敲击乐演奏家、教育家李真贵，一九四一年出生。李氏为四川省重庆人，自少喜爱国乐。一九六○年，考入中央音乐学院二胡专业，师从蓝玉崧，一九六一年，转习敲击乐专业，随民间音乐家朱勤甫、赵春峰学习民间锣鼓和戏曲锣鼓，一九六五年毕业，留校任教至今。为进一步完善该专业的建设，多次深入各地採风、搜集、整理各类民间打击乐资料。曾任北京中央音乐学院民族音乐系系主任，亦为中国音乐家协会打击乐学会副会长、中国民族管弦乐学会常务理事。李氏与作曲家合作，创编打击乐作品《鼓诗》、《牛斗虎》、《冲天炮》；民族管弦乐作品《湘西风情》等。另编有《中国打击乐实用教程》一书，著文有《土家族打溜子的艺术特点》等。一九九一年九月，率中央音乐学院鼓乐队参加山西国际鼓乐节，获锣鼓艺术表演金奖。
Ll Zhen-gui LI is a percussion master and educationalist. He was born in Sichuan in 1941. He studies in the Central Conservatory from 1960. In the beginning he learned erhu then changed to percussion under guidance of famous folk musicians. He graduated in 1965 and became a teacher in Central Conservatory since then. He was the previous department head of the Traditional Music Department in Central Conservatory. He ·is presently the director of the Traditional Orchestration Association. He has composed and jointly composed some percussion and orchestral works. Also he has wrote important essays and books for percussion music. In 199 1, the percussion group of Central Conservatory won the gold medal in a percussion festival under his leadership.