Bo Kun (Brayden) Liu
Senior Division
Scherzo in E major, op. 54
Mazurka in C minor, op. 56, no. 3
Etude in C minor, op. 10, no 12
Etude in A flat major, op. 10, no. 10
Nocturne in E flat major, op. 55, no. 2
Bo Kun (Brayden) Liu
BoKun Liu is a pianist from Vancouver, Canada. He is currently studying under Soyeon Kate Lee at the Juilliard School in New York.
BoKun Liu debuted at Carnegie Hall in New York at 11 years old. He has since won various international competitions and festivals in North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. He has been awarded more than 17 first international prizes including the D - Competition (Russia), Frederic Chopin (Romania), Great Masters (Spain) and Oakridge Park (Canada) International piano competitions. In 2022, BoKun was named one of “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30” by CBC Music. He has been awarded the “Canadian Young Artist Standard of Excellence” Award by Steinway and Sons. In 2024, BoKun was a resident artist at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
BoKun Liu has participated in masterclasses with distinguished artists such as Gary Graffman, Jonathan Biss, Antonio Pompa - Baldi, Alexander Kobrin, and others. His teachers include Jerome Lowenthal, Ilya Takser, Keiko Alexander, Lay Tuan Tan, and others.
BoKun is an active member of the community. He co-founded a Vancouver based non-profit that helps the homeless. BoKun is a Gluck performance fellow at Juilliard, and performs in hospitals, senior centers, and schools.