Hailed as “...an artist of tremendous conviction, who fascinates even as she provokes...” by Gramophone Magazine, “...a thrillingly good pianist...” by The New Yorker and for her "...big, gorgeous tone and a mesmerizing touch" by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Zhenni has given solo recitals in such notable venues as Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, New York’s Lincoln Center, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Performing Arts Center and the Berliner Philharmonie in Germany. Zhenni is looking forward to her next recording project with Marin Alsop in collaboration with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and has recently appeared as a soloist with the Bergen Philharmonic in Norway, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Bucks County Symphony Orchestra, Dominican Republic National Orchestra, Johns Hopkins Symphony Orchestra and Lower Merion Symphony Orchestras amongst others. Deeply committed to the art of recording, Zhenni has recently released her album for the Steinway & Sons label featuring works by the Ukrainian composer Sergei Bortkiewicz (A letter); Zhenni’s next solo albums featuring Beethoven (Beethoven’s Apotheosis), traditional Chinese works (Legend of the Phoenix Queen), and in collaboration with Edmonton Chamber Orchestra are upcoming. Zhenni is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Opus 71 Concerts, a multimedia concert series near New York’s Lincoln Center. Earning worldwide recognition as the winner of the 2017 New York Concert Artists Worldwide Debut Audition, Astral Artist’s 2016 National Auditions and the Grieg International Competition in Norway, she has performed at numerous chamber music festivals including Classical Bridge, Fontainebleau Festival, Kneisel Hall, Maui Chamber Music Festival, Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival, Music@Menlo, and Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute and her performances have been broadcast internationally.

She is currently the Associate Professor of Piano at University of Alberta and holds a Bachelor and Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, an Artist Diploma from Yale School of Music and a Doctorate Degree at the McGill School of Music. In her spare time, she enjoys learning jazz and new languages, looking forward to becoming pentalingual, traveling and meeting people of different cultures. Zhenni Li-Cohen is a Steinway Artist.