Coming from a non-musical family, the Chongqing-born pianist Li Yundi was the youngest ever and first Chinese to win the Chopin International Piano Competition and became an international sensation since.
We sat down for a chat with the Chinese superstar to talk about his passion and the only thing he’d wear on his wrist.
When did you start playing the piano?
I started playing the piano when I was seven. By the age of eight, I only wanted to be a pianist—even though I didn’t know what this really meant.