ZONGXUAN LI began his piano studies at the age of five under the tutelage of Professor Vladimir Petrov, a Ukrainian pianist. He has also studied with Manchun Chen, Siying Li, and Ying Tan, and has worked closely with Sijing Ye, an internationally recognized young pianist, since 2021. In addition to his formal studies, Zongxuan has received artistic guidance from renowned pianists including Huiqiao Bao, Đặng Thái Sơn, Sa Chen, Walter Ponce, James Ernegern, Sofiia Kuliak, and Francesco Libetta. 

Zongxuan has earned top honors in numerous international competitions. In 2022, he was awarded First Prize in the Professional Group A at the Guangdong Piano Society Cup Youth Piano Competition and received the title of “Guangdong Piano Virtuoso.” He went on to win First Prize in the Professional Juvenile Group at the Macao Piano Invitational Competition (2023). In 2024, Zongxuan achieved a Double Champion distinction—winning both the Professional Youth Group and Concerto Group—at the Global Final of the Aegio International Piano Competition. His recent accolades include Third Prize in the Professional Group at the Chopin International Piano Competition (USA, 2025), Gold Medal and Group Champion at the Steinway Piano Competition (Toronto Region, Canada, 2025), and Champion in the Open Group B at the International Youth Pianist Competition (Nagoya, Japan, 2025). 

As a concerto soloist, Zongxuan has appeared with orchestras across Europe. In 2023, he performed Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 with the Polish Chamber Orchestra at the BAMA International Music Festival in Łódź, Poland, where he was awarded First Prize at the Festival Concerto Night. In 2024, he collaborated with Orchestra Canova under the direction of Enrico in a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 at the BAMA International Music Festival in Milan, Italy, again earning First Prize at the Festival Concerto Night. Most recently, in 2025, Zongxuan was invited to perform Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1, S. 124 in full with the ESMAR Orchestra under the baton of Francisco José Valero García at the BAMA Music Festival in Valencia, Spain.