At the age of 16, Canadian pianist Sophia Liu is rapidly emerging as one of the most compelling artists of her generation. Liu’s “extremely clear, delicate, refined and almost supernaturally fluid” touch (Le Monde) coupled with her “phenomenal virtuosity” (Bachtrack) have captivated and mesmerised audiences worldwide.
Liu’s 25/26 season opens with her NHK Symphony debut in Tokyo and Osaka, where she performs Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concert No. 2 under the baton of Eva Ollikainen. Further highlights in the season include recitals at the Konzerthaus Berlin; Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier; Teatro La Fenice, Venice; Opéra National de Lyon; Tiroler Festspiele Erl; La Folle Journée, Nantes and Tokyo; Festival International de Piano de La Roque d’Anthéron; Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, Torino; Bologna Festival; Chopin Society, Minnesota; Portland Ovations; Musashino Cultural Foundation and Tokyo Yamaha Hall.
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The Boston Musical Intelligencer
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“Truly awe inspiring”
Crescendo Magazine
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"A true phenomenon"
Bachtrack
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"Liu takes every risk and never falters, as if carried away by the music itself. Grandiose... There is the phenomenal virtuosity, the technique that transcends the limits of the piano, the verve, the brilliance of the greatest pianists."