George Li began performing in public aged nine, gave his Carnegie Hall debut at 11, and won silver medal at the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition. Lauded for his intense poetic lyricism as well as for his staggering technical prowess, he has been described as playing with the depth of expression of a pianist at least twice his age.

Li makes his International Festival debut with a sparkling virtuoso programme that begins with the classical astringency of Haydn’s B minor Sonata Hob. XVI:32 and the intense tragedy of Chopin’s ‘Funeral March’ Sonata No 2. After the powerful pianistic work-out of Rachmaninv’s Corelli Variations, Li concludes with two Liszt masterpieces: the ravishing, nocturne-like Consolation No 3 and the rip-roaring energy of the well-loved Hungarian Rhapsody No 2.

This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

staggering technical prowess, a sense of command and depth of expression.

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