George performed this as encore after performed Schumann Concerto in A minor with Symphony ProMusica under the baton of Maestro Mark Churchill at the Auditorium of Hudson High School on May 15, 2010.

George has had a great success in his recital concert. The Auditorium of Hudson High School filled with warm hearted music lovers - teachers and friends, and they gave George 3 standing ovations (one after the concerto and two after each of the two encore pieces) as great encouragement.

We are extremely grateful to the Symphony ProMusica and all of its members. For the last 4 years, George has performed with the orchestra annually on Beethoven Concerto #1, Saint Saens Concerto #2 and Mendelssohn Concerto #1.

As a 9th grade student of Walnut Hill School, George and the Li family are extremely grateful to the great teaching staff of the Walnut Hill School: Mr. Shoemaker, Mr. Bennett, Maestro Zander, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Brown, Ms. Thielke, Ms. Stebbins, Ms. Cassel, Ms. Myer, Madam Kinkead, Madam Arseneau, Ms. Murphy, Ms. Koppel, Mr. Gregg and Mr. Dunning, who provided great academic and musical curriculum and flexible time table that tailored perfectly for Georges frequent public performances.




We are extremely grateful to George's Piano Teacher Ms. Byun, George's music mentor Maestro Churchill, George's guardian angel Ms. Cathy Chen, Piano Department Chair Ms. Roth, Chamber Music coach Ms. Blustein, Music Theory Chair Mr. Larry Bell, Conductor Maestro Zander, Piano Seminar Teacher Mr. Rivera, and all the great teachers in the Prep School of New England Conservatory.

We would like to express our deepest appreciation to George's Mother-Music-School -- The Prep School of NEC, where he acquires all his music knowledge and where he received careful nurture toward a young piano artist.

We would also like to thank Mrs. Dorothy Shi and Mr. Chengzong Yin, who have built a strong solid piano foundation for George.

We thank all of our YouTube friends and subscribers. Your great support is one of the greatest sources that inspire George to aspire high!

Music Review:
Symphony Pro Musica ends season on dramatic note
MUSIC REVIEW
By John Zeugner TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER
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After an intermission, in which the musicians could recover, the second half was given over to Schumanns romantic Piano Concerto in A minor, with 14-year-old pianist George Li. This was Lis 4th appearance with SPM, and in between he has been featured with the Boston Philharmonic as well orchestras in such exotic places as China, Sweden, Venezuela and Brooklyn. He has appeared on national television, won competitions, and been touted as a world-class talent in the same way the Russian pianist Emile Gilels burst on the musical scene, and with, very evidently, a talent and technical facility entirely equal to Gilels.

From the very first thunderous chords — piano and orchestra together — that start the Schumann, Li signaled absolute control of the material and absolute mastery of the technical challenges. His runs had fluidity, his chords unbelievable power, his dynamic changes poetic intensity. Any fluffed notes blended away into the rush of his overarching conception and mind-boggling execution of the work. Technique carried all before it. It was stunningly clear to the audience, who came screaming out of their seats, that a world class piano virtuoso was at work. Li obliged with two encores that demonstrated even more astonishing virtuosity—a Chopin nocturne, and Liszts fiendishly difficult transcription of Paganinis La Campanella.

Next season, SPM promises more excitement, more daring risks, and more George Li.

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