arrow_back
Discover

News & Press

Media

News

World-famous Bruce Liu felt the change in his surroundings after winning the Chopin Competition and two reasons for continuing to perform

31 Jan 2023
CREA, Bunshun Japan

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.

Read More

Deutsche Grammophon Signs Bruce Liu on World Piano Day

29 Mar 2022
Deutsche Grammophon

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.

Read More

The winner of the 18th Chopin Competition!

21 Oct 2022
The Fryderyk Chopin Institute

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.

Read More

Press Quotes

“Pianist Bruce Liu, magician's fingers and soul of integrity.”

Le Monde

“This is a pianist with a captivating musical personality.”

The Financial Times

A pianist "evoking Shura Cherkassky and Georges Cziffra in a single breath."

Gramophone Magazine

“Elf-like virtuosity.”

Diapason

“On first encounter, there seems something attractively straightforward about his approach; an elegance and lightness of touch…”

The Guardian

“You don’t always know where Bruce Liu is taking you, but you feel compelled to follow him“

ResMusica