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ZHENYAN LI | COMPOSER

NEWS

23/01/2026

Commissioned by Soprano Ella Taylor for a new work for voice and ensemble.

15/02/2026

Commissioned by pianist Bocheng Wang for a new work for solo piano.

16/02/2026

Commissioned by the Orchestra of the Earth for a new chamber ensemble work, to be premiered during its Alpine tour.

23/03/2025

Playing the Chinese flute as part of the Cortauld Gallery 'Sound Like Art' Programme.

02/05/2025

'Fire Drum' for Brass Ensemble and Two Percussionists was premiered at the Duke's Hall,Commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, conducted by Jeroen Berwaerts

06/06/2025

Commssioned by the City of London Sinfonia as a part of 'The Exoplanets', a multidisciplinary orchestral suite project, The project will be premiered at the Norwich Theatre from 6th to 7th September 2025, followed by a London premiere in 13th of March 2026.

20/06/2025

'Morning Coffee' for the Riot Ensemble was premiered at the Angela Burgess Recital Hall, by flautist Sara Minelli and soprano Sarah Dacey.

01/07/2025

Commissioned by Second Movement to compose a new operatic work, premiering at Chelsea Theatre in December 2025.

02/12/2025

Selected for the London Symphony Orchestra Panufnik Scheme; work to be workshopped at LSO St Luke’s in March 2026.

27/01/2024

Bamboo Echoes, for ensemble, commissioned by Tangram and premiered at LSO St Luke’s, is written for Chinese flute, piano, percussion, and cello.

13/02/2024

'Ji'‘祭’, commissioned by the Kyan Quartet, was premiered by the Kyan Quartet at Wigmore Hall as part of the Wigmore Hall Sessions programme.

13/02/2024

Folkstone New Music Festival, curated by Louise Drewett, featuring a pre-concert talk and performances of my pieces Joker and Bracelet.

27/06/2024

'Extrapolating' for the London Philharmonic Orchestra and dance, created in collaboration with a choreographer from Trinity Laban as part of the LPO Young Composer Scheme, was performed at the Debut Sounds Sound in Motion concert programme.

27/06/2024

City Music Promotions with Zhenyan Li presents Tracing the Butterfly…, a sonic portrait of the composer—an experience that floods the senses through an evocative exploration of humour, anger, and stillness.

07/11/2024

'Bamboo Echoes' originally commissioned by Tangram as part of the Nature Echo programme and premiered at LSO St Luke’s, will undergo a transformative performance in Hackney Wick.

27/01/2023

'YinMian' at the Christie's Lates,presented at Christie's Lates in collaboration with choreographer Lulu Wang, was performed in an immersive version at Christie’s London.

09/03/2023

Hide-and-Seek at LSO St. Luke's, commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra, received its world premiere on 31 March 2023 at LSO St Luke's, performed by Juliana Koch and Joost Bosdijk.

17/03/2023

Silk & Bamboo Ensemble at the University of Oxford: as a Chinese flute player, touring with SOAS University of London as part of a research programme at the Pitt Rivers Museum.

27/06/2023

'YinMian' stage version in collaboration with choreographer Lulu Wang, was premiered live at The Place.

24/08/2023

- 'The Mist' was performed at the IGF Bath International Guitar Festival by Zoe Barnett, commissioned by the International Guitar Society.

10/09/2023

Trinity College Press Launching Event: two commissioned works for the 2024 piano syllabus (Grade 1 and Grade 8) for Trinity College London.

10/10/2023

'Orisons', was premiered at the Beijing Music Festival by the Mahler Foundation Orchestra, conducted by John Warner, commissioned by the Beijing Music Festival and supported by the Mahler Foundation.

20/10/2023

Selected for the London Philharmonic Orchestra Young Composer Scheme: mentored by Tania León, developing a new work for ensemble and contemporary dance.

20/11/2023

New work for flute, percussion, cello, and piano, commissioned by Tangram, to be premiered on 27 January at LSO St Luke's.

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