Dr. Moyi Liu

Dr. Moyi Liu, was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China. He began his studies on the piano with Ms. Xin Hu at the age of 4 years old. When he was 7, Liu was taught by Russian Professor Vladimir Zanin in Xi'an Conservatory of Music. 2 years later, Liu was taught by Ms. Bo Pang and got the first prize in "Golden Sunflower Cup" national youth piano competition in 2008. In 2009, Liu was accepted by Xi'an Conservatory of Music accessorial middle school, studied with Prof. Minxia Tao, and won the Second prize at the Concerto Competition.

In 2015, Liu was accepted by Shanghai Conservatory of Music, taught by Prof. Yun Sun. Since then, Liu has won the 2016 Asian Yamaha Scholarship, Niu Ende Scholarship and the third prize of Shanghai Conservatory of Music people scholarship. Liu was praised in many master classes in school by professors such as Boris Slutzky, Dogras Humpherys and William Naboré, etc.

In 2019, Liu was accepted by Manhattan School of Music and studied with Prof. Phillip Kawin. In 2021, Liu received Master of Music degree and graduated from MSM. In the same year, Liu was enrolled in School of Music of Arizona State University where he studied with Prof. Robert Hamilton. He won the 2nd Prize of VI Future Stars International Piano Competition in 2021 and participated in the PianoSummer Music Festival in 2022 on a full scholarship. In January 2023, Liu won the Concerto Competition of Arizona State University and performed Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on the Theme of Paganini with ASU Symphony Orchestra. He won the Most Outstanding Pianist Award of the 11th Bösendorfer USASU International Piano Competition and the second prize in the Liszt Center International Piano Competition, and he also won a semi-finals diploma of the 11th Hummel International Piano Competition. In 2025, Liu graduated as an Outstanding Graduate of Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. Besides being a pianist, Liu is also the founder and pianist of the Iridescence Piano Trio. He has extensive experience in chamber music performance and collaborative piano performing.