Margaret Li
Margaret Li received her diploma from the Juilliard School, traveling twice to the Hindemith Foundation in Switzerland for master classes and public performances. She attended Wellesley College, where she studied with Lois Shapiro. She and her sister, Edwina Li, were awarded the Billings Performance Award upon graduation. She pursued both her MM and DMA degrees in Piano Performance at Michigan State University, where she studied with Yong Hi Moon. During her time at Michigan, she and her sister were invited to perform as a duo team with the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra as well as the Michigan State Philharmonic.
Margaret was an award winner in the biannual Lansing Matinee Musicale piano competition as well as a scholarship recipient of the Ben and Karlene Salon Memorial Music Scholarship. She was very much involved with the orchestra programs, working closely with the orchestra director and serving as orchestra keyboardist and librarian. In addition, she was active in teaching two different music classes while giving private lessons and complete her studies. Upon graduation, Margaret traveled to Vienna to present her research on the duet music of Franz Schubert at a national workshop sponsored by The College Music Society. She continues this interest by actively studying from this repertoire with Edwina. At South Shore Conservatory, where she presently teaches, Margaret has started two adult piano classes, both of which have been met with great enthusiasm from the community.