Li Mingqiang is a Chinese pianist and composer. Born in Shanghai on September 29, 1936, he studied there with Alfred Wittenberg and later at the Shanghai Conservatory with Tatyana Kravchenko.
In the late 1950s, he won prizes at several international competitions, including first prize at the George Enescu International Competition in Bucharest in 1958 and fourth prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 1960. He performed internationally, including in Australia, Austria, Germany, Greece, Cuba, and the Soviet Union.
Li taught at the Shanghai Conservatory and served as its vice president from 1984 to 1989. Since 1997, he has taught in Hong Kong. He has served on the juries of several international competitions, including the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition in the 1990s.