Classical Piano with Eli L.

Education: DMA in Piano Performance, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 2024 Professional Studies Diploma in Piano Performance, Mannes School of Music, New York, New York, 2020 Master of Music in Piano Performance, Mannes School of Music, New York, New York, 2018 Bachelor of Music in piano performance, Capital University, Columbus, OH, 2016 Pianist JingCi Liu, a native of Tianjin, China, Recently, she won the Second Prize and the Special Award-Best Romantic Performance at the Spotlight International Piano competition. In 2020-2021, she received top prizes in the New York Classical International Music Competition, Medici International Music Competition, Global Outstanding Chinese Artist International Piano Competition, WPTA Finland International Piano Competition, and William Knabe International Piano Competition. Also, she was awarded one of seven National Outstanding Artists Awards at the American Music Open Competition in California. Ms. Liu has been featured as a soloist and chamber musician at the 2020- 2023 UConn Piano Day Master Class and Concert Series, curated by Dr. Angelina Gadeliya at the University of Connecticut. She is a GOCAA Artist and co-executive director of the Global Outstanding Chinese Artist Association Solo Recitals series. She presented a piano solo and duo concert at the opening concert of the 2022 GOCAA Artist Concert Tours and was highly appraised for her "compelling, sensitive, and energetic" playing by New York Concert Review. In 2020, Ms. Liu was selected as one of the eight promising featured pianists for the Conservatoire américain de Fontainebleau in France. Over the seasons, Ms. Liu has performed throughout prestigious venues in New York City as a featured pianist at the Mannes Sounds Festival. Including the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Steinway Hall, The Frick Collection, National Opera Center, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York, the German Consulate General in New York, the Bohemian National Hall, the Metropolitan Club, House of Redeemer in New York City and many others. Ms. Liu holds both a Professional Studies Diploma and a Master of Music Degree from the Mannes School of Music of The New School, where she was under the guidance of Pavlina Dokovska and Vladimir Valjarevic. Upon her graduation from Mannes, she received the Steinway Award from the Piano Department and Steinway & Sons New York which is given to an outstanding pianist. Ms. Liu is pursuing a DMA degree in piano performance at the University of Connecticut, studying with Dr. Angelina Gadeliya. She receives a Full Scholarship and serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. From 2020-2022, she received grants from the Evelyn Bonar Storrs Scholarship Fund of the Musical Club of Hartford, Connecticut. Ms. Liu has been appointed as one of the guest artists and youth piano juries at the 1st Manhaville International Piano Competition and Festival in New York, in which she presented virtual lectures and concerts about "The Art of Collaboration in Piano Duo" with her husband Mr. Wenting Yu. She has been an international jury at Music Star Award International Music Competition in Europe since 2020. Her first solo album features seven female composers through the last two centuries, which includes many important and rarely heard works from Marianna von Martinez, Cecile Chaminade, Clara Schumann, Amy Beach, Lili/Nadia Boulanger, and Caroline Shaw. Piano Competition Awards: 2021 Medici INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION Grand Prize Winner & 1st Prize Winner 2021 NEw York International Classical Music Competition Grand Prize – 1st Prize Winner 2021 GoCAA International Piano Competition Young Artist, Silver Prize Winner 2021 VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION MALAYSIA Piano Open Age, 1st Prize Winner BEST PERFORMER FOR BEETHOVEN PRIZE 2021 American Music Talent Competition College Students and Professionals under 35', Third Prize Winner 2020 Conero International Piano Festival and Competition, 5th Place 2020 2nd World Piano Teacher Association Finland International Piano Competition, Concert Artist, 1st Prize Winner (Gold Prize) 2020 5th Paderewski International Piano Competition in Connecticut, U.S.A. Professional, 3rd Prize Winner 2020 2th Viennna International Music Competition, Piano Virtuoso, Distinction 2019 Grand Prix London International Music Competition, First Place Winner, London 2018 III Future Star International Piano Competition, 3rd Prize Winner, Young Master Division, New York 2018 North International Music Competition, 1st Prize winner, Solo Piano XI, Sweden 2018 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition, New York Young Artist, 1 st Prize Winner; Senior Piano Duo, 1 st Prize Winner 2015 23th American Open Music Competition, Oakland, CA Young Artist, 1st Place; Bach advanced, 3rd place Beethoven Sonata advanced 1st Place; The HIGHEST PERFORMING ARTS AWARD: OUTSTANDING DIAMOND AWARD 2014 MTNA Piano competition, Young Artist, Honorable Mention, Columbus OH 2013 OhioMTA GRAVES PIANO COMPETITION Senior solo, 1st Place; Adult Duet, 2nd Place 2013 Women in Music Columbus Music Audition, 3rd place 2012 National Teacher Association State Competition, senior division, Honorable Mention 2011 CCTV Piano and Violin Competitions in Beijing, China, Semi-finalist 2011 Asian Young Artist Piano Competition, 3rd Prize 2009 Schumann International Piano Competition, Asia Pacific Division, 2nd Prize 2009 Internationaler Klavierwettbewerb Wiesbaden Vorrunde China, Certificate 2008 The 14th Oberlin International Young Artist Piano Competition, Finalist 2009 Asian Open Piano Competition in Hong Kong, 2nd Prize in the Chinese Work Category 2009 Asian Open Piano Competition in Hong Kong, 3rd Prize in Junior Division 2007 The 6th Asian Youth Music Competition in Singapore, Finalist 2005 TOYAMA Asian Youth Music Competition, 2nd Prize 2005 National Steinway Young Artist Piano Competition, Preliminary in Tianjin, 1st Prize Academic Awards&Scholarships: Evelyn Bonar Storrs Scholarship Fund of the Musical Club of Hartford, Connecticut, 2021,2022 Pre-Doctoral Graduate Scholarship, University of Connecticut, 2020 Full Scholarship for DMA Program, University of Connecticut, 2020-2024 Steinway Award, Mannes Award Recognition, 2020 President’s Scholarship for Graduate, Mannes School of Music 2018-2020 Dean’s Scholarship for Graduate, Mannes School of Music 2016-2018 Schoenberg Pianist Scholarship for Graduate, Mannes School of Music 2017-2020 Supplemental Scholarship for Graduate, Mannes School of Music 2016-2020 The Perrini Award, Outstanding Sophomore Music Major, Capital U. 2014 The Kenneth R. Keller Award, Outstanding Freshman Music Major, 2013 The Karen Jeanne Foster Keyboard Performance Award, Capital University, 2013 Global Music Ambassador -Full Scholarship, Capital University, 2012-2016