Haoqing Leo Liu
Piano & Harpsichord
3MBS Melbourne in Concert | 25 May 2025
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L. v. Beethoven Choral Fantasy Op. 80 | VCASS Orchestra & Choir | Melbourne Recital Centre | Tue 27 Aug 2024
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2024 Baroque Competition | Melbourne Recital Centre | Sun 16 Jun 2024h | 2nd Prize
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9th International Piano Online | Sat 29 Jun 2024 | Chopin Etude Op. 10, No. 5 | Haoqing Leo Liu Piano | Grand Prix Prize
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9th International Piano Online | Sat 29 Jun 2024 | Vine Sonata No. 1 | Haoqing Leo Liu Piano | Grand Prix Prize
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3MBS Radio | Kawai Live | Wed 10 Apr 2024
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Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 | Sun 26 Nov 2023
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2023 The Talent Season 2 Finals | Chopin Scherzo No. 1, Op. 20 | Tue 24 Oct 2023 | The Talent Winner
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2023 Victorian Young Performer Award Finalist | Liszt Concert Etude S 144 No. 3 'Un Sospiro' | Vine Sonata No. 1 (1990) 1st Mvt. | Chopin Scherzo No. 1, Op. 20 | Sun 22 Oct 2023
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2023 The Talent 3MBS Melbourne Finalist | Vine Sonata No. 1 | Tue 1 Aug 2023
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St Paul's Cathedral Lunchtime Concert | Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 2 1st Mvt. | Vine Piano Sonata (1990) No. 1, 1st Mvt. | Chopin Scherzo No.1, Op. 20 | Étude Op. 10, No. 5 | Étude Op. 25, No. 12 | Wed 12 Jul 2023
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2023 Sydney International Piano Competition Showcase | Vine Sonata No. 1, 1990, 1st Mvt. | Thu 6 Jul 2023
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2023 Sydney International Piano Competition Showcase Soundcheck | Vine Sonata No. 1, 1990, 1st Mvt. | Thu 6 Jul 2023
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2023 Bach Competition Melbourne Recital Centre | Bach Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor BWV 903 | Sun 4 Jun 2023 | 2nd Award & Vivaldi International Music Competition Absolute 1st Prize
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2023 Bach Competition Melbourne Recital Centre | Sun 4 Jun 2023
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2023 Bach Competition Soundcheck Melbourne Recital Centre | Bach Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor BWV 903 | Sun 4 Jun 2023
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2023 5th WPTA Finland International Piano Competition | Vine Sonata No. 1 | Gold Award
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Melbourne in Concert 3MBS | Prokofiev Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 | Vine Sonata No. 1, 1990 | Chopin Scherzo No. 1 Op. 20 | Chopin Etude Op. 10, No. 5 | Sun 30 Apr 2023
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2022 2nd International Music Competition Małopolska 2022 | Haydn Sonata in C Major No. 60 Hob. XVI/50 | Liszt Concert Etude S 144 No. 3 'Un Sospiro' | Dec 2022 | 2nd Prize
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Melbourne Conservatorium Young Artist Academy Concerto Competition Finalist | Mozart Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491, 1st Mov. | Sun 23 Oct 2022
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Melbourne Conservatorium Young Artist Academy Concerto Competition Finalist | Mozart Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491, 1st Mov. Cadenza | Sun 23 Oct 2022
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2022 PolMusicA Polish Music Competition | Chopin Rondo Op. 1 | Sat 1 Oct 2022 | 1st Prize
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2022 Bach Competition Melbourne Recital Centre Finalist | Bach Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 | Sun 5 Jun 2022
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2022 Steinway Competition | Haydn Sonata in C Major, No. 60 Hob XVI/50 | Liszt Concert Etude S 144 No. 3 ‘Un sospiro’ | Rachmaninov Etude Tableau Op. 33, No. 3 | Mon 2 May 2022 | 1st Prize
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2021 Boroondara Eisteddfod | Liszt Concert Etude S144 No 2 'La Leggierezza' | Jul 2021 | 1st Prize
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2019 National Competition | Chen's Music Festival | Czerny Etude Op. 740, No. 50 | Gold Coast | Sat 21 Jul 2019 | 2nd Prize
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Bio
Haoqing Leo Liu, a year 12 student at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, studies piano with Glenn Riddle and harpsichord with David Macfarlane.
Leo has garnered multiple accolades, including 1st Prizes in the 2022 Steinway and PolMusicA Polish Music Competition, the Musical Society of Victoria’s Nehama Patkin and Hephzibah Menuhin Awards. He is also a Laureate of the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Bach Competition in 2023 and in 2024 Baroque Competition on harpsichord, winner of the 2023 3MBS Talent, the 2024 70th Ringwood Eisteddfod Grand Final Instrumental winner, and the winner of the Australian Concerto Competition in Townsville.
In 2022, Leo completed his AMEB LMusA Piano Performance Diploma with Distinction. In 2023, he debuted in the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with orchestra and in 2024, he performed Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy with choir, orchestra and soloists at the Melbourne Recital Centre.