Cecilia Li

    

Piano
Genres: classical/contemporary music


Cecilia Li was born in Taipei, Taiwan. She started to study the piano in Taiwan (Prof. Iman Wu and Prof. Robert Scholz) and continued at the age of 14 at the University of Music and Performing Arts Mozarteum Salzburg, concert class Prof. Kurt Neumüller. Later she took courses and lessons with Tatjana Nikolaijewa, Norman Shetler, Meira Farkas and Sandor Végh.

Cecilia Li received several awards and honours.

Cecilia Li performed amongst others at solo/chamber music concerts at Taipei Opera Music Recital Hall, at the chamber music festival in Salzburg, at Liszt Concert Hall Raiding, “Jeunesse Austria” and Palais Coburg Vienna.

   Cecilia Li

A very successful performance took place at Nikosia Theatre Cyprus where she played in presence of 400 high standing persons, among them the Cypriote president, the Austrian ambassador and several ministers.

In 1988, Cecilia Li founded Tanz Atelier Wien together with her husband, choreographer and solo dancer Sebastian Prantl. In this research centre for contemporary dance and music she is in charge of music concepts and plays leading parts in productions and projects of various kinds and various places such as Secession, Wiener Konzerthaus, Odeon, Universitätskirche, Academy of Sciences in Vienna and festivals e.g. Wien Modern, styriarte, Beijing Art Festival (China), Festival Autunno Danza (Sardinia), India Dance Festival (India).

In 2004, Cecilia Li founded her own CD label shiuling records.

Besides her solo piano work, she established herself as a distinguished teacher and music advisor. Concerts, TV and radio recordings have been realized nationally (ORF) and internationally (TV Taiwan, NHK Japan).

 

 

Discography:
- J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (CD, Amati 1996)
- Hommage à Erik Satie (CD, 2004)
-12 Préludes pour piano, livre II by C. Debussy (CD, 2004)

Performances:
- Sound of Europe, Strovolos Theater in Nicosia
- Solo recital at the Liszt Concert Hall Raiding, Austria

Collaborations:
- A-POLON(IA) with Tanz Atelier Wien, ensemble piece (2009)
- several Solo/Duo productions with Sebastian Prantl (choreographer and solo dancer)

Awards:
- Würdigungspreis [Award of Honor] of the Federal Ministry of Science and Research
- award at Jeunesse, Austria in solo piano and chamber music

Contact:
shiuling records
Neustiftgasse 38, 1070 Vienna
telephone +43(0)1/5226044
telefax +43(0)1/5233994
e-mail: office@cecilia-li.com
internet: www.cecilia-li.com