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Saturday July 19, 2025 at 5:00pm
Praised by The Washington Post for combining “staggering technical prowess, a sense of command and depth of expression,” pianist George Li possesses an effortless grace and brilliant virtuosity far beyond his years. Since winning the Silver Medal at the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Li has rapidly established a major international reputation and performs regularly on some of the world’s prestigious stages.
“A bracing, fearless account…Mr. Li’s playing combined youthful abandon with utter command.” – The New York Times
Learn More About George Li
Praised by the Washington Post for combining “staggering technical prowess, a sense of command and depth of expression,” pianist George Li possesses an effortless grace, poised authority, and brilliant virtuosity far beyond his years. Since winning the Silver Medal at the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Li has rapidly established a major international reputation and performs regularly with some of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors.
In the 2024-25 season, Li makes debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra at SPAC, Minnesota and Belgian National orchestras, in season opening chamber recital with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall, with the Hohhot Philharmonic and Xi’an Symphony orchestras in China, as well as the Charleston and Des Moines symphonies. Further engagements include returns to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Symphony Tacoma, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Pacific symphonies, as well as the Nordic Chamber Orchestra in Sweden to play-lead Mozart’s 23rd Piano Concerto and Beethoven’s 5th Piano Concerto. In recital, Li will appear in Montreal, Singapore, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
Li is an exclusive Warner Classics recording artist, releasing his most recent album with the label, Movements, featuring solo works by Schumann, Ravel, and Stravinsky, in summer 2024 to critical acclaim.
Li gave his first public performance at Boston’s Steinway Hall at the age of ten, and in 2011 performed for President Obama at the White House in an evening honoring Chancellor Angela Merkel. Among Li’s many prizes, he was the recipient of the 2016 Avery Fisher Career Grant, a recipient of the 2012 Gilmore Young Artist Award, and the First Prize winner of the 2010 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. In 2019, Li completed the Harvard/New England Conservatory dual degree program, with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and a Master’s degree in Music studying with Wha Kyung Byun. He subsequently graduated with an Artist Diploma at New England Conservatory in 2022. When not playing piano, George is an avid reader and photographer, as well as a sports fanatic.
For more information about George Li, please visit his website.
Know Before You Go
Summer Season Shuttle / Take the FREE shuttle from Metro North’s Katonah train station to and from Caramoor! The shuttle runs before and after every summer afternoon and evening concert. There is no RSVP to get on the shuttle, it will be there when you arrive (in the parking lot side of the station). If it’s not there, it’s just making the loop and should be back within 5–10 minutes. The shuttle will start running 2.5 hours before the concert, and 30 minutes after the concert ends.
Rain or Shine / All events at Caramoor take place rain or shine. However, this performance is indoors.
Make the Most of Your Time at Caramoor
Explore the Rosen House / Select rooms of the Rosen House are free to explore during our Open House hours. No RSVP is required; feel free to attend and discover more about Caramoor’s history and founders.
