Is it possible to speak of an authentic artistic personality in the case of a pianist who only recently turned 19? Not really, one would think. The years a young musician needs to establish an unmistakable profile have at that stage only begun. With Yundi Li, however, this notion seems not to apply. Although it is true that his career is just getting underway, at 19 he is already a pianist capable of deciphering the message of a work and conveying it to his audience in a completely original and convincing interpretation