Hao Liu

Born in Shanghai, Chinese pianist Hao Liu has been consistently acclaimed for her beautiful and
sensitive interpretation of music with deep feeling. After made her recital debut at the age of
nine, she has given numerous solo and concerto performances around Asia, Europe and North
America in world famous venues such as Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU in Fort Worth, Jordan
Hall at New England Conservatory in Boston, Friedberg Concert Hall at Peabody Conservatory in
Baltimore, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Concert Hall,
He Luting Concert Hall in Shanghai Conservatory, Hong Kong Auditorium Sha Tin Town Hall,
Concert Hall of Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Ningbo Concert Hall, Suzhou Culture
and Art Center, Guizhou Grand Theater, Esterhazy Palace in Eisenstadt, Royal Music Academy
Concert Hall in Aarhus, the Town Hall of Maiori in Italy. In recent years, she has also been
invited to perform in important music festivals include Festival Piano aux Jacobins and CCOM
piano festival in Beijing.

Also active as a chamber musician, Hao has often collaborated with both instrumentalists and
vocalists and performed a wide repertoire ranging from Beethoven violin sonatas, Brahms Trios
and quartets to Schumann’s song cycle Dichterliebe. During the years, she has worked with
exceptional artists such as Miriam Fried, Donald and Vivian Weilerstein, Seth Knopp, Michael
Kannen, Tony Arnold and Eileen Cornett.

Started her musical education at the age of four, Hao received her early training at Music
Middle School affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jin Tang. In
2014, she was accepted in Shanghai Conservatory with the highest score and studied with
Minduo Li. She has won many international competitions and received various music
scholarships every year. She earned her master’s degree from Peabody Conservatory where she
studied with Boris Slutsky and her Graduate Diploma from New England Conservatory under
the tutelage of Alexander Korsantia and Alessio Bax. Now, she is studying with Jefferey Kahane
in University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where she is pursuing her
doctoral degree. In addition, she studies with Arie Vardi and Michel Béroff in summer music
festivals in recent years.