Elise Liu

Elise Liu is an award-winning percussion soloist, chamber musician and educator. As an artist, she seeks to demonstrate the virtuosic, lyrical and dramatic possibilities of percussion. Her musical talent, dedication and accomplishments have been widely recognised in Hong Kong and internationally. 

Elise Liu was named Young Musician of the Year at the 70th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales, U.K. She was also a First-Prize recipient in numerous occasions such as the 2019 Australian Marimba Competition and the 2013 Italy Percussion Competition. Notable honours received in Hong Kong include the RTHK Radio 4 Young Music Maker 2015, Winner of Performing Arts Category of The SCMP Student of the Year Awards and Winner of the Parsons Music Scholarship for Wind, Brass and Percussion. 

Elise Liu studied at the Eastman School of Music (B.M.) and the Haute École de Musique Lausanne (M.M.), under the tutelage of renowned percussion soloists and pedagogues including Michael Burritt, Emmanuel Séjourné, Vassilena Serafimova, Arnaud Stachnick and Simone Rubino. Her studies were fully sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund, the Hong Kong Scholarship for Excellence, the Bernard van Zuiden Music Fund as well as the Dean’s Performance Award of the Eastman School of Music.