Yan Li
Collaborative Piano
2026 Fellow
Collaborative Piano
2026 Fellow
Yan Li is a Chinese collaborative pianist currently pursuing a D.M.A at the University of North Texas with a teaching assistantship in collaborative piano, where she studies with Steven Harlos, Elvia Puccinelli, and Willem van Schalkwyk. She previously served as a staff pianist at The Tianjin Juilliard School.
She is an active collaborative pianist, performing with a wide range of vocalists and instrumentalists across diverse musical settings and ensembles.
Her formal training began at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where she earned a B.M. in Piano Performance. She later completed an M.M. degree in Collaborative Piano at The Tianjin Juilliard School, where she studied with Natalia Katyukova, Katherine Chu, and Allie Su.