Cool as a cucumber
What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever encountered while playing your violin?
What would you do if you suddenly got a nosebleed while playing?
Violin genius Li Yingheng, in the process of performing "Introduction and Whirlwind Caprice" with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, suddenly had a nosebleed, he calmly and simply wiped it and continued to play, without affecting the quality of the performance at all, which made everyone admire.
Lee Ying Heng and his people
Born in October 2007 in Melbourne, Australia, Christian Li began learning violin at the age of 5, with the latest education, and began studying with Dr. Robin Wilson of the Australian National Conservatory of Music at the age of 7.
In 2014, Li Yingheng won the first prize of the Golden Beijing Violin Competition; in 2017, Li Yingheng won the first prize in the violin category of the Italian Young Artist Semper International Music Competition; in 2018, he won the first prize in the Junior Group of the Menuen International Violin Competition, becoming the youngest first prize ever in the competition.
In 2020, Decca Classics, the world-famous British ace classical music label, announced that it had signed with 12-year-old Chirstian Li, who had become the youngest globally signed artist ever for the veteran classical music company founded in 1929.
How "god" is Li Yingheng?
Among Lee's first albums was his la Ronde Des Lutins with the 19th-century Italian violinist and composer Antonio Bazzini. This piece is known for its difficulty and extremely technical requirements.
"Elf Dance" is a highly skilled violin piece, although the music is not long, but it contains many special and difficult playing techniques in violin playing, such as fast playing of double tones, artificial overtones and throwing bow parallel to the left hand strings and so on.
The musical image of this piece is also very vivid, indeed like a group of elves dancing happily, so this piece often becomes the performer's repertoire in concerts. Li Yingheng can use his skillful skills and abundant emotions to show the flexible beauty of the song.
Li Yingheng said that he wanted to learn it when he first heard the song a few years ago. "I was shocked. It was played by Maxim Vengerov, and I watched him pull the whole piece without blinking an eye. "Wengerlov is a famous contemporary violinist and an idol of Lee Young Heng.
Lee's award-winning repertoire, "Summer" in the 18th-century violin concerto "Four Seasons" by the Italian composer Vivaldi, has now been viewed a million times, and the violin he plays is only half the size of the standard size used by adults. It is the melody flowing from this little violin that makes everyone praise.
Li Yingheng once said, "When I play the violin, I am the happiest and most confident, and I can express my feelings." ”
After winning the Menuyin Grand Prize, Li Yingheng said modestly, "I didn't expect it at the time, I didn't expect to win such an excellent competition." I didn't think about winning, I just wanted to play the piano well. ”
In addition to playing, Li Yingheng is still like other children, with his own childlike interests.
Although Li Yingheng practiced for a long time every day, he stressed that he was not without spare time. Lee loves to read novels, likes the magical world of Harry Potter, and says he hopes to see Harry Potter Studios next time he comes to the UK.
Li Yingheng likes to swim, ride, run, and sometimes play computer games. In pop music, he thinks there are also classics like "Michael Jackson", but "in general I don't like to listen to pop music", he prefers to listen to movie theme songs, "like the music from the movies Batman, Superman and Star Wars."
"They all have a storyline, the music is engaging, and they're all classics."
Lee's performances are heavy, and he has participated in many prestigious venues around the world, including the Australian Opera and Carnegie Hall in New York.
Speaking of his dreams, Li Yingheng said he hopes to become a professional solo violinist. "I love to travel and play exciting music with the orchestra. These are all things I love. ”