LANCASTER, Pa. (Oct. 21, 2026) – The 2026-27 Lancaster International Piano Festival series continues with a performance by a promising young pianist at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at The Trust Performing Arts Center, 37 N. Market St. in downtown Lancaster.

Jiarui Li, the first-prize winner of the Hershey Symphony Annual Young Artist Competition, is performing Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58” with the Hershey Symphony Orchestra this fall. She was born into a musical family, began piano studies at age 5 and has since earned numerous prizes in national and international competitions in both China and the United States. Currently a junior at Lancaster Mennonite High School, Li studies with Dr. Xun Pan.

Tickets are available now at lancastertrust.com or lbc.edu/events.

Additionally, Li has appeared in recitals and festivals throughout the United States and China, including the Lancaster International Piano Festival, PianoTexas International Festival & Academy and Washington International Piano Festival. In 2024, she presented a recital tour of Chopin works in several cities across China and Macau. As a concerto soloist, she has performed Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 21” with the Chinese International United Youth Symphony Orchestra.

The Lancaster International Piano Festival series opened in September at The Trust, with a performance by pianist Dr. Xun Pan and Lancaster Symphony Orchestra Musicians Dana Allaband and Sara Male. Two additional performances are planned this season: Tania Tachkova and Ivo Kaltchev on March 19 and Eric Fung on April 16.

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