Li I-ching is a Taiwanese

Taiwanese people

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 violin

Violin

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ist. She is the youngest concertmaster

Concertmaster

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 in the history of National Symphony Orchestra

National Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan)

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 (NSO).

After Li graduated from Kaohsiung Senior High School, she went to New England Conservatory of Music

New England Conservatory of Music

The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest independent school of music in the United States.The conservatory is home each year to 750 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies along with 1400 more in its Preparatory School as well as the School of...

 and studied under the guidance of James Buswell. During her staying in the United States, she was invited to perform in debut of several American modern composers' works, such as Alan Fletcher

Alan Fletcher

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, John Corigliano

John Corigliano

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, and John Harbison

John Harbison

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. She also took parts in master class

Master class

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es of Nobuko Imai

Nobuko Imai

, is a Japanese classical violist with an extensive career as soloist and chamber musician. Since 1988 she plays an Andrea Guarneri of 1690.-Biography:...

, Zakhar Bron

Zakhar Bron

Zakhar Bron is a Russian violinist of jewish descent and violin pedagogue. He is considered one of the best.His students have included Vadim Repin, Gwendolyn Masin, Daniel Hope, Maxim Vengerov, Denis Goldfeld, Daishin Kashimoto, Tamaki Kawakubo, Mayuko Kamio, Mayu Kishima, Sayaka Shoji and Nikolai...

, Gil Shaham

Gil Shaham

-Biography:Gil Shaham was born in Urbana, Illinois, while his parents, Israeli scientists, were on an academic fellowship at the University of Illinois. His father Jacob was an astrophysicist, and his mother, Meira Diskin, was a cytogeneticist. His sister is the pianist Orli Shaham. He is a...

, and Pinchas Zukermann.

Li finished her bachelor's

Bachelor's degree

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 and master's degree

Master's degree

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s in the U.S. and returned to Taiwan in 2002. She entered NSO as associate concertmaster. In the same year, she won the Outstanding Artist Award presented by the National Tsing Hua University

National Tsing Hua University

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. Li became NSO's concertmaster in 2004.

Li has been performing in music festivals as a soloist, concertmasters, and orchestra section members all over the world, including Tanglewood Music Festival, Pacific Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival

Sarasota Music Festival

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, Summit Music Festival, Scheleswig-Holstein Orchestral Academy, Banff Music Festival, and many others. She has worked with great maestros such as Seiji Ozawa

Seiji Ozawa

is a Japanese conductor, particularly noted for his interpretations of large-scale late Romantic works. He is most known for his work as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the Vienna State Opera.-Early years:...

, James Levine

James Levine

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, Christoph Eschenbach

Christoph Eschenbach

Christoph Eschenbach , born February 20, 1940, Breslau, Germany is a German-born pianist and conductor. He currently holds positions in Washington, D.C. as music director of the National Symphony Orchestra and music director of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.-Early...

, Eksabela Solemann, Chien Wen-pin

Chien Wen-pin

Chien Wen-Pin is a Taiwanese classical conductor. He is the current music director of National Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan, to which he was appointed since July, 2001....

, etc.

External links

• Li I-ching at NSO official site