Born and raised in Hong Kong, Alex Li now enjoys a dynamic career as a pianist based in Kansas City. Finding common grounds to bridge music of different composers to different audiences is one of his most valued career foci. He is particularly interested in the works of under-represented composers and augmenting musical communication through multimedia presentation, including words, pictures, diagrams, and videos.

As a pianist, Alex is equally inclined towards solo and collaborative piano music. He recently completed two Master's degrees at the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC), one in the field of solo piano under the tutelage of Prof. Thomas Rosenkranz, and the other in collaborative piano with Prof. Karen Savage. He is now working with Prof. Jeffrey Savage to pursue a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree in Piano Performance at UMKC. Previously, his undergraduate work was completed at Hong Kong Baptist University, where Dr. Mary Wu and Prof. David Chung taught him piano and harpsichord. He also became a recording technician after studying with Prof. Christopher Keyes.

In the field of collaborative piano, Alex frequently works with singers of all levels, having served as staff accompanist at Johnson County Community College from 2018–21 and continuing as a graduate assistant in collaborative piano (vocal) at UMKC. He is equally active in collaborating with instrumentalists, with most experience working with strings and woodwinds players. Recent collaborations include I Exist Project with saxophonist Nick May, in which the music of LGBTQ+ composers is represented and celebrated.

Alex has recently performed in various music schools across the United States, including Arizona, Colorado, and Oklahoma. He also appears frequently in the local music scene in Missouri and Kansas, where he plays at libraries, nursing homes, bars, and recital halls. He was invited to play in the renowned Ruel-Joyce series in Kansas City in 2021. The performance was later aired on Kansas Public Radio.

Outside of the realm of music, Alex still enjoys Mathematics, sudokus, coding, crafting, designing, writing, teaching and learning languages.