Cupid lends a hand At age 16, Lee became a student of the violinist Chen Ching-kang, who had studied in Japan. Because Lee had worked out a lot of the basics and practiced on his own for many years, under Chen he progressed rapidly, and even when Lee ran out of money and could no longer pay his tuition, Chen was still willing to instruct him for free. This touched Lee deeply.
追隨佳人腳步十六歲那年，透過一則招生廣告，李泰祥正式拜留日的小提琴家陳清港為師，由於他已自學多年，進步十分神速，即使後來無錢繳學費，愛才的老師依然願意免費授課，讓他感動不已。