Haoqing Leo Liu
Piano & Harpsichord
J. S. Bach - Prelude & Fugue No. 22 in B flat minor, Book 1, BWV 867 | F. Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 8, Wilde Jagd
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Morning Farewell Recital | Beethoven 'Les Adiex' Sonata No. 26, Op. 81a, 2nd & 3rd Mvt. | Chopin Prelude No. 13, Op. 28 | Stolpe Sonata in D minor, 1st Mvt. | Wed 10 Sep 2025
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3MBS Melbourne in Concert | Sun 25 May 2025
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2024 The Spirit of Poland | 20th Anniversary Jubilee Concert | Utzon Room | Sydney Opera House | Sat 5 October 2024 | Winner 2022
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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' | Sun 22 Oct 2023
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2023 Victorian Young Performer Award Finalist | Vine Sonata No. 1 (1990) 1st Mvt. | Sun 22 Oct 2023
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2023 Victorian Young Performer Award Finalist | 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 graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts, where he studied piano with Glenn Riddle and harpsichord with David Macfarlane. Presently, he is studying with Prof. Paweł Zawadzki at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, Poland.
Leo has garnered multiple accolades, including 1st Prizes in the 2022 Steinway and PolMusicA Polish Music Competition, Musical Society of Victoria’s Nehama Patkin and Hephzibah Menuhin Awards. He is a Laureate of the 2023 Melbourne Recital Centre’s Bach Competition and 2024 Baroque Competition on harpsichord, winner of the 2023 3MBS radio Talent, the 2024 70th Ringwood Eisteddfod Grand Final Instrumental Award, and the Australian Concerto Competition.
In 2022, Leo completed his AMEB LMusA Piano Performance Diploma with Distinction. As a 16-year-old, he debuted in the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, and a year later, performed Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy with a choir, orchestra and soloists at the Melbourne Recital Centre.