Sheng Li

Mr. Li Sheng, born in 1976 in China, is currently a Viola Professor and the Head of the Department of Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He served as a visiting Viola Professor at the Royal College of Music from 2019 to 2021 and was an Artist in Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music in 2019.

Mr. Sheng has published his book on viola teaching in Chinese (320,000 words) titled 'Viola Performance and Teaching'. He was also the principal person in charge of the nationwide project 'Excellent String Players Training Program', which was established by the China National Arts Fund.

Mr. Sheng has given numerous masterclasses in the United States, Canada, England, Germany, South Korea, etc. He has also been a jury member in many competitions, such as the Anton Rubinstein Viola Competition, the XI International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, the Vienna Classic Strings International Competition, the 15th LISMA International Music Competition, and the Global Tchaikovsky Online Competition.