The American pianist George Li has made the transition from child prodigy to prominent competition prize-winner to successful international touring pianist.
Li was born August 24, 1995, in Boston. His parents are Chinese immigrants. Li began studying the piano at age four and attended the prestigious Walnut Hill boarding school in nearby Natick. Quickly identified as unusually talented, he won first prizes in Massachusetts Music Teachers state competitions for two years running, when he was six and seven. He took second prizes in two international competitions for children a...