American-born violinist MIRANDA LIU has been praised by audiences and critics alike for her "perfect" (Oberbayerisches Volksblatt) and "brilliant" (Salzburger Nachrichten) technique, as well as for her mature and astounding interpretations. Only fifteen years old, the young virtuoso has been studying at the Mozarteum University Salzburg in the class of Prof. Paul Roczek since 2007, where she is a member of the Leopold Mozart Institute. Since 2011, she also works privately with Prof. Eszter Perényi of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. She began early musical studies on the piano with her mother, a Juilliard graduate, and subsequently received her first violin lessons by age four. At age seven, she made her solo violin recital debut in California, followed by a solo debut with orchestra. She currently divides her time between Europe and the USA.
Ms. Liu has performed in hundreds of concerts as a concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the USA, Germany and Austria, as well as on concert stages in Slovenia, Poland, Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. She performs in prestigious concert halls such as: New York’s Carnegie Recital Hall, Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall, Providence's Veterans Memorial Auditorium and Salzburg's Wiener Saal, Solitär, and Carabinierisaal, among other venues. She has also performed in numerous concerts held in European Castles. Her solo performances have been televised and/or broadcasted on the radio in the USA, Austria, Slovenia, Belgium and Czech Republic. Miranda Liu has collaborated with conductors such as Francisco Noya, Elisabeth Fuchs, Yukari Ishimoto, Kurt Sassmannshaus and Yoon Jae Lee, and has already performed as a soloist with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, the Junge Philharmonie Salzburg, the Neues Sinfonieorchester Berlin, the Starling Chamber Orchestra Cincinnati, the Old York Road Symphony, and the Main Line Chamber Orchestra, among others. In January 2012, she will make her debut with the Las Vegas Philharmonic and David Itkin.
The recipient of numerous awards, she won 1st prize at the 2011 Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra Concerto Competition, 1st prize at the 2009 American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition (New York), 1st prize at the 2008 Old York Road Symphony Young Artist Competition (Pennsylvania), 1st prize at the 2005 Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra Youth in the Arts Competition (Pennsylvania), and 2nd prize at the 2011 International Competition for Young String Soloists Bischofszell (Switzerland). She was also a past finalist of competitions such as Philadelphia Orchestra’s Greenfield Competition and Concorso Ruggiero Ricci Salzburg, as the youngest participant.
Ms. Liu has participated in and performed at numerous international music festivals and academies, including: Litomysl String Master Class, Meadowmount School of Music, Sommerakademie PragWienBudapest (isa), Summer Violin School Igor Ozim, Musica Mundi Chamber Music Festival, Summer Academy Mozarteum Salzburg, Meisterkurs Weinheim, Meisterkurs Musikhochschule Mannheim, IMAS Bückeburg Schloss, Oberlin College Baroque Performance Institute, Music Academy of the West, Indiana University Summer String Academy, and the Music Teachers’ Association of California’s New Music Festival. She has also had the opportunity to work with renowned violinists Ruggiero Ricci, Roman Nodel, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Igor Ozim, Liana Isakadze, Igor Oistrakh, Milan Vitek, Pierre Amoyal, Miriam Fried, Paul Biss, Eduard Schmieder, Mihaela Martin, and others. Additionally, she has participated in numerous master classes, including those given by Julia Fischer, Annick Roussin, Peter Lissauer, Eszter Haffner, Ana Baget, Esther Hoppe, Yoshiaki Shibata, Per Enoksson, Zvi Zeitlin, Kathleen Winkler and Sally Thomas. Baroque master classes with Hiro Kurosaki, Jacqueline Ross, Marilyn McDonald and Marc Destrubé as well as chamber music master courses with Ivry Gitlis, Vladimir Perlin, Petras Kunca, Rainer Schmidt, Wolfgang Redik, Imre Rohmann, Walter Verdehr, Leonid Kerbel, Peter Salaff, Niels Ullner and Alasdair Tait, all add to her musical knowledge.
As a gifted composer, Liu’s compositions have been performed by the Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, Network for New Music, and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Her works are regularly performed in Salzburg, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. She has worked with composers Günther Firlinger, Roberto Pace, and I’lana Cotton, and is a member of the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM).
Performances by Miranda Liu
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Miranda Liu Concerts
Recital 12/07/2011 14:00, Universität Mozarteum: Kleines Studio
Violin Recital 11/13/2011 18:00, Allegro Music School Concert Hall
Konzertstunde 10/12/2011 16:00, Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum: Wienersaal
Miranda Liu (www.mirandaliu.com), Violin
Biography
American-born violinist MIRANDA LIU has been praised by audiences and critics alike for her "perfect" (Oberbayerisches Volksblatt) and "brilliant" (Salzburger Nachrichten) technique, as well as for her mature and astounding interpretations. Only fifteen years old, the young virtuoso has been studying at the Mozarteum University Salzburg in the class of Prof. Paul Roczek since 2007, where she is a member of the Leopold Mozart Institute. Since 2011, she also works privately with Prof. Eszter Perényi of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. She began early musical studies on the piano with her mother, a Juilliard graduate, and subsequently received her first violin lessons by age four. At age seven, she made her solo violin recital debut in California, followed by a solo debut with orchestra. She currently divides her time between Europe and the USA.
Ms. Liu has performed in hundreds of concerts as a concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout the USA, Germany and Austria, as well as on concert stages in Slovenia, Poland, Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. She performs in prestigious concert halls such as: New York’s Carnegie Recital Hall, Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall, Providence's Veterans Memorial Auditorium and Salzburg's Wiener Saal, Solitär, and Carabinierisaal, among other venues. She has also performed in numerous concerts held in European Castles. Her solo performances have been televised and/or broadcasted on the radio in the USA, Austria, Slovenia, Belgium and Czech Republic. Miranda Liu has collaborated with conductors such as Francisco Noya, Elisabeth Fuchs, Yukari Ishimoto, Kurt Sassmannshaus and Yoon Jae Lee, and has already performed as a soloist with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, the Junge Philharmonie Salzburg, the Neues Sinfonieorchester Berlin, the Starling Chamber Orchestra Cincinnati, the Old York Road Symphony, and the Main Line Chamber Orchestra, among others. In January 2012, she will make her debut with the Las Vegas Philharmonic and David Itkin.
The recipient of numerous awards, she won 1st prize at the 2011 Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra Concerto Competition, 1st prize at the 2009 American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition (New York), 1st prize at the 2008 Old York Road Symphony Young Artist Competition (Pennsylvania), 1st prize at the 2005 Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra Youth in the Arts Competition (Pennsylvania), and 2nd prize at the 2011 International Competition for Young String Soloists Bischofszell (Switzerland). She was also a past finalist of competitions such as Philadelphia Orchestra’s Greenfield Competition and Concorso Ruggiero Ricci Salzburg, as the youngest participant.
Ms. Liu has participated in and performed at numerous international music festivals and academies, including: Litomysl String Master Class, Meadowmount School of Music, Sommerakademie PragWienBudapest (isa), Summer Violin School Igor Ozim, Musica Mundi Chamber Music Festival, Summer Academy Mozarteum Salzburg, Meisterkurs Weinheim, Meisterkurs Musikhochschule Mannheim, IMAS Bückeburg Schloss, Oberlin College Baroque Performance Institute, Music Academy of the West, Indiana University Summer String Academy, and the Music Teachers’ Association of California’s New Music Festival. She has also had the opportunity to work with renowned violinists Ruggiero Ricci, Roman Nodel, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Igor Ozim, Liana Isakadze, Igor Oistrakh, Milan Vitek, Pierre Amoyal, Miriam Fried, Paul Biss, Eduard Schmieder, Mihaela Martin, and others. Additionally, she has participated in numerous master classes, including those given by Julia Fischer, Annick Roussin, Peter Lissauer, Eszter Haffner, Ana Baget, Esther Hoppe, Yoshiaki Shibata, Per Enoksson, Zvi Zeitlin, Kathleen Winkler and Sally Thomas. Baroque master classes with Hiro Kurosaki, Jacqueline Ross, Marilyn McDonald and Marc Destrubé as well as chamber music master courses with Ivry Gitlis, Vladimir Perlin, Petras Kunca, Rainer Schmidt, Wolfgang Redik, Imre Rohmann, Walter Verdehr, Leonid Kerbel, Peter Salaff, Niels Ullner and Alasdair Tait, all add to her musical knowledge.
As a gifted composer, Liu’s compositions have been performed by the Delaware Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, Network for New Music, and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Her works are regularly performed in Salzburg, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. She has worked with composers Günther Firlinger, Roberto Pace, and I’lana Cotton, and is a member of the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM).