Edwina Li
Edwina Li received her diploma from the Juilliard School, traveling twice during her course of studies to the Hindemith Foundation in Switzerland for master classes and public performances. She attended Wellesley College where she studied with Jean Alderman. Upon graduation, she and her sister, Margaret Li, were both awarded the Billings Performance Award. She pursued her MM degree in Piano Performance at Michigan State University, where she studied with Dai Uk Lee. While there, Edwina and her sister continued their studies in duet and duo piano literature, studying with Yong Hi Moon as well. They were invited to perform as a duo team with the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra as well as the Michigan State Philharmonic.
Edwina taught piano lessons as well as gave private lessons completing all the coursework required for a DMA degree in piano performance. Towards the completion of her DMA, Edwina chose instead to focus her studies on piano pedagogy, for which she received her second MM degree. At the MSU Community Music School, where she worked with young adults, Edwina was active as both a teacher in private lessons and in group piano classes. In the summer of 2000, she traveled with her sister to Vienna to participate in a national workshop sponsored by The College Music Society. She and Margaret both continue their interest in duet and duo piano literature. As a personal project, they are studying Franz Schubert’s duet music and presenting it to a wider audience.