Bruce Liu

Bruce Liu (simplified Chinese: 刘晓禹; traditional Chinese: 劉曉禹; pinyin: Liú Xiǎoyǔ; born Xiaoyu Liu on May 8, 1997) is a Canadian pianist. Born in Paris and raised in Montreal, he began to play the piano at eight years old and was performing by age 11. In 2021, he rose to widespread renown after winning the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition. Liu was born in Paris to Chinese parents from Beijing. At age 6, he moved to Montreal, Canada, with his father. He initially started piano studies on an electric keyboard but progressed to an upright piano once he became more serious. He graduated from the Montreal Conservatory of Music, where he was classmates with Richard Raymond. He has since been studying with Đặng Thái Sơn at the Université de Montréal. At age 15, Liu performed with the Cleveland Orchestra and Jahja Ling at Severance Hall. In the following years, he collaborated with many leading ensembles, such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Americas.