Jacky Jiaqi Liu Portrait | 2025.8 in New York City
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Jacky Jiaqi Liu | Composer
Full Bio:
Jacky Jiaqi Liu (b. 2002) is a multi-award-winning Chinese composer based in New York City. Recognized for his poetic, diverse, and dramatic expression, Liu writes music that inspired by philosophical and literary influences that resonate deeply with his emotions, inviting the audience to reflect and introspect. As a recipient of the Frederick Loewe Scholarship in Composition at the Juilliard School, Liu is completing his BM in Composition at Juilliard with Melinda Wagner, and will pursue this MM in Composition with John Corigliano.
Liu is a two-time winner of the Arthur Friedman prize from the Juilliard Orchestra Competition in 2024 and 2026. Other accolades includes the 2024 Charles Ives Award in Chamber Music from the American Prize, the ASCAP 2023 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, and the 2023 Juilliard Gena Raps String Quartet Prize, among others.
Liu’s compositions have been performed across the U.S., Europe, South Korea, Japan, and China, with recent highlights including the world premieres of his “View in Spring” with Grammy-winning conductor Lucas Richman and members of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra in 2022, the 2024 premiere of his string quartet “Heart! We Will Forget Him!” at Lincoln Center, and the 2024 premiere of his first orchestral work “Crossing” with conductor Jeffrey Milarskyand the Juilliard Orchestra. In October 2024, Liu was invited as a featured composer for the musicON Festival, where his chamber music work was performed at the America’s National Opera Center in New York. In 2025, his piano-vocal work was featured in the SOLI Chamber Ensemble’s national tour. In 2026, he collaborated again with Jeffrey Milarsky and the Juilliard Orchestra on the premiere of his second orchestral work “Echoes of Impermanence” at Lincoln Center in New York.
As a passionate educator, Liu has served as a faculty member at the Long Island Music Conservatory and as a judge for the 11th Annual Youth Music Composition Competition in 2024.
Short Bio:
Jacky Jiaqi Liu (b. 2002) is a multi-award-winning Chinese composer based in New York City. Recognized for his poetic, diverse, and dramatic expression, Liu writes music inspired by philosophical and literary influences. Liu is currently completing this Bachelor's in Composition at Juilliard with Melinda Wagner, and will pursue a Master's with John Corigliano. Liu is a two-time winner of the Arthur Friedman Prize from the Juilliard Orchestra Competition in 2024 and 2026. Other accolades include the 2024 Charles Ives Award in Chamber Music from the American Prize, the ASCAP 2023 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, and the 2023 Juilliard Gena Raps String Quartet Prize. Liu’s compositions have been performed internationally, including premieres with Grammy-winning conductor Lucas Richman, conductor Jeffrey Milarsky, members of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, and the Juilliard Orchestra.
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