Li-Pi Hsieh

Li-Pi Hsieh, pianist, was born in Taiwan where she began her early musical studies. While on a concert tour in the Orient, renowned American pianist Richard Goode heard her play and invited her to study with him at the Mannes College of Music in New York. In addition to her studies with Mr. Goode, Ms. Hsieh also studied with pianists Claude Frank and Peter Serkin at Mannes where she received a Master of Music degree. Original, vintage, pen and ink, "on-the-spot" illustration by George 'Georges' Krishizki. The hand drawn illustration has been signed by Li-Pi Hsieh and additionally signed, dated and titled by Krishizki: "Georges / 1983 / Li-Pi Hsieh / playing Sonata in C minor, Op Posthumous by F. Schubert."

Ms. Hsieh has performed both as a soloist and in chamber music groups across the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. She has also collaborated and performed with the Cassatt, Manhattan, and Sequoia String Quartets, musicians from the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, and Minnesota Orchestra, Cho-Liang Lin, Erick Friedman, Aaron Rosand, Sidney Harth, and Placido Domingo among others.

George 'Georges' Krishizki (March 22, 1924 – December 20, 2001), Russian-Polish-American illustrator who came to the U.S. in 1949. While he earned acclaim for his renderings of the city’s architectural landmarks, it was his on-the-spot drawings of musicians in performance that attracted an especially appreciative audience. In a 1973 article published in conjunction with two simultaneous exhibitions, Georges explained the genesis of his long-running engagement with the concert hall: “I’ve always enjoyed going to concerts, and one day I decided it would be fun to combine my interests in music and art and make sketches of musicians during performances.”  Indeed, the most remarkable feature of Georges’ oeuvre, apart from the astounding range of performers who gladly expressed their approval and appreciation by signing, is the skill with which the drawings are accomplished.

This original pen and ink illustration, measuring approximately 9 x 12, on heavy-weight sketch paper, is in fine condition with some light overall toning. Its verso is blank and clean.