Luke Li Winner Edith Knox Competition

Winner of the 2026 Peninsula Symphony Edith Knox Performance Competition Luke Li

Thirteen-year-old violinist Luke Li has performed with the Palos Verdes Regional Symphony Orchestra, the Beach Cities Symphony, and the Southwestern Youth Music Festival Orchestra. He earned 1st place in the American Virtuoso International Music Competition, the Elite International Music Competition, the VOCE State Finals, the MTAC Artists of the Future, and Peninsula Symphony’s Edith Knox Performance Competition. He has toured in Europe and performed at both Carnegie Hall and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

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Pianist ALICE YOO

The Recital Program

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Sonata No.1 in G Minor for violin solo, BWV1001 (by 1720)
I. Adagio

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Violin Sonata No.5 in F Major, Op.24, “Spring” (1800–1801)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio molto espressivo
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto — Trio
IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

John Williams (b.1932)
Theme from “Schindler’s List” (1993)

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28 (1863)

Jules Massenet (1842–1912)
Méditation from “Thaïs” (1894)

Tomaso Antonio Vitali (1683–1745)
Chaconne in G Minor

For over a decade, Classical Crossroads has been collaborating with the Peninsula Symphony in providing the annual winner of its Edith Knox Performance Competition with a recital opportunity with a $1,000 honorarium (plus $500 for a collaborating pianist) on the Classical Interludes series. The recital honorarium from Classical Crossroads augments the $2,000 Winners Prize from Peninsula Symphony, which also awards the winner with a concerto performance with the orchestra. See the Peninsula Symphony’s past winners, who have performed recitals on the Classical Interludes series.