Violinist Lun Li is committed to creating thought-provoking, boundary-pushing concert experiences for contemporary audiences around the world. A native of Shanghai, China, he won First Prize at the 2021 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, also receiving the Paul A. Fish Memorial Prize, the Buffalo Chamber Music Society Prize, and the John French Violin Chair at YCA.
As a concerto soloist, Lun has appeared with the Tokyo Symphony, Kyoto Symphony, Osaka Symphony, Bangor Symphony, Riverside Symphony at Alice Tully Hall, Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, and orchestras across the U.S., including the Kennett Square Symphony, Meridian Symphony, Brevard Philharmonic, Aiken Symphony, University of South Carolina Symphony, Salisbury Symphony, Colgate University Orchestra, Salina Symphony, and McCall Summer Festival Orchestra.
He made his New York recital debut at Merkin Concert Hall and his Washington, D.C. debut at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, both presented by Young Concert Artists. Recent recital and chamber music highlights include Alice Tully Hall, The Morgan Library & Museum, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Bay Chamber Concerts, Tippet Rise Art Center, Brookings Chamber Music Society, Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, and performances with the Jupiter Chamber Players. In the 2024–25 season, he is featured on the opening night of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall. A member of CMS’s prestigious Bowers Program, Lun has toured extensively with the Society, including a recent tour in China.
Internationally, he has appeared at Konzerthaus Berlin, Kulturpalast Dresden, and Wiener Konzerthaus, and has toured with the Curtis Institute of Music and Musicians from Marlboro, performing at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, and the 92nd Street Y. A passionate chamber musician, he has also performed at the Marlboro Music Festival, Verbier Festival, Music@Menlo, Music from Angel Fire, Bard Music Festival, Newport Classical, Bay Chamber Concerts, and Tippet Rise.
In addition to his dedication to traditional repertoire, Lun explores innovative approaches that integrate theatrical and interdisciplinary elements. His solo violin recital projects Death and Conception and A Long Walk Through the Night reflect this creative trajectory. In March 2025 he collaborated with Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Du Yun on Morning Mist, Night Thunder, presented in partnership with the Asia Society in New York.
Lun holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, and both a Master of Music and an Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School, where he served as teaching assistant to Catherine Cho. His principal mentors include Ida Kavafian, Catherine Cho, and Joseph Lin. He performs on the 1735 Stradivarius “Samazeuilh,” generously on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.
