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Bruce Liu
Bruce Liu (; born Xiaoyu Liu on May 8, 1997) is a Canadian pianist. Born in Paris and raised in Montreal, he began to play the piano at eight years old and was performing by age 11. In 2021, he rose to widespread renown after winning the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition. Early life and education Liu was born in Paris to Chinese parents from Beijing. When he was six, he moved to Montreal with his father. He initially started piano studies on an electric keyboard but progressed to an Piano#Upupright piano once he became more serious. He graduated from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, Montreal Conservatory of Music in the piano class of Richard Raymond (pianist), Richard Raymond. He has since been studying with Đặng Thái Sơn at the Université de Montréal. Career 2012–2021: Early career At age 15, Liu performed with the Cleveland Orchestra and Jahja Ling at Severance Hall. In the following years, he collaborated with many leading ensemble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
