I first met Li Yundi in 2005 when he came to Vienna Opera House. The piano there was not so good but his performance was wonderful. His music is full of imagination. He is a real music poet.

Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor

His fingers have everything. It's hard to have both perfect technique and poetic feeling, but he has them.

Zhou Guangren, Chinese pianist

Beijing Music Festival worked with Li Yundi a few years ago. He gave nice concerts. Recently he has become a fashionable keyboard star who attracts young fans.

Tu Song, program director of Beijing Music Festival

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