Muqi Li is a guzheng (21-string zither) player, vocalist, and improviser from Beijing, China. Currently based in Boston, Ms. Li has also lived and actively performed throughout China, England, and Australia, developing a unique style informed by free improvisational models and European, African, and Asian folk styles as much as her traditional Chinese musical background. She has received a master’s degree in Music Performance from the SOAS University of London, and a Graduate Diploma in contemporary improvisation at the New England Conservatory.