Bruce Liu

First Prize winner of the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition 2021 in Warsaw, Bruce Liu has emerged as one of the most compelling pianists of his generation—a musician praised not only for his dazzling technique, but for his curiosity and artistry that combines “nimble versatility” (New York Times) and “playing of breathtaking beauty” (BBC Music Magazine).

In high demand as a soloist, Liu has recently performed with many of the world’s finest ensembles, including the Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Bavarian Radio Symphony, and Wiener Symphoniker, and with conductors including Manfred Honeck, Paavo Järvi, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Sir Antonio Pappano, Lahav Shani, and Dalia Stasevska.

In summer 2025, Liu made his BBC Proms debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Marin Alsop at Ravinia, and went on European tours with the NCPA Orchestra and Myung-Whun Chung and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Vasily Petrenko.

Highlights of Liu’s 2025–26 season include several major international tours, including trips to Japan with the Bavarian State Opera Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski, China with the Staatskapelle Dresden and Daniele Gatti, and Germany, Austria, Belgium, and France with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada. As a spotlight artist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Liu appears multiple times in the season to collaborate with Franz-Welser-Möst and Gustavo Gimeno.

A distinguished recitalist, Liu has performed at major concert halls such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Carnegie Hall, and Philharmonie de Paris. In 2025–26, he gives recital debuts at the Berliner Philharmonie and Lyon Opera House, and returns to Carnegie Hall, the Wiener Musikverein, and major venues in Italy and Japan. He appears at various international festivals, including those of Edinburgh, Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Verbier, La Roque-d’Anthéron, Rheingau, Aspen, and Tanglewood.

An exclusive recording artist with Deutsche Grammophon, Liu was awarded Opus Klassik’s “Young Talent of the Year” prize in 2024 for his debut studio album Waves. His second studio album, featuring Tchaikovsky’s Seasons, was released in November 2024, receiving rave reviews and praise for its “fresh music-making unadorned by superficial virtuosity.” (Gramophone).

Born in Paris and raised in Montreal, Liu’s artistry reflects his multicultural heritage—blending European refinement, North American dynamism, and the long tradition of Chinese culture. He studied with Richard Raymond and Dang Thai Son.