City of residence : Berlin
Muzi has won prizes at many prestigious competitions, most recently the 1st prize and Expressive Performance Prize at the 2023 Salzburg International Music Competition in Austria, and the 1st prize at the Orbetello international Piano Competition in Italy.
Muzi also received the 1st prize and the Audience Choice prize at the 5th Francesco Cardaropoli International Piano Competition, and the 1st prize at the 2023 Mimas Festival International Piano Competition, and a special scholarship award, sponsored by Krause Musical Instrument Co., Ltd. Among her many honours, Muzi also won 1st prize at the 15th Giovani Musicisti International Piano Competition in Venice.
This past season, Muzi performed extensively in Europe, giving performances at such prominent venues as Solitär performance Hall (Mozarteum University) in Salzburg, the Manuel de Falla Auditorium in Madrid, and the Santa Margherita Nuova in Naples. She also performed in masterclasses with distinguished musicians including Alfred Brendel, Pavel Gililov, Michel Béroff, Arie Vardi, Jacques Rouvier, Boris Berman, James Giles, Ian Jones, Hortense Cartier-Bresson, and Robert Levin. Muzi currently resides in Germany and continues her studies at the University of Arts Berlin with Professor Markus Groh.
Principal teachers
- Markus Groh 2019 – present
- Mi-Joo Lee 2017 – 2019
- Susanne Grützman 2016 – 2017
Major Competitions
- 1st prize, Obertello International Piano Competition , 2023
- 1st prize, UK International Music Competition
- 1st prize, Salzburg International Music Competition
- 1st prize, Concorso musicale Francesco Cardaropoli, 2022
- 1st prize, Concorso Internazionale di Esecuzione Musicale “Giovanni Musicisti – Città di Treviso”, 2022
Program
FIRST ROUND: RECITAL
Sergei Rachmaninov
Moments musicaux, Op. 16
No. 1 in B-flat minor • No. 2 in E-flat minor • No. 3 in B minor • No. 4 in E minor • No. 5 in D-flat major • No. 6 in C major
Isaac Albéniz
‘Triana’ (Iberia, book 2)
SEMIFINAL: CHAMBER MUSIC
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 16
Grave – Allegro ma non troppo
SEMIFINAL: RECITAL
Barbara Assiginaak
Mzizaakok Miiniwaa Mzizaakoonsak (Horseflies and Deerflies)
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in A major, K. 301
Frédéric Chopin
Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39
György Ligeti
‘Fanfares’ (Études, book 1 : No. 4)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in C minor, Op. 111
Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato • Arietta (Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile)
FINAL: CONCERTO
Franz Liszt
Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Adagio sostenuto assai – Allegro agitato assai – Allegro moderato – Allegro deciso – Marziale un poco meno allegro – Allegro animato
Adopt a Musician
The presence of Muzi Li in Montreal
is generously supported by Luc Maurice
