| Biography | Jia Li began playing the pipa at age six and studied at the Shanghai Conservatory and the China Conservatory of Music. She has performed at the festivals La voix du dragon and Presènces in France, and in a concert series held throughout Asia commemorating the 50th Anniversary of pipa master Liu Dehai.
Ms. Li was a featured soloist at the premiere of Iris dévoilée with the National Orchestra of France and has performed the work around the world with the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra.
In 2005 Ms. Li joined the China Artists Group delegation to India led by Premier Wen Jiabao and participated in the Art Exchange Program with performers from India and Bhutan. She has performed throughout Asia in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and participated in the Kennedy Centers Chinese Cultural Festival in 2005. |