Li Shude

Shu-De Li（, 1929–）was a Taiwanese music educator and violinist. She graduated from the Department of Music at National Taiwan Normal University. She served as a conductor for various orchestras and earned a reputation as the "Mother of Violin Education in Taiwan" due to her significant contributions to music education in the country.

Life and career Shu-De Li was born in Pingtung. Her mother played the piano, and her father, who had a strong passion for music, collected numerous musical instruments at home. He often hired Nanguan music ensembles to perform there and even established the Mandolin music ensemble in the local Pingtung area. Shu-De Li was greatly influenced by the musical environment within her family from a young age, developing a profound interest in music. In 1948 she enrolled in the Department of Arts at National Taiwan Normal University. In 1949, due to the "April 6 student uprising ", the school suspended classes for a month. After classes resumed, many students chose not to continue their education. However, Shu-De Li transferred to the Department of Music, where she studied violin under the guidance of Professor Cui-Lun Dai . She became a member of the first graduating class of the Department of Music at National Taiwan Normal University. After admission, she studied the violin with Alfred Krips and Ruth Posselt, ultimately obtaining her master's degree in violin music in 1964. Following this, during the "Reflections from the Far South: The 2017 Concert of the Presidential Office" held in Pingtung, a segment of the performance was dedicated to Shu-De Li to convey her contributions to violin education in Taiwan.