Consistently Musical”

—Classical Voice America

Laura Liu, a native of Miami, Florida, currently lives in New York City and studies with Cynthia Phelps and Misha Amory at The Juilliard School. For her recent performance at the Olympic Music Festival, Liu was hailed by Classical Voice America as a “standout” with “sound deep, warm, and consistently musical.” Liu’s ardent love of musical collaboration and conversation has led her to pursue a rich life in chamber music. This coming June will Liu will appear at Marlboro Music Festival for their 2025 summer season. This past summer Liu debuted as a Rising Star at Sunkiss’d Mozart Summerfest, and collaborated with musicians Gidon Kremer, Antje Weithaas, and Gary Hoffman as a Junior Artist at Kronberg Academy’s “Chamber Music Connects the World.” Previously, Liu has participated in the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach’s “Rising Artist” Program, the Olympic Music Festival Fellowship, Music@Menlo’s International Performer Program, the Perlman Music Program’s Chamber Music Workshop, the Taos School of Music, Kneisel Hall, Music Academy of the West, and the Heifetz International Music Institute. Highlights from past seasons include performing with her quartet, Quatuor Cael, in Alice Tully Hall and Peter Jay Sharp as a member of The Juilliard Honors Chamber Music program, collaborating alongside the Frisson Ensemble, appearing at Santa Fe ProMusica, and making her Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center debut in their “Meet the Music!” series. This season she will make her debut with Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Bargemusic, and reappear at CMS for their “Inside Chamber Music” program and Music@Menlo for an alumni concert.

As a soloist known for her performance flair and personality, Liu has recently made her Casals Forum debut, performing in recital at the Kronberg Festival: Violin & Viola Masterclasses. This summer, she attended the Verbier Festival Academy as a soloist and was awarded the Edwin Caplin Foundation Award. This past year Liu also was a Semifinalist at the Primrose International Viola Competition, and a participant in masterclasses at the Spring edition of the Schiermonnikoog Festival. Previously, she received an Honorary Mention and the Pirastro Prize for outstanding young talent at the 3rd Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition. She recently earned her Bachelor of Music, and is now pursuing her Master’s degree as a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School.