The competition is the starting point for taking off into the sky. You have to decide for yourself where to fly based on the knowledge and sensibilities you have gained from experience. One thing I can say is that the win pushed me towards making music for the rest of my life. Until then, I wasn't sure if I should continue playing the piano.
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Berlin, 29 March 2022. Deutsche Grammophon is delighted to mark World Piano Day by announcing the signing of an exclusive agreement with Bruce Liu. The 24-year-old Canadian pianist shot “from near obscurity to rock-star status in the classical music world” (The Globe and Mail) after winning the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition last autumn, since when his performances worldwide have been showered with critical acclaim.
Royal Festival Hall, London. Last year’s winner of the International Chopin competition, Bruce Liu, was a late substitution for this all-Tchaikovsky programme, but made light and elegant work of the challenging Second Concerto.
The final auditions of the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition are over. The jury composed of 17 international personalities of the piano world chaired by Professor Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń awarded the following prizes.
Press Quotes
“Pianist Bruce Liu, magician's fingers and soul of integrity.”
“This is a pianist with a captivating musical personality.”
A pianist "evoking Shura Cherkassky and Georges Cziffra in a single breath."
“Elf-like virtuosity.”
“On first encounter, there seems something attractively straightforward about his approach; an elegance and lightness of touch…”
“You don’t always know where Bruce Liu is taking you, but you feel compelled to follow him“