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Virtuosity and elegance: Bruce Liu at Carnegie Hall

Bruce Liu
© Jennifer Taylor (2025)
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“Liu delivered a bravura performance”
Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 20 February 2026
Ligeti, Étude no. 4 "Fanfares"
Bach, French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV816
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major "Waldstein", Op.53
Chopin, Nocturne no. 7 in C sharp minor, Op.27 no.1
Chopin, Nocturne no. 8 in D flat major, Op.27 no.2
Ravel, Miroirs: 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, S 254
Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier 1: Prelude in E minor, BWV855a (arr. Siloti)
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight", Op.27 no.2 (Finale)
Chopin, Nocturne in C sharp minor, "Lento Con Gran Espressione", Op. posth, B 49
Bruce Liu, Piano
Payare and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal welcome Spring
****1
Yamada and the CBSO’s Walton expedition at the Elbphilharmonie
****1
Shakespearean drama from the China NCPA Orchestra
****1
A trio of exiled composers: Petrenko and the RPO at the RFH
****1
The power of individuality: Bruce Liu at Carnegie Hall
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