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Weigang Li 李伟纲 pinyin Li Weigang
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Weigang Li 李伟纲 was born into a family of professional musicians
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in Shanghai China.
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From the age of five, he learned to play the violin with his parents
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and his brother Honggang Li.
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1977
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He entered the Shanghai Conservatory.
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1981
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As part of an exchange program, he went to study at the San Francisco
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Conservatory in the United States.
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1983
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With his brother Honggang Li and two classmates, he co-founded
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the Shanghai Quartet of which he was the first violinist.
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1985
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A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory, he was an assistant professor
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of violin.
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He left China and joined Northern Illinois University, then the Juilliard School
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in New York, first as a student and then as a professor.
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He is professor at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, Annandale-on-Hudson,
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New York., .
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Daniele Sicard |
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1983
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The Shanghai Quartet
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Co-founders : Weigang Li 李伟纲 First violon - and his brother Honggang Li
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Members |
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1990
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Yi Wen Jiang, their childhood friend joined the group as second violin
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Honggang Li switched from violin to viola
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2000
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Nicholas Tzavaras, cellist joined the quartet - He left it : season 2023-2024
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2020
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Angelo Xiang Yu replaced Yi Wen Jiang as second violinist
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2024
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Sihao He cellist joined the quartet
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2024
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The Shanghai Quartet was formed by Weigang Li 李伟纲 ¨ First violin,
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- his brother Honggang Li, Violist
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- two classmates: Angelo Xiang Yu, Second violin, and Sihao He, Cello.
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- The Shanghai quartet toured extensively in North America, Europe, and Asia.sie.
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( (more than 3,000 concerts in around thirty countries - in the most prestigious venues
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- at numerous festivals...).. )
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- The quartet collaborated with many artists selection
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YoYo Ma Cellist - Peter Serkin Pianist - Wu Man Pipa player - Yuja Wang Pianiste...
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- with many sets |
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Tokyo Quartet - Juillard String Quartet - American Guarneri Quartet.
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Discography selection
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( numerous recordings )
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1994
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The Shanghai Quartet - Mendelssohn / Grieg –
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String Quartet No. 2 In A, Op. 13 / String Quartet In G Minor, Op. 27
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Label: Delos
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1996
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MOZART, W.A.: String Quartets Nos. 22 and 23 (Shanghai Quartet)
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Label: Delos
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1998
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Brahms, J.: String Quintet No. 1 - String Quartet No. 3
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Arnold Steinhardt Violon
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2002
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Shanghai Quartet: Chinasong (Chinese Folk Songs)
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CD |
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Label: Delos
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2004
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Beethoven: The Razumovsky Quartets
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Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59/2, and No. 9 in C major, Op. 59/3
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CD |
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Label: Delos
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