Yu Yu Liu

Yu Yu Liu Bio Taiwanese cellist Yu Yu Liu is a musician based in Victoria, B.C. Ms. Liu is the newest member of the cello section in Victoria Symphony. Prior to her new position, she was the principal cellist at Prince George Symphony Orchestra and a section member of the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Ms. Liu has worked as a soloist with the Vancouver Cantata Singers and Allegra Chamber Orchestra. When she isn’t performing on stage, she devotes her time and energy to teaching young cellists at her home studio. Ms. Liu has made frequent appearances with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, and Symphony 21. Ms. Liu holds both a master's degree and a bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School under the guidance of Astrid Schween and Fred Sherry. She also received a master’s degree in Orchestral Performance from Manhattan School of Music under the guidance of Qiang Tu. During her studies, she worked under the batons of Leonard Slatkin, Semyon Bychkov, Marin Alsop and Alan Gilbert in venues such as Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, and Alice Tully Hall. Ms. Liu gave the NY premiere of Yoshirō Irino’s Three Pieces for Cello Solo (1969), recorded for Fala Chen’s award-winning director-debut short film called the “Passenger”, gave the world premiere of Saad Haddad’s “Thulathi”, and many other remarkable projects. As an orchestral player, Ms. Liu worked tirelessly with several orchestras in New York City. She held the principal position at Ensemble 212 from 2016 to 2022. She made regular appearances at Bare Opera, Riverside Choral Society, New York Concerti Sinfonietta, Opera Italiana Orchestra, to list a few. She has been invited to several summer programs, such as Composers Conference: Contemporary Performance Institute, Interlochen Arts Camp, Music@Menlo, and the Pacific Music Festival in Japan. She also coaches chamber music at the Surrey Youth Orchestra. When she’s away from the cello, Yu Yu enjoys going to the movies and hiking with her family and her two cats, Bilbo and Frodo.