Bruce Liu, piano on May 16, 2024 | UCSB Arts & Lectures

Program 
Haydn: Piano Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32 
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, op. 35 
Kapustin: Variations, op. 41 
Rameau: Selections from Pièces de clavecin 
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7, op. 83

“From near obscurity to rock star status in the classical music world.” The Globe and Mail

Following his win at the Chopin International Piano Competition in 2021, Bruce Liu experienced a star-is-born moment at London’s Royal Festival Hall in March of 2022. Summoned at the last moment to join the Philharmonia Orchestra for an all-Tchaikovsky program, Liu called for the notoriously difficult Concerto No. 2 as a substitute for the more commonly played Concerto No. 1. After an astounding performance and glowing reviews, Liu found himself shifted to an even higher level of demand.