Tokyo Music Competition
LI Tianyou
Bassoon
Born in: Inner Mongolia, China
3rd place, Wind Section, The 23rd Tokyo Music Competition 2025
Musical Study Experiences
July 2023 Received a bachelor’s degree from the Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing, China)
2025 Studies at the graduate school of the University of Music Saarland (Saarbrücken, Germany)
Teachers
Studied under Lansong LI and Guilhaume SANTANA.
Musical Careers
| 2024 | 2nd Place, Bassoon Category, the 7th Józef Ciepłucha International Academic Oboe and Bassoon Competition (Łódź, Poland) |
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| 2025 | 3rd Place, Wind Section, the 23rd Tokyo Music Competition 3rd Place, the 10th Gioachino Rossini International Bassoon Competition (Pesaro, Italy) |
Further Activities
In 2022, Li released his first solo album from the Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing, China), followed by his solo recital at the conservatory the next year.
In 2024, he participated in Dag JENSEN’s masterclass at the University of Music and Theatre Munich (Germany).
Since 2022, he is the associate principal bassoonist of the China National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra.
Repertoire
Li’s repertoire includes bassoon concertos in various styles written by composers such as Mozart, Hummel, Weber, Rossini, Vivaldi, Telemann, Devienne, Tansman, Berwald. In addition, he is actively working on signature contemporary pieces such as Holliger’s 3 pieces for bassoon and Bernaud’s Hallucinations, as well as chamber, solo, and arranged pieces.