Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School\, where she studied with Robert McDonald. She later received Juilliard’s prestigious Artist Diploma as the only pianist in her graduating class and is currently a doc toral candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York. LOCATION:Flatiron\, New York\, 10011 SUMMARY:Ying Li: Bach\, Liszt\, Beach\, Stravinsky\, Chen URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/17111-ying-li-bach-liszt-beach-stravin sky-chen IMAGE;VALUE=URI:https://bunny.groupmuse.com/8bce99cc-c611-423f-8bf5-2246399 de4e0/YingLi2-1.875w.png?aspect_ratio=1%3A1&width=1200 X-PRICE:$65 tickets ($55 for Supermusers) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR