Virtuosity and elegance: Bruce Liu at Carnegie Hall

Bruce Liu

Von Susan Stempleski, 22 Februar 2026

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“Liu delivered a bravura performance”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City, am 20 Februar 2026

Ligeti, Étude Nr. 2 "Fanfares"

Bach, French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV816

Beethoven, Klaviersonate Nr. 21 C-Dur "Waldstein", Op. 53

Chopin, Nocturne Nr.7 in Cis-Dur, Op.27 Nr.1

Chopin, Nocturne Nr. 8 in Des-Dur, Op.27 Nr.2

Ravel, Miroirs (Spiegelbilder): Alborada del gracioso

Mompou, Glossa sobre „Au clair de la lune“

Mompou, Fantasia sobre „Au clair de la lune“

Albéniz, Iberia, Bk I: El puerto

Liszt, Rhapsodie Espagnole, S254

Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier 1: Prelude in E minor, BWV855a (arr. Siloti)

Beethoven, Klaviersonate Nr. 14 in cis-Moll "Mondschein", Op.27 Nr.2 (Finale)

Chopin, Nocturne in C sharp minor, "Lento Con Gran Espressione", Op. posth, B 49

Bruce Liu, Klavier

Siegeszug eines Preisträgers: Bruce Liu mit Chopin in Zürich

Thomas Schacher, 4th October

Nach dem Gewinn des Tschaikowsky-Wettbewerbs ist Bruce Liu einer der angesagten Pianisten seiner Generation. In Zürich präsentierte er sich zusammen mit dem Tonhalle-Orchester unter Paavo Järvi.

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Payare and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal welcome Spring

Ian Cochrane, 22nd April

Rafael Payare conducts a scintillating Le Sacre du Printemps in a program that also showcases Bruce Liu's bravura Tchaikovsky.

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Yamada and the CBSO’s Walton expedition at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 10th March

In Hamburg, Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO navigate the thorny brilliance of Walton’s First Symphony, proving that ‘difficult’ music can offer an evening’s most profound human connection.

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Gimeno y la Sinfónica de Toronto celebran BCN Classics en el Palau

Albert Ferrer Flamarich, 30th January

El ciclo BCN Classics celebró su décimo aniversario con un concierto excepcional en el que Gustavo Gimeno, al frente de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Toronto, ofreció una magnífica Cuarta de Mahler.

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Shakespearean drama from the China NCPA Orchestra

Mengguang Huang, 15th August

At the final stop of its European tour, the China NCPA Orchestra, led by Myung-Whun Chung with Bruce Liu, deliver luminous precision, refined Ravel and cinematic Prokofiev at the Elbphilharmonie.

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A trio of exiled composers: Petrenko and the RPO at the RFH

David Truslove, 23rd March

Assured performances from the RPO as part of its ongoing “Lights in the Dark” series that brought career correspondences between three markedly different composers.

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.