Sophia Shuya Liu was born in Shanghai and currently lives in Montreal, Canada. She has been studying piano with Professor Dang Thai Son since she was nine years old. Sophia began to learn the piano just before turning four years old and began to participate in international competitions at the age of five. She has won prizes in piano competitions such as the Chinese Piano Compositions International Competition in Hangzhou, China, the Canada Music Competition, the Hartford International Chopin Competition and the Philadelphia International Piano Competition in the United States. In 2020, she was the youngest competitor to make the Semi-Final Round of the Gina Bachauer International Junior Competition. In August 2022, she won First Prize in Category A of the 18th Ettlingen Piano Competition in Germany.
She has given many recitals and concerts around the world, including North and South America, Asia and Europe, and has performed with symphony orchestras multiple times, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 and Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2. She has also participated in several high-level music festivals and masterclasses and received guidance from many notable pianists such as Gary Graffman, Lydia Artymiw, and Meng-Chieh Liu. She has also been featured on several news channels, including NBC and ABC News in the United States. Sophia speaks English, French and Chinese fluently. In addition to practicing the piano, she also enjoys composing, psychology, mathematics, writing, and visiting art museums.