Boston, July 4, 2015, — Pianist George Li, a native of Lexington Mass., won Silver Medal at Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow a couple days ago. He wrote on Facebook today:”Congratulations USA! I dedicate my silver medal as your birthday gift!! Happy Birthday United States of America!!!” It must be a gift that George Li has planned to make for some time as his home is just a couple miles away from the Battle Green in Lexington Center where the first shots of American Revolution were fired on April 19, 1775.
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George Li Dedicates His Silver Medal as Birthday Gift to the USA
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The Legend of Female Generals of Ancient China Comes Alive at Lincoln Center
By Shixin Li, bostonese.com
New York City, June 30, 2015, –China National Peking Opera Company performed Female Generals of the Yang Family and other classic arias in the Rose Theater at Lincoln Center, New York, on June 26-28. Over 1,000 fans of Peking Opera packed the theater and enjoyed the brilliant performance by artists from China.
A female general on stage at Rose Theater on the opening night on June 26(photos by Shixin Li, bostonese.com).
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Yazhi Guo’s World of Winds Concert Combines the Best of East and West
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, June 30, 2015, After finishing the two-year Artist Diploma program at Berklee, Yazhi Guo, a woodwinds master player who enjoys prestigious reputation in Asia, gave a recital and present his academic achievements during the two years. The music genres of the recital was mixed with traditional Chinese music, jazz, music.
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Vote for American Pianist George Li as the First Winner at Tchaikovsky Competition!
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, June 29, 2015, As we celebrate the Independence Day this weekend, it would be such a great pleasure to see a native of Lexington, Mass. brings the Gold medal of piano competition at the 15th Tchaikovsky Competition back to the USA. After another brilliant performance in the final round, 19-year-old George Li has become a fan favorite and a clear front runner of the piano competition.
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American Pianist George Li Takes Moscow by Storm at Tchaikovsky Competition
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Lexington, Mass., June 26, 2015, — On Father’s Day of 2015, Mr. Jian Li and his son Andrew Li were having Zongzi for lunch, a delicacy from the Dragon Boat Festival. There eyes glued to the TV screen on which George Li was performing live in the round 2 of Tchaikovsky Competition. “Go George!” shouted Andrew Li, the little brother, whiling taking a selfie in front of the TV set with his cell phone.
(from left) Andrew and Jian Li cheered for George Li from their home in Lexington, Mass.
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Father’s Day Gift — George Li Advances to Round 2 at the Tchaikovsky Competition
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, June 20, 2015, — On the third day of auditions in the nomination “Piano” at the Tchaikovsky Competition on June 18, the sensation of the day was 19-year-old American pianist George Li. The highly artistic, masterful, and enchanting performance of the young pianist from Lexington, Mass. delighted the public. Li is a Harvard student, and posted a Happy Birthday Facebook update to his father Jian Li after his performance in the first round. And a Father’s Day gift came today as the results of Round I in the Piano category have been announced and George Li was among the 12 pianists making the cut as expected.
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Contestants of ATV Miss Asia Debut at NAWA Banquet in Boston Chinatown
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, June 17, 2015, — Five contestants of ATV Miss Asia Pageant attended the annual banquet of National Asian Women Association (NAWA) in Boston Chinatown in the evening of June 14. Thanks to Jing Xu, runner up of 2014 Miss Asia Pageant in the US East Coast region, contestants in the Boston area can join the pageant locally this year. Van Amanda Le, president of NAWA Mass. branch, thanked the contestants for showcasing the beauty and talents of Asian Women at the banquet in front of over 200 guests.
Jing Xu(3rd from left), Van Amanda Le(middle) and contestants of Miss Asia Pageant (photos by Victor Chen).
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Mylovetea Tea Poetry Strawberry Plunking Festival Invites You
By Changhong Zhang, bostonese.com
Boston, June 19, 2015, — Dr. Tea from MyLoveTea welcomes you to the Tea Poetry and Strawberry Picking Festival this Saturday!
See you at 10:00 am, June 20, Verrill Farm, 11 Wheeler Road, Concord, MA, 01742.
This Saturday falls upon May 5 on Lunar Calendar, the Chinese Poet Day in memory of the great poet Qu Yuan (342 B.C. — 278 B.C.).
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Peking Alumni Association Leads in Time Trials at Boston Dragon Festival
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, June 13, 2015, — Boston is packed by Boston Pride paraders, Red Sox Fans and dragon boat racers of the 36th Boston Hong Kong Dragon Festival this afternoon. Peking Alumni Association finished the time trials with the best average time of 2:43.9 among the eight teams in the Alumni group.
Peking Alumni Association dragon boat team pose for a picture(file photo).
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Pictures and Video from Ying Wu Vocal Studio Annual Recital
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, May 26, 2015, Ying Wu Vocal Studio held annual concert at Follen Community Church in Lexington, Mass on May 2. Over 20 Chinese folk songs and Western opera pieces were performed to the delight of an audience of about 150.
Ms. Ying Wu performs at the recital (provided to bostonese.com).
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