Born in Nanking, China, Li Biao began his musical studies at five years old. In 1982 he entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing to study percussion. In 1988, he was selected by the Chinese government as the first percussionist to study in Moscow at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Learning from V. Sniegerew, Li Biao graduated with a master degree of first honor. After winning the DAAD scholarship, Li continued his music education at the Munich Conservatory of Music in Germany and graduated with a Master Diploma. He ever attained rewards in many international prestigious competitions during his pupillage, such as the first Debrecen Percussion Competition, he became the first Chinese, who won the international percussion competition.

As a talented soloist, Li is competent in performing an extensive range of musical work. Li Biao gave a great number of solo recitals during various music festivals, cooperated with renowned orchestras and chamber ensembles including the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Bamberg Symphoniker, the Verona Opera, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre National de Lyon, the MengPei Column’s Opera, the Franz List Chamber Orchestra, the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Bulgarian National Symphony Orchestra, the China National Symphony Orchestra, the China Philharmonic Orchestra, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and many others around the world, working with leading conductors such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Christoph Eschenbach, Lawrence Foster, Jonathan Nott, just to name a few. Li has performed his percussion pieces in more than 70 countries.

In 2008, Li Biao and his percussion group were invited to perform at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 and 2009. Li Biao led his percussion group to hold a series of concerts in 12 cities in China. From April to May 2009, Li Biao delivered 22 concerts on a trans-era tour of eight European countries.

In 2010, Li Biao was invited as Music Director of the Mercedes-Benz International Music Festival and the International Percussion Festival at the China National Centre for the Performance Arts. In 2011, Li Biao began appearing on the stage as a conductor, working with symphony orchestras in Europe and China. In 2012 the Beijing Symphony Orchestra named Li Biao the Artist-in-Residence and Conductor, a position established for the first time in the history of this orchestra.

In 2012, highlights of Li Biao’s performances including tours with the China NCPA Orchestra in Europe and the 2012 London Olympic Games Concert, collaborating with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, tours in Europe and Asia with the Li Biao Percussion Group, performances at the Mercedes-Benz International Music Festival and the International Percussion Festival at the China National Centre for the Performance Arts.

Li Biao began appearing on the stage as a conductor since 2011. Maestro Christoph Eschenbach and Maestro Lawrence Foster have bestowed him with great inspiration and support at the beginning of his conductor career.  In 2012, Beijing Symphony Orchestra named Li Biao the Artist-in-Residence and Principal Guest Conductor, a position established for the first time in the history of this orchestra. In 2014, Li Biao was appointed Music Director and Principal Conductor of China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater Orchestra.

As a conductor, he worked with more than 20 orchestras in Europe and China from 2011, such as Arturo Toscanini Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Dell‘Opera Di Parma, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra, Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra, Neue-Brandenburg Philharmonie, Macao Orchestra, and many of China’s top symphony orchestra.

In 2013, Li was invited to conduct Arturo Toscanini Philharmonic Orchestra for the opening concert in the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s Opera festival. He received much Italian media critical acclaim. Then he conducted Orchestra Dell’Opera Di Parma toured in five Chinese cities for New Year Concert. Li Biao worked together with the Opera center of the Central Conservatory of Music, completed the Opera production of Verdi’s “Aida” for China Opera Festival with a great success.