Internationally Acclaimed Pianist at Rutgers Sunday

New Brunswick, NJ - Kate Liu, the 21-year-old American pianist who stormed the world by winning the bronze medal of the 17th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw last fall, is also the first American to have won any of the top three prizes in the Chopin International Competition in 20 years.

Liu will be soloing with the award-winning Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra this Sunday, March 20 at the Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, 7 p.m.

Led by music director and conductor Chiu-Tze Lin, this concert marks the first performance Liu is making with an orchestra in the U.S. since winning the International Chopin Competition and is the only opportunity to hear her play with an orchestra for the remainder of the 2016 concert season. Ms. Liu will perform the Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor.

Kate has appeared at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. When she was 14, Kate was selected to perform a four-hand duet with Lang Lang in Chicago’s Symphony Hall. Kate has appeared on National Public Radio’s "From the Top," one of the most widely-known radio shows for talented young musicians.

The Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra will also perform The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra by Benjamin Britten, an wonderful educational piece aimed to introduce the various orchestral instruments to audiences of all ages. The program includes the “Haffner Symphony,” a famous work that was written by Mozart for his patron and mayor of Salzburg, Sigmund Haffner.

This is truly a not-to-be missed performance in New Jersey. Additional information on ticketing can be found at www.bravuraphil.org.