Yundi Li / US concert tour

[Maja81]

Pianist Yundi Li has a great US tour this spring! If you haven't heard the CD yet, try the e-player to see if you like it
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/eplayer/?ID=us/iclassics/yundili-chopin
- then run to your favorite store and get the CD. It's available at all your favorite online retailers, too.

Here are Yundi's concert dates:

February 24-26, March 1 - Verizon Hall @ Kimmel Center, Philadelphia PA with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
March 27 at 6 PM - Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, Los Angeles CA with the American Youth Symphony
April 2 at 8 PM - Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY with the American Youth Symphony


Recital Tour

April 5 - Ford Hall, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
April 8 - Sherwood Auditorium, La Jolla Chamber Music Society, La Jolla, CA
April 9& 10 - Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland State University, Portland, OR
April 13 - Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
April 14 - Montalvo Center for the Arts, Saratoga, CA
April 17 - Cincinnati, OH
April 19 US - Columbus, OH
April 22 - Folly Theatre, Kansas City, MO
April 28 - Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
April 29 - Baker Centre for the Arts, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
May 1 - Shriver Concert Hall, Baltimore, MD

for more information visit his homepage at Deutsche Grammophon
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/special/?ID=yundili-chopin

[SteinwayTony]

This jerk is a DG spammer, it looks like.

https://www.good-music-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=1757.0

[lenny]

or perhaps its tibidi 

[Motrax]

Hey, I don't mind. I live near somewhat near Shriver Hall, and student tickets are pretty cheap, so I'll probably go.

On the other hand, this sort of promotion is a little... tibidish. 

[lenny]

i wonder if this tour will increase his fame to langlang-like levels in america?

lets hope he gets an appearance on leno, a cut version of la campanella would be great.

[tibidi]

This jerk is a DG spammer, it looks like.

https://www.good-music-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=1757.0

or perhaps its tibidi 

I can see that my name has been mentioned here. Are some people trying to find fault with me? I have never had the interest to advertise Yundi Li except to defend him. Who is the person dropping that post about Yundi's tour dates? It's certainly not me. Maybe someone just wanted to create another round of attack on Yundi Li? I have already seen some misleading information given there. I have also seen some unfavourable comments about Yundi there. In that case, may I qoute what someone else had written about Yundi Li to refute some misleading comments?

The New York Times music critic Mr.ANTHONY TOMMASINI had written a good review for Yundi Li on 16th January for his Scherzi and impromptus. He wrote that there is plenty of white-hot virtuosity in Yundi Li's accounts of the scherzos. He also wrote that  Mr. Li's technique is as brilliant as Mr. Lang's but more refined, and Mr. Li is the more probing and sensitive musician. He uses Chopinesque rubato liberally yet tastefully.

Hope I don't have to come in here again.

[tibidi]

This jerk is a DG spammer, it looks like.

https://www.good-music-guide.com/forum/index.php?topic=1757.0

That jerk is certainly not me. After I had failed to register at the website 'The Chopin File', I have no more interest to try to register somewhere else. Hope I don't have to come here again.

[tibidi]

 
I notice that a link to this site has been given over there. So, let them come here to read more about Yundi Li instead of being misled by others.

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In the more than four years since Yundi Li won the 2000 Chopin International Piano Competition and was signed to the Deutsche Grammophon label, this dynamic young pianist, “part of an unprecedented youth revolution at Deutsche Grammophon” (Star-Ledger) has morphed from a child prodigy into a prominent artist with worldwide appeal. His ability to reach out to his audience has won him CD bestsellers, sold-out concerts and awards from the most prestigious piano competitions in the world, including the 1995 Stravinsky International Youth Piano Competition, the 1999 Liszt International Piano Competition and the 1999 China International Piano Competition.  His live performances and recordings have been nearly universally praised by journalists who called Yundi Li “spectacularly gifted” (New York Times) and “highly accomplished” (Los Angeles Times) with performances that “absolutely dazzle” (Boston Herald). Now Yundi Li performs Chopin’s Scherzi and Impromptus, his third CD on the Yellow Label.

Chopin is the key to success in the musical life of Yundi Li. After winning the Chopin Competition in 2000, Deutsche Grammophon released a highly successful debut Chopin recital disc from 2001 that was joyfully embraced by critics and audiences alike.  The Los Angeles Times wrote, “He shows in this impressive performance the complete resources of a natural Chopin player: an effortless and sparkling technique, power and agility, speed, thoughtfulness and poetry” while the Dallas Morning News exclaimed that “This is playing of aristocratic poetry.  This is a pianist to keep our ears on.”

Yundi Li performed the four Scherzi and the Impromptus Nos. 1-3 in many concerts around the world before he felt ready to record them. With his intimate readings he brings something fresh to these well-known works. He has a strong sense for both the lyricism as well as the drama in Chopin’s works, always drawing the listener’s attention to the beauty of the music.

This release will be followed by a major American concert tour with dates in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Kansas City, San Diego and other major markets throughout the country.  This is Yundi Li’s most extensive American tour yet, evidencing his increased popularity and demand in the most prestigious venues around the country.  The tour includes his orchestral debut at Carnegie Hall where he will perform with the American Youth Symphony, a group with whom he will also perform at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in his first ever appearance in Los Angeles.

Yundi Li was just featured this summer in a Nike advertising campaign called “You’re Faster Than You Think”  seen by millions of viewers around the world during the 2004 Olympic Games. In the spot, on of a series starring well-known athletes like the Williams sisters and Jackie Joyner Kersey, Yundi Li was featured along with biker Lance Armstrong. With a fantastic trio of recordings, an impressive collection of U.S. tour dates and respect from audiences around the world, Yundi Li is capturing the attention of the classical music community who are learning that this is a talent whose reputation is growing faster than anyone would think. 
 

[SteinwayTony]

The New York Times music critic Mr.ANTHONY TOMMASINI had written a good review for Yundi Li on 16th January for his Scherzi and impromptus. He wrote that there is plenty of white-hot virtuosity in Yundi Li's accounts of the scherzos. He also wrote that  Mr. Li's technique is as brilliant as Mr. Lang's but more refined, and Mr. Li is the more probing and sensitive musician. He uses Chopinesque rubato liberally yet tastefully.

He was probably just in remorse for his new book "Chinese People Shouldn't Play the Piano." 

[tibidi]

He was probably just in remorse for his new book "Chinese People Shouldn't Play the Piano." 

I haven't read this book. Why did he think that Chinese people shouldn't play the piano? Is it because he was not satisfied with Lang Lang?

Do you know that the one with the doctorate degree from Harvard University (the one who had praised Lang Lang to sky high but had low opinion about Yundi's Grieg concerto played in Hoing Kong) had said that Lang Lang's weirdness in his interpretation is due to his Asian origin? He was trying to defend Lang Lang by giving such false reason. I really don't feel that all other Asain musicians should be accused of not being able to interprete music in a correct way just because Lang Lang alone is not able to interprete properly. So, maybe some western music critics have been misled by this person from Harvard University.

I don't think Mr.ANTHONY TOMMASINI had praised Yundi just because he had felt bad about the book he had written. Why doesn't he praise Lang Lang instead especially after he had criticized Lang Lang very harshly befrore? I am glad that there are still some music critics like Mr.ANTHONY TOMMASINI who are still faithful to classical music. I am also glad that Yundi Li has changed the wrong opinion about Asain people. Music is our common language among all  races and all races are equally good in their interpretive ability.

[SteinwayTony]

I think I was being sarcastic.

[dankoren]

That jerk is certainly not me. After I had failed to register at the website 'The Chopin File', I have no more interest to try to register somewhere else. Hope I don't have to come here again.

  Hear, hear (regarding the last statment, that is).

[lenny]

Yundi Li was just featured this summer in a Nike advertising campaign called “You’re Faster Than You Think”  seen by millions of viewers around the world during the 2004 Olympic Games. In the spot, on of a series starring well-known athletes like the Williams sisters and Jackie Joyner Kersey, Yundi Li was featured along with biker Lance Armstrong.

dont you realise your fanaticism is slightly disturbing?

are you yundi's stalker?

tibidi, why couldnt you join chopin files?
its a mess right now, but i think its your own fault, i actually think all of this 'banning' nonesense is a result of your own stupidity

seriously, this is the only logical conclusion

[tibidi]

dont you realise your fanaticism is slightly disturbing?

are you yundi's stalker?

tibidi, why couldnt you join chopin files?
its a mess right now, but i think its your own fault, i actually think all of this 'banning' nonesense is a result of your own stupidity

seriously, this is the only logical conclusion

Some people have never stopped speaking out for Lang Lang. Lenny is one such person. The most recent attempt is his post“Interpretive freedom for performance.

You can have all the freedom you want provided you understsand the music language. After all, where does creativity come from if you don’t have the freedom?  BUT, make sure you don’t distort the music. You cannot explain away your distortion with INTERPRETIVE FREEDOM.

lenny needs to see a psychiatrist (as suggested to me by lenny) for his persistent attempt to speak out for Lang Lang. He must be a fanatic and Lang Lang's stalker.

[brewtality]

LOL!

[moting]

I like yundi's play very well:)

he is a very talented pianist...

[tibidi]

I like yundi's play very well:)

he is a very talented pianist...

Be careful, all those who praise Yundi Li might be called a fanatic or they might need to see a psychiatrist, or they may even be called Yundi's stalker but it's alright to try to defend Lang lang all the time or attack Kissin all the time.

[Brian Healey]

Be careful, all those who praise Yundi Li might be called a fanatic or they might need to see a psychiatrist, or they may even be called Yundi's stalker but it's alright to try to defend Lang lang all the time or attack Kissin all the time.

That's funny coming from you. You're the one who should be saying that anyone who supports Yundi Li (except you of course) really must be a Lang Lang fan bent on infiltrating and destroying Yundi Li's career from the inside out. You've been fooled in the past, but never again......


I mean, you did say that numerous times in that other Yundi Li thread.


Purple monkey dishwasher,
Bri

[tibidi]

That's funny coming from you. You're the one who should be saying that anyone who supports Yundi Li (except you of course) really must be a Lang Lang fan bent on infiltrating and destroying Yundi Li's career from the inside out. You've been fooled in the past, but never again......


I mean, you did say that numerous times in that other Yundi Li thread.


Purple monkey dishwasher,
Bri

That is why I don't judge thing on the surface any more.

Top ten pianists? You saw Yundi's name appeared in a strange list in a strange order. You know they are not serious about it.

Ho-ho, only very young silly girls will praise Yundi Li, that is the way to bring down Yundi Li, isn't it?

[aquariuswb]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I thought you had left already!!!

 

but most importantly,

 

[tibidi]

That's funny coming from you. You're the one who should be saying that anyone who supports Yundi Li (except you of course) really must be a Lang Lang fan bent on infiltrating and destroying Yundi Li's career from the inside out. You've been fooled in the past, but never again......


I mean, you did say that numerous times in that other Yundi Li thread.


Purple monkey dishwasher,
Bri

I think I better correct you. I have never written that anyone who supports Yundi Li (except me of course) really must be a Lang Lang fan bent on infiltrating and destroying Yundi Li's career from the inside out. You need to provide link to it.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I thought you had left already!!!

 

but most importantly,

 

So, why not be reasonable instead of trying to find fault with me?

[aquariuswb]

So, why not be reasonable instead of trying to find fault with me?

Reasonable? We all tried to be reasonable with you on the Yundi Li thread, until we realized that no matter what we said, you'd distort our personal opinions to fit in with your conspiracy theory. Seriously, there is so much hypocrisy and irony in your posts that you've become comic relief for the rest of us.

Be careful, all those who praise Yundi Li might be called a fanatic or they might need to see a psychiatrist, or they may even be called Yundi's stalker but it's alright to try to defend Lang lang all the time

See, that one was a gem! I'll explain the humor to you since you haven't shown a capability to pick up on such matters. You see, your posts have consistently attacked those who have anything positive to say about Lang Lang or anything negative to say about Yundi Li, to the point where we all think you are out of your mind. From our point of view, any time we mention something good about LL or bad about Li, we feel as though we will necessarily be accused of taking part in a conspiracy theory... by you. We have tried to point this out to you on numerous occasions, but you just don't listen. That's why the above quote is so funny: as soon as lenny suggested that YOU are the fanatic, you take on a sarcastic tone and say that anybody who praises Li is attacked, whereas it's all right to defend LL all the time. In reality, you have been doing the exact opposite: anybody who praises LL has been attacked by you, and anybody who praises Li is either all right OR is part of your conspiracy theory. You are so oblivious to everyone else's posts it's laughable. In fact, the level of naivete on your part is so high that I wonder sometimes if you are serious or just goading us on. But you do provide humor, so I encourage you to keep posting. Don't let me phase you on your quest to defy logic and miss sarcasm!

[tibidi]

Reasonable? We all tried to be reasonable with you on the Yundi Li thread, until we realized that no matter what we said, you'd distort our personal opinions to fit in with your conspiracy theory. Seriously, there is so much hypocrisy and irony in your posts that you've become comic relief for the rest of us.


See, that one was a gem! I'll explain the humor to you since you haven't shown a capability to pick up on such matters. You see, your posts have consistently attacked those who have anything positive to say about Lang Lang or anything negative to say about Yundi Li, to the point where we all think you are out of your mind. From our point of view, any time we mention something good about LL or bad about Li, we feel as though we will necessarily be accused of taking part in a conspiracy theory... by you. We have tried to point this out to you on numerous occasions, but you just don't listen. That's why the above quote is so funny: as soon as lenny suggested that YOU are the fanatic, you take on a sarcastic tone and say that anybody who praises Li is attacked, whereas it's all right to defend LL all the time. In reality, you have been doing the exact opposite: anybody who praises LL has been attacked by you, and anybody who praises Li is either all right OR is part of your conspiracy theory. You are so oblivious to everyone else's posts it's laughable. In fact, the level of naivete on your part is so high that I wonder sometimes if you are serious or just goading us on. But you do provide humor, so I encourage you to keep posting. Don't let me phase you on your quest to defy logic and miss sarcasm!

So, you people have forced me out again to listen to your nonsense again, haha! Zzzzzz...

peace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[steinwaymodeld]

Tibidi,

You are so paranoid.....

[lenny]

ok lets consider the real reasons behind tibidi's paranoia

i think it HAS to be based upon some real things thats happened to him, he can have just imagined getting banned.

but however i do actually believe LIBITI is STUPID , a bit IGNORANT, and something of a FOOL.

i think he accidentally banned himself, or forgot his password, or something similar.

does noone agree this is the only locigal explanation?

[lenny]

by the way tibidi, are you aware of the release of a new book regarding langlang?

it covers the remarkable pianist's rise to fame, and IN DETAIL explains why yundi li is far inferior.

langlang pretends to be friendly with yundi, but behind the scenes there is intense rivalry.

with this book, langlang intends to wipe out evcery yundi fan and bring them to the dark side, they shall become fans of langlang.

does yundi plan to release a similar book?

because if he doesnt, i feel he is truly doomed.

[tibidi]

ok lets consider the real reasons behind tibidi's paranoia

i think it HAS to be based upon some real things thats happened to him, he can have just imagined getting banned.

but however i do actually believe LIBITI is STUPID , a bit IGNORANT, and something of a FOOL.

i think he accidentally banned himself, or forgot his password, or something similar.

does noone agree this is the only locigal explanation?

OK, let me share with you my experience with some websites that had banned me before. With ‘The Chopin File” about two weeks ago, after registering, I just couldn’t log in. It was written there that my password was incorrect. How could that have happened? I was using the same password as the one I am using here, how could I have forgotten the password? Besides, you got to type the password twice when you register, how could anybody have forgotten the password?

With some other Chinese websites, when they want to reject your registration, they will keep telling you that the name has been used by others. So you just changed your name from lion to cat and then to ghost, you may attach any number behind the names used such as silly_dumbdumb123, but they were still rejected. That is when you know you got to give up. Sometimes, it’s your email address they would find fault with. Even if you have applied for a new email address, you will still be told that the address belongs to someone else. If I really want to drop post there, sometimes I get other people to help me with a different computer and there was no such problem at all. You may want to blame my computer? Say anything you like.

You are amzing lenny!

by the way tibidi, are you aware of the release of a new book regarding langlang?

it covers the remarkable pianist's rise to fame, and IN DETAIL explains why yundi li is far inferior.

langlang pretends to be friendly with yundi, but behind the scenes there is intense rivalry.

with this book, langlang intends to wipe out evcery yundi fan and bring them to the dark side, they shall become fans of langlang.

does yundi plan to release a similar book?

because if he doesnt, i feel he is truly doomed.

I know there is a book about Lang Lang but I don't think I want to waste money to buy it. Who care what is written in that book?

[aquariuswb]

I know there is a book about Lang Lang but I don't think I want to waste money to buy it. Who care what is written in that book?

...i think lenny was being sarcastic. But it doesn't surprise me that it went right over your head, because your perception of reality is quite twisted.

[tibidi]

...i think lenny was being sarcastic. But it doesn't surprise me that it went right over your head, because your perception of reality is quite twisted.

You people have certainly tried very hard to make me look silly, haven't you? Don't you think that all your plans have failed miserably? The more you try, the more you ridiculed yourself, dumb dumb, haha!

Don't you know that there is a book written in Chinese about Lang Lang? As I said, which pianist had advertised himself in such a big scale? Goodness me!

[aquariuswb]

You people have certainly tried very hard to make me look silly, haven't you? Don't you think that all your plans have failed miserably? The more you try, the more you ridiculed yourself, dumb dumb, haha!

Don't you know that there is a book written in Chinese about Lang Lang? As I said, which pianist had advertised himself in such a big scale? Goodness me!

Trust me, I have absolutely nothing to do with your looking silly.
I'm sure there's a book written in Chinese about Lang Lang... but it's completely irrelevant to the fact that lenny was being sarcastic. Please just stop!!! Your oblivion runs so deep that it hurts... me!

[tibidi]

Trust me, I have absolutely nothing to do with your looking silly.

Here it goes again, who is silly? Accusation without justification has become a common pratice here.

Your oblivion runs so deep that it hurts... me!

Must I react to lenny’s stupid sarcasm? Sarcasm won’t help you to achieve whatever aim you may have. Am I oblivious？To prove that I am not, I can give you one example here: My stupid neighbours always thought that they are very smart with their stupid plans. Today, one will wear a wig, tomorrow, he will wear a pair of sun glasses thinking that nobody knows that this is the same person. Sometimes they pretend to quarrel with each other so that people won’t suspect that they are brothers and sisters, haha!

 Please just stop!!!

Are you insane? stop what? You people had tried to find fault with me in the first place and you have already wasted my time trying to defend myself and now you ask me to stop, what logic is that?

[steinwaymodeld]

Here it goes again, who is silly? Accusation without justification has become a common pratice here.



Must I react to lenny’s stupid sarcasm? Sarcasm won’t help you to achieve whatever aim you may have. Am I oblivious？To prove that I am not, I can give you one example here: My stupid neighbours always thought that they are very smart with their stupid plans. Today, one will wear a wig, tomorrow, he will wear a pair of sun glasses thinking that nobody knows that this is the same person. Sometimes they pretend to quarrel with each other so that people won’t suspect that they are brothers and sisters, haha!



Are you insane? stop what? You people had tried to find fault with me in the first place and you have already wasted my time trying to defend myself and now you ask me to stop, what logic is that?

O no! Carry on by all means, I found this to be rather delightful.

 

[galonia]

This is too hilarious, I can hardly type.   

[chopinisque]

LOL This is one amusing forum.