Victoria Liu
Guzheng Soloist & Faculty
Victoria Liu learned to play Guzheng when she was five years old. Her first teacher is HongLian Guo and then she became a student of Zhongshan Wang. When she was 10 years old, she got the "Guzheng Art Test 10 Level Certificate". And participated in different professional Guzheng competitions and got excellent prizes.
Bachelor's Degree from "Ocean University of China" with a major in "Music Performance". Master's Degree from the "Academy of Art University", with a major in "Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media". Studied under Gunnard Doboze, the two-time Academy Award winner & composer.
Presently, she is living in the Bay Area, working as a Laney College Music Coach（Great Wall Youth Orchestra/The Purple Silk Music Education Foundation） and summer Program Specialized Instructor. She devotes herself to professional Guzheng lessons and performance, as well as composition and scoring project services. She worked as an in-demand music educator for the Gordon J. Lau Elementary School, Alice Fong Yu Alternative School. She has over 15 years of guzheng teaching experience, students have achieved outstanding results in various city/province/nationwide competitions and were successfully admitted to professional music colleges & the music departments of top comprehensive universities.
During her stay in the US, she had a close cooperation with the well-known conductor, performer, and symphony orchestra. She performed at Caroline h. HUME Concert Hall, Paramount Theater.
In October 2023, she was invited to cooperate with the American conductor Edwin Outwater, classical pianist Lara Downes, composer/Arranger/saxophonist Edmar Colon, SFCM Symphony Orchestra to perform and participate in the recording of the works.
In October 2021, she participated in the concert of "In memory of the deceased American conductor Michael Morgan".
During the years 2005-2014, she went to Australia, Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong (China), and America for International Music performances.
Main Awards:
* In 2010, she got the Gold Award in the Guzheng Professional Skill Competition(Adult Group)of China.
* In 2009, she got First place in the East China Division of the CCTV National Folk Instrument TV Competition(Professional group).
* In 2005, she got the First Prize in The First National Competition--“Push the Literary Cup” of China.
* In 2003, she got the Gold Award of the "Dai-Hyman" Cup of Junior Vocal Music and Instrumental Music Competition of Shandong Province.
* In 2002, she got the First Prize in the Music Competition of Jinan City.
* In 2002, she got the First Prize in the Elementary and Middle schools’ Individual Art Competition of Jinan City.
* When she was 10 years old, she got the Music Highest-Level Qualification Certificate: Ten-Level of China.