“…Li-Cohen impresses as an artist of tremendous conviction, who fascinates even as she provokes…“
- Gramophone Magazine
“a thrillingly good pianist”
THe New Yorker
“...big, gorgeous tone and a mesmerizing touch”
The Philadelphia INQUIRER
“Li-Cohen is a real personality - she comes across as passionate, driven and resolute…”
Pianist magazine
Feb 2026, recording session in Vienna
Zhenni’s recent concerto recording with Marin Alsop and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra will be released by Pentatone label in January 2027. Highly in demand as a soloist, she has appeared with numerous orchestras including the Bergen Philharmonic in Norway, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and the Knoxville, Fairbanks, Bucks County, Bay Atlantic, Dominican Republic National, Johns Hopkins, and Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestras.
Zhenni has given solo recitals internationally in such notable venues as New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, D.C’s Smithsonian Museum, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Performing Arts Center and the Berliner Philharmonie in Germany.
Zhenni is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Opus 71 Concerts, a multimedia concert series near New York’s Lincoln Center. She was recently filmed by CNN for an upcoming national broadcast feature.
Zhenni Li-Cohen is a Steinway Artist.
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Steinway & Sons Label | 2026 Release
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Steinway & Sons Label | 2023 Release
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Steinway & Sons Label | 2018 Release
“A Letter”
Official Release:
My CD (“A Letter”) with the Steinway Label of the composer’s solo works, several years in the making, has been reviewed by Gramophone Magazine as “the most consistently beautiful Bortkiewicz recording in the catalogue” and “a must-add to your listening list” by American Record Guide. It has been broadcast by CBC National Radio, WQXR (featured the album as one of the top picks of the month), WRTI, Iowa public radio and others.
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“...Li-Cohen’s may be the most consistently beautiful Bortkiewicz recording in the catalogue.””
“Legend of the Phoenix Queen”
Official Release:
My CD (“A Letter”) with the Steinway Label of the composer’s solo works, several years in the making, has been reviewed by Gramophone Magazine as “the most consistently beautiful Bortkiewicz recording in the catalogue” and “a must-add to your listening list” by American Record Guide. It has been broadcast by CBC National Radio, WQXR (featured the album as one of the top picks of the month), WRTI, Iowa public radio and others.
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“...Zhenni plays with strong musical commitment and a fine control of nuance, rising to meet passionate moments with aplomb.”
“Mélancolie”
Official Release:
My CD (“A Letter”) with the Steinway Label of the composer’s solo works, several years in the making, has been reviewed by Gramophone Magazine as “the most consistently beautiful Bortkiewicz recording in the catalogue” and “a must-add to your listening list” by American Record Guide. It has been broadcast by CBC National Radio, WQXR (featured the album as one of the top picks of the month), WRTI, Iowa public radio and others.
“...Li impresses as an artist of tremendous conviction, who fascinates even as she provokes. Time will tell.”
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Recent visits
Solo recitals
Berliner Philharmonie
Berlin, Germany
Carnegie Hall - Zankel Hall
New York, NY
Smithsonian Museum
Washington, D.C
With Orchestras
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Merkin Hall
New yOrk, NY
Tennessee Theatre
Knoxville, TN
Chamber Music
Place des Arts
Montreal, QC
Concerts International
Memphis, TN
Dacor Bacon House
Washington, D.C.
Music Festivals
Maui Classical Music Festival
Maui, Hawai’i
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival
Orcas Island, WA
Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival
Twisp, WA
On the air
CNN, Canada National CBC Radio, Chicago’s WFMT Public Radio, Iowa Public Radio, New York’s WQXR, Norwegian National Radio: NPK P2/NPK Klassisk, Philadelphia’s WWFM and WRTI, Texas Public Radio, and West Virginia’s WVTF
