Short Biography

Yang Liu

Yang Liu is an internationally acclaimed violinist and prizewinner of the Twelfth International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He is also the 2023 American Prize winner in String Performance and a first-prize winner of the Medici International Competition, International Artists Award, and China’s 5th National Violin Competition.He has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Odense Symphony (Denmark), and São Paulo Symphony (Brazil), and has performed in more than forty countries. A dedicated advocate for cultural dialogue through music, Mr. Liu is founder of the Yang & Olivia Arts Foundation and performs on... Read More

Chinese Bio

Yang Liu

璇揚二重奏（長版）璇揚二重奏是一支享譽國際的小提琴與鋼琴二重奏組合，榮獲2023年美國大獎賽（American Prize）、2022年梅第奇國際比賽（Medici International Competition）、2021年國際藝術家大獎（International Artist Award），以及2020年全球音樂大獎銀獎（Global Music Awards）。他們以卓越的藝術表現力與深具敘事性的音樂風格著稱，致力於透過精心策劃的節目呈現跨越文化與時代的音樂對話。璇揚二重奏活躍於美國各大演出協會與大學音樂廳，並曾登上國際重要舞台與音樂節，包括拉維尼亞音樂節、美國甘迺迪藝術中心、巴西SESC音樂節、葡萄牙阿爾加維音樂節，以及中國多座重要城市的音樂廳。其演出融合經典與當代作品，涵蓋多元文化傳統，呈現兼具深度與感染力的音樂體驗。小提琴家劉揚曾於莫斯科第十二屆柴可夫斯基國際小提琴比賽獲獎，同時榮獲2023年美國弦樂大獎賽冠軍、2022年梅第奇國際比賽冠軍、2021年國際藝術家大獎，以及中國第五屆全國小提琴比賽一等獎。鋼琴家蔡宜璇博士現任芝加哥范德庫克音樂學院鋼琴正教授，長期於CMS、MTNA、NCKP、GP3等美國重要音樂會議發表演講，專注推廣具有中國與臺灣文化背景的音樂創作。2018年，兩人共同創立「璇揚藝術基金會」，致力於透過演出、委約創作與教育推廣倡導文化多元、公平與包容。近年來，他們的節目呈現臺灣女性作曲家、巴西作曲家及美國青年作曲家的當代作品，並將音樂帶入學校、圖書館與社區空間。主題系列音樂會如《探索靈魂》《五千里之旅》《迷失於多元》，深入探討文化遷徙、身份認同與堅韌精神在音樂中的體現。他們亦積極推動跨界合作，曾與周氏兄弟合作現場繪畫演出，並結合當代詩人北島的詩歌朗誦拓展藝術形式。其藝術計畫獲得美國國家藝術基金會、中大西洋藝術基金會及伊利諾伊藝術委員會等機構的支持。璇揚的故事始於辛辛那提大學，一次偶然的翻譜請求促成了他們的相識與合作。自此，他們成為生活與藝術上的夥伴，致力於以音樂這一世界語言，分享關於盼望、愛與喜樂的信念。璇揚二重奏（短版）榮獲2023年美國大獎賽及多項國際賽事獎項的璇揚二重奏，是一支享譽國際的小提琴—鋼琴組合。其演出融合古典經典與當代作品，呈現跨越文化界限的音樂對話。小提琴家劉揚為莫斯科第十二屆柴可夫斯基國際小提琴比賽獲獎者；鋼琴家蔡宜璇博士為芝加哥范德庫克音樂學院鋼琴正教授，常於美國全國性音樂會議發表演講。兩人共同創立「璇揚藝術基金會」，透過演出與教育推廣倡導文化多元與跨文化交流，其藝術工作獲得美國國家藝術基金會等機構支持。劉揚（長版）劉揚是一位享譽國際的小提琴家，其演出足跡遍及北美、南美、歐洲與亞洲四十多個國家。作為莫斯科第十二屆柴可夫斯基國際小提琴比賽獲獎者，他亦榮獲2023年美國弦樂大獎賽冠軍、2022年梅第奇國際比賽冠軍、2021年國際藝術家大獎，以及中國第五屆全國小提琴比賽一等獎。他曾與亞特蘭大交響樂團、聖路易斯交響樂團（羅伯特·斯帕諾指揮）、辛辛那提交響樂團、丹麥歐登塞交響樂團及巴西聖保羅交響樂團等合作演出。在芝加哥地區，他亦與Ars Viva、Lake Forest交響樂團等合作。作為中美文化交流計畫的一部分，他曾與青島交響樂團合作，在中國五個城市巡演《梁祝小提琴協奏曲》，成為文化交流的重要使者。劉揚創立「璇揚藝術基金會」與「Momento... Read More

what people say about us?

The New York Times

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“Liu Yang wowed the opening-night audience with a scorching performance of Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy…”

David Shoenbaum, The Washington Post

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“Liu Yang, from China, with his dazzling talent, the audience cheered as Liu fired off a few rockets of his own….”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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“The Nielsen brought the debut of an outstanding young Chinese violinist, Yang Liu. The concerto calls for an interesting mixture of virtuosity and expression, and Yang delivered on both counts. Technically incredibly adept, he made a strong impression. Yang and Spano seemed to have good rapport with each other and the orchestra.”

Atlanta music critic

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“Unbelievable… Yang, near the end of the third movement, he broke a string. Finishing a run, he turned to concertmaster, traded violins and finished the piece playing with incredible accuracy on a borrowed violin. The concerts here were Yang Liu’s first in North America. He is amazing and will certainly be playing to rave reviews. We’re quite lucky to have seen him and Gil Shaham in the same year.”

Kulture, Germany By Monika Willer

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“Leonhard Bernstein’s ‘serenade’, ambitious, deep spirited work rather than one of the virtuoso standards. Yang, a violin wonder with racing fast fingers. He meets the depth and the tension, he jazzes and sings, masters the highly virtuosic attacks and integrates the complex rhythms to a richly felt musical confession. The orchestral musicians truly enjoy the dialogue with the sympathetic soloist…”

Westfälische Rundschau

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“World-class violinist enravishes Audience to Thundering Applause. What makes Yang Liu’s violin playing so fascinating? It penetrates the artist, for whom technical problems are not an issue, to the tips of the toes. He forms a unit with his valuable Amati and brandishes the bow like a swordsman does his foil. Dynamics are entirely unpretentiously built up to excess.”

Carol Bailey, Pemberville Opera House

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“I could not have been any more thrilled with the performance! Both Yang and Olivia are not only extremely approachable and wonderful people, but the caliber with which they play is unmatched! The dynamics that they both achieved left us in awe!”

Grant County Community Concert Association

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“Yesterday Yang and Olivia performed at our local Grant County Community Concert Association. I was just thrilled to hear them and to have such extraordinary talent here in our remote, small town. Please pass along my sincere personal thanks to them…” …”I also wanted them to know that Olivia’s comment: ‘Many people play Carnegie Hall, but that’s not where the music is most needed. It is needed in remote corners of the country and the world, that have limited options to hear such artistry.” …”I thank them for the commitment they have made to take their music to the people, and to enjoy the road trip along the way!””

The New York Times

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“Liu Yang wowed the opening-night audience with a scorching performance of Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy…”

The New York Times

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“Liu Yang wowed the opening-night audience with a scorching performance of Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy…”