Ningjialu Liu

Chinese born pianist, Ningjialu(Lulu) Liu has appeared with orchestras and in recitals throughout the United States, China and Spain. At the age of 17, she made her concerto debut playing Schumann Concerto in A minor with Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra in China. In 2013, her performance of Bach’s Goldberg Variation at Sichuan grand concert hall was praised with “craftmanship with a gold simplicity” by the local magazine. In the same year, she was admitted to Oberlin Conservatory of music with top scholarship, where she studied with Mr. Peter Takács. After finishing her master’s degree at New England Conservatory of Music with Mr. Victor Rosenbaum, Lulu is currently a DMA candidate at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music under the guidance of Mr. Awadagin Pratt.

As a pianist who dedicated to discovering the underrated composition and promoting new music. She collaborated regularly with the composition department on multiple premieres of new music during her study at NEC. In 2020, she performed Florence Price Concerto with Texas Medical Center Orchestra in celebrating the international women’s day. In 2021, she won the pianoTexas concerto competition and performed Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 2 with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Miguel Harth-Bedoya. In 2022, she won the CCM concerto competition and performed Florence Price Concerto again with CCM Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Mark Gibson. Her recent performing highlights include her artistic collaboration with Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires at Partitura Workshop in Glimore Music Festival 2023.

Besides her soloist career, she serves as the Artist in residence at Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra Music festival since 2019; the musical director of Artćial International Piano Competition and Festival – Texas Division. In 2022, Lulu founded the ABC (Absolute Classical) Music Sharing Association, where her team is actively exploring new models for general musical education for children. The association has organized a series of concerts, having performed for underprivileged and autistic children.

• Xavier University Music Series, February 2024
• Glimore Partitura Project with pianist Maria Joāo Pires, May 2023
• Florence Price Concerto with CCM Philharmonic Orchestra, Patricia Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 23rd, 2022
• Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 2 with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, June 27th, 2021
• Florence Price Concerto with Texas Medical Center Orchestra, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Zilkha Hall, Houston, TX, March 8th, 2020
• Young Musicians Series Chamber Recital, Dom Pedro V Theatre, Macau, Summer 2018-2020
• Tuesday New music Concert Series at Williams Hall; Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, 2018-2020
• Honors Recital at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, November 2018
• Solo recital at Kawai Piano Gallery, Houston TX, August 2017
• Outdoor recital series, Gijón Piano Festival, August 2016
• 150th Piano Department Anniversary Recital, Oberlin Conservatory, November 2015
• Solo recital, Macau Conservatory of Music, July 2014
• Bach Goldberg variation recital, Sichuan Conservatory of Music, June 2014
• Schumann Concerto in A minor with Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra, Sichuan Conservatory of Music, July 2013

• Partitura Workshop with Maria João Pires in Glimore Music Festival, 2023
• Art of the Piano Music Festival, 2022
• 1st Prize of CCM Concerto Competition, 2022
• 1st Prize of pianoTexas Young Artist Concerto Competition, 2021
• Bowdoin Music Festival, 2021
• Semi-finalist of 2019 Ima Hogg concerto competition, Houston TX
• Winner of 2018 Honors Competition in New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA
• Finalist of 2016-17 Senior Concerto Competition in Oberlin College
• Gijón International Piano Festival, 2016
• 1st prize of Advanced Romantic Class & 1st prize of the Advance Virtuous Etude Class in 21st “Harmony” Annual United States Open Music Competition
• 4th prize in 2012 Imola International Summer Piano Competition & Festival
• Finalist in 2012 David D. Dubois Piano Festival & Competition
• 3rd prize of Beethoven Sonata Class in 2011 “Liszt Memorial Prizes” Hong Kong-International Piano Open Competition
• 2nd prize in 2010 “Goodway” Young Artist Competition
• The Honorable Mention in 2009 4th Steinway & Sons Youth Competition
• 1st prize in 2006 World Chinese Arts Festival