Ms. Celia Yu Liu is an internationally acclaimed Pipa and Guzheng artist. She was born into a family of musicians in Changsha, China. When her mother introduced her to the Pipa at the age of eight, she immediately developed a special interest in its music. She excelled as a top contestant and entered the prestigious Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, majoring in Pipa performance. Upon graduation, she entered the National Chinese Music Orchestra as a leading Pipa performer. Ms. Liu was the winner of the 1989 Art Cup International Competition of Chinese Musical Instruments. Since then, she was frequently invited to play in the Beijing Concert Hall and National TV music concerts. She represented China for sharing her music on many occasion including international music festivals in Germany and Singapore.

Ms. Liu arrived in the United States in 1991, not only to continue her musical career but to explore broader stages and opportunities. She continued to perform her music with major orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (at the Disney Concert Hall), the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Southern Utah Orchestra and the Paris National Opera Orchestra in France and the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. She has recorded soundtracks for hundreds of TV episodes with Warner Brothers for “Kung Fu” as well as for the movie “Pavilion of Women” (Universal Pictures), TV series “Kung Fu Panda” (Nickelodeon), “Our Flowing Dream” (Disney), and Mulan (Disney). Her music also appeared on the national NBC Channel “Good Morning Sunday” show, and playing the American Anthem at the opening ceremony of an NBA basketball game at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Most recently she was invited by Emmy award winner composer Jeremy Zuckerman as a Pipa and Guzheng soloist to perform in the Avatar The Last Airbender world premiere live concert with London Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall in London and its world tour concerts in Paris, Rotterdam, Düsseldorf, Berlin, NYC, SF, Malaysia, Mexico, Canada, etc.

Ms. Liu has been invited by many universities such as Caltech, Callifornia State University of Los Angeles, Southern Utah University, etc, to introduce and showcase Chinese music and instruments for world music programs. Ms. Liu’s portrayal of her passion and dedication to music has earned her worldwide recognition.