Performing skills of Li Yundi in the context of China's leading trends in the piano art development

Xi Fu,Kateryna Cherevko,Oksana Pysmenna

doi:10.34069/ai/2021.46.10.4

Xi Fu, Kateryna Cherevko + Show 1 more

Open Access

https://doi.org/10.34069/ai/2021.46.10.4

Copy DOI

Abstract

The article examines how the performing skills of the outstanding Chinese pianist Li Yundi have been formed. Chinese piano art in a short time has reached the significant success. As Chinese performers have made a rapid rise in their skills, we can speak about the formation of special musical-performing principles, based on a strong national basis. Li Yundi's career success owed not only to a successful teaching methodology, but also to a deliberate state policy. The formation of Chinese piano pedagogy lies in the assimilation of European pianist-teachers' experience and the preservation of ancient Chinese national traditions. Chinese pedagogues-pianists often use elements of ancient art ‘Qigong’. The use of teaching methods in the two performing styles of "Wen" and "Wu" traditionally established in Chinese culture is also important. This work is intended to identify the leading developmental trends in Chinese piano performing and their role in the formation of young Chinese pianist Li Yundi's performing skills.The article reveals the peculiarities of Chinese piano performing, with its integration of European piano school performing traditions. Emphasis is placed on the performing problems of Chinese pianists' interpretation of European composers' piano works. Li Yundi, one of the finest performers of Frideric Chopin's works, is a notable example of Chinese piano pedagogy's successes in the multifaceted development of the pianist's personality.

Highlights

The piano performance in China has become a unique phenomenon that developed rapidly at the turn of the XX - XXI centuries and caused a true "piano mania"
The most impressive are the successes of Chinese pianists at renowned international piano competitions, because despite the lack of long history of the Chinese piano pedagogy, their performances show a high level of performing skill
The methodological basis of the study consists of a complex of scientific methods: Source Studies is used to study scientific works on Chinese piano performing and Chinese piano pedagogy; Historical - for examination the development stages of piano performing in China; Biographical - to reproduce Li Yundi's creative path; Musicological - to consider the specifics of Chinese pianist's performing skills

Summary

Introduction

The piano performance in China has become a unique phenomenon that developed rapidly at the turn of the XX - XXI centuries and caused a true "piano mania". In less than a century, China has created all the conditions for the successful development of piano performing and pedagogy, and piano education has become a mass phenomenon since the 80's of the twentieth century. The most impressive are the successes of Chinese pianists at renowned international piano competitions, because despite the lack of long history of the Chinese piano pedagogy, their performances show a high level of performing skill. This is especially true of performing technique, which often comes to the fore. One of the world's leading trends today is the development of virtuoso performers, whose technical ability is almost the main criterion in the judging of competitions

Objectives

Results

Conclusion