Academic & Teaching Staff
Dr Li King Yue Philbert
Dr Li King Yue Philbert
Lecturer II
Winner of numerous prizes in international piano competitions, Dr. Philbert King Yue Li’s success has taken him to perform throughout Asia, Europe and USA. He was invited to appear in music festivals, solo recitals, CD productions, and master classes around the world.
Born in Hong Kong, Philbert earned his bachelor’s degree in education with First Class honors at the Education University of Hong Kong. As a result of his academic and pianistic achievements, he received scholarships from the Hong Kong Government, Au Bak Ling Charity Trust, Education University of Hong Kong, Temple University, and Arizona State University to study abroad. He earned his master’s degree in piano performance at Temple University, and doctorate degree in piano performance at the Arizona State University. His primary teachers include Amy Sze, Baruch Meir, Clipper Erickson, and Frederic Chiu. He also studied with Aquiles Delle Vigne, Bernd Goetzke, Charles Abramovic, Daniel Pollack, Douglas Humpherys, Edward Auer, and Seymour Lipkin.
Philbert taught in Arizona State University and is currently teaching at the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts, the Education University of Hong Kong.
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DMA (Arizona State University, USA)
MMus (Temple University, USA)
BEd (The Education University of Hong Kong)
FTCL (Trinity College London, UK)
LMusTCL (Trinity College London, UK)
LRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, UK)
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Areas of Teaching
Piano Techniques and Performance Practice
Ensemble Skills
Creative Musicking
Music History and Theory
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Research Interests
Piano Performance Skills
Historical Performance Practice
Performance Psychology
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Selected Outputs
- Li, K. Y. (2020). Nineteenth-Century Performance and Editorial Practice: A Study of Beethoven's Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (Doctoral dissertation, Arizona State University).
- Li, K. Y. (2019). American Liszt Society Festival (USA), 2019.
- Li, K. Y. (2019). White Nights in Saint Petersburg Music Festival (Russia).
- Li, K. Y. (2019). Monegrarte International Piano Festival (Spain).
- Li, K. Y. (2017). Gijón International Piano Festival (Spain).
