Piano Solo - Minna Liu

Recorded May, 2011

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 III. Allegretto — Ludwig van Beethoven

Minna started learning piano at the age of five, and flute at the age of ten. She received her diploma for the ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) in Piano Performance in 2009. She won first prize in numerous piano and flute competitions, including the 2011 Beijing International Youth Arts Festival Competition and the 2011 Hong Kong – Asia Piano Open Competition. She held her first solo piano recital in October, 2011. 

Throughout her musical career, Minna participated in many international music festivals for Concert Band and Choir in Moscow, Seoul, Brussels, Guangzhou, Kobe and Dubai. She played Principal Flute in the ISB Concert Band and various APAC (Asian Pacific Activities Conference) Honor Band festivals. During her summers, Minna also attended intensive music programs at the Eastman School of Music and the New York Summer Music Festival.

Minna holds a B.A. in Science, Technology, and Society from Stanford University. She has a Minor in Music and played in the Stanford Flute Ensemble from 2013 to 2014, and the Stanford Wind Symphony from 2015 to 2016.