Meiying Li

1. Age / âge
19

2. Hometown / ville
Montreal, QC

3. Instrument
Violin

4. How do you feel you will benefit from participation in the NYOC? Comment pensez-vous que votre participation à lONJC puisse vous aider?
It will make me a better musician. I will also have a lot more contacts in the music world.

5. What are your interests outside classical music / Avez-vous d’autres intérêts à part la musique classique ?
Photography cooking baking gardening.

6. What are your professional goals? / Décrivez quelques-unes de vos ambitions professionnelles.
I would like to play the violin in a professional orchestra or a chamber ensemble.

7. What has recently played on your iPod? / Qu’écoutez-vous ces jours-ci sur votre iPod?
Sibelius violin concerto

8. What is there about you that you think people might be surprised to know? / Y a-t-il quelque chose à votre propos qui est un peu surprenant ou hors de l’ordinaire?
My voice range is tenor not alto.

9. If you weren't touring with the NYOC what would you be doing with your summer? Si vous ne faisiez pas partie de l' ONJC que feriez-vous cet été?
I would probably be working.

Who is your favourite classical musician? / Quel est votre artiste (classique) préféré ?
Richard Strauss

Who is your favourite non-classical musician? / Quel est votre artiste (non classique) préféré ?
I don't have one.

Why did you choose your instrument / Pourquoi avez-vous choisi cet instrument ?
My parents took me to a violin teacher's lesson and I watched him and his student play. I found the instrument and the sound so attractive that I wanted to play the violin too.

For returning members: What is your fondest memory from a previous session and/or tour? Pour participants vétérans: Quels sont vos souvenirs préférés de la session ou tournée précédente de l' ONJC?
Too many to choose from : the Viohazard T-shirts the violin coaches got us the amazing tour the fact that everyone was so nice the webcast at McGill playing music 9 hours a day the Juno nomination!