刘诗昆，1939年出生于天津，中国钢琴演奏者。
Liu Shikun, born in Tianjin in 1939, is a Chinese piano player.
1951年，考入中央音乐学院附中。1955年，跟随苏联钢琴演奏者塔图良学习钢琴。1956年，参加在布达佩斯举办的“李斯特国际钢琴比赛”，获第三名和匈牙利狂想曲演奏奖。
In 1951, he was admitted to the middle school attached to the Central Conservatory of music. In 1955, he studied piano with Soviet pianist tatulian. In 1956, he took part in the "Liszt International Piano Competition" held in Budapest and won the third place and the Hungarian Rhapsody performance award.
1958年，参加在莫斯科举办的第一届柴可夫斯基国际钢琴比赛，获第二名。1959年，在人民大会堂参加国庆十周年文艺晚会演出。
In 1958, he took part in the first Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition held in Moscow and won the second place. In 1959, he participated in the performance of the 10th anniversary of the National Day in the Great Hall of the people.
1960年，到莫斯科跟随法因伯格教授学习钢琴。1973年，在北京为到访的费城交响乐团演出；同年，担任中央乐团钢琴独奏演员。
In 1960, he went to Moscow to study piano with Professor Feinberg. In 1973, he performed for the visiting Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra in Beijing; In the same year, he served as a piano soloist of the central orchestra.
1974年，与指挥家小泽征尔，波士顿交响乐团合作演出。1978年，赴美国巡演，受邀到白宫演出，并同费城交响乐团录制了李斯特的《第一钢琴协奏曲》。
In 1974, he performed with conductor Seiji Ozawa and Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1978, he toured the United States, was invited to perform at the White House, and recorded Liszt's first piano concerto with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.
1979年，刘诗昆与日本指挥家小泽征尔合作，在北京演奏了李斯特《降E大调第一钢琴协奏曲》。1985年，赴加拿大演出。1992年3月，在香港创办了以自己名字命名的钢琴艺术中心。
In 1979, Liu Shikun cooperated with Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa to perform Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major in Beijing. In 1985, he went to Canada to perform. In March 1992, he founded a piano art center named after himself in Hong Kong.
1994年6月，担任“第十届柴可夫斯基国际钢琴比赛”评委。2005年9月，在苏州开明大戏院举办了钢琴独奏音乐会。
In June 1994, he served as the judge of the "10th Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition". In September 2005, a piano solo concert was held in Suzhou Kaiming Grand Theater.
2010年6月，在香港红馆举办音乐会，纪念邓丽君逝世十五周年；6月，在中山音乐堂，与指挥家谭利华、北京交响乐团合作举办音乐会；12月，参加了在国家大剧院举办的《世界的肖邦》纪念活动——2010年纪念肖邦诞辰200周年活动闭幕式音乐会。
In June 2010, a concert was held in Hong Kong Red museum to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Teresa Teng's death; In June, he held a concert with conductor Tan Lihua and Beijing Symphony Orchestra in Zhongshan concert hall; In December, he participated in the "Chopin of the world" commemorative activity held at the National Grand Theatre - the Closing Concert of the activity commemorating the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth in 2010.
2011年6月，在成都举办钢琴独奏音乐会，演奏巴赫《C大调前奏曲》、莫扎特《G大调奏鸣曲》等作品。
In June 2011, a piano solo concert was held in Chengdu, Performing Bach's Prelude in C major and Mozart's Sonata in G major.
2012年9月，与小提琴演奏者盛中国合作在桂林举办音乐会；5月，在哈尔滨音乐厅举办钢琴独奏音乐会和大师班。2013年9月，与小提琴演奏者吕思清等艺术家在美国纽约林肯中心举行音乐会。
In September 2012, a concert was held in Guilin in cooperation with violinist Sheng China; In May, piano solo concert and master class were held in Harbin concert hall. In September 2013, he held a concert with violinist LV Siqing and other artists at Lincoln Center in New York, USA.
2014年3月，在天津大剧院举行钢琴独奏音乐会。2015年3月，在英国伦敦参加了庆祝伦敦交响乐团成立七十周年庆典，受到英国女王伊丽莎白二世接见；7月，在广州大剧院举行独奏音乐会。
In March 2014, a piano solo concert was held in Tianjin Grand Theatre. In March 2015, she participated in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the London Symphony Orchestra in London, England, and was received by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom; In July, a solo concert was held in Guangzhou Grand Theatre.
2016年3月，在长沙音乐厅举办独奏音乐会，演奏《C大调前奏曲》等作品。2018年8月，参加上海音乐学院第14 届国际钢琴艺术节，并举办大师课。2017年12月，与小提琴演奏者盛中国合作在广州大剧院举行音乐会，演奏钢琴协奏曲《黄河》等作品。
In March 2016, he held a solo concert at Changsha concert hall and performed works such as prelude in C major. In August 2018, he participated in the 14th International Piano Art Festival of Shanghai Conservatory of music and held master courses. In December 2017, in cooperation with violinist Sheng Zhongguo, a concert was held in Guangzhou Grand Theatre to play piano concerto Yellow River and other works.
2019年7月，在郑州参加2019伯牙国际钢琴艺术节；11月，刘诗昆、孙颖夫妇，燕守平，张也，马飞等老中青三代中国艺术家，与来自西方的歌剧演唱家及指挥家们，在北京华彬歌剧院参与“当东方遇见西方”音乐会，并在会上演绎了《春江花月夜》《茉莉花》《爱戴、尊敬、荣光》等海内外曲目。
In July 2019, he participated in the 2019 Boya International Piano Art Festival in Zhengzhou; In November, Liu Shikun, Sun Ying, Yan Shouping, Zhang Ye, Ma Fei and other three generations of Chinese artists, together with opera singers and conductors from the west, participated in the "when the East meets the west" concert at Beijing Huabin opera house, and performed domestic and foreign repertoires such as spring river flower and moon night, jasmine flower, love, respect and glory.
2021年12月24日，刘诗昆在世界文化艺术家排行榜《每日一星》评选活动中荣获第一名。
On December 24, 2021, Liu Shikun won the first place in the selection of "one star of the day" in the list of world cultural artists.
刘诗昆毕业于莫斯科音乐学院，又先后跟随苏联专家塔图良、克拉芙琴柯、法因伯格等老师学习，他的弹奏可以说是具有典型的俄派钢琴风格。刘诗昆在严格的基本功训练中，强调演奏时音符的颗粒性，用坚定有力的手指塑造着洪亮的音色，演奏风格刚强、朴实、大气，充满了生命力。
Liu Shikun graduated from the Moscow Conservatory of music and successively studied with Soviet experts tatulian, Kravchenko, Feinberg and other teachers. His playing can be said to have a typical Russian piano style. In the strict basic skill training, Liu Shikun emphasizes the granularity of notes during performance, and shapes the loud timbre with firm and powerful fingers. His performance style is strong, simple, atmospheric and full of vitality.
