Jacky Jiaqi Liu Music (刘佳骐)

Jacky Jiaqi Liu (b. 2002) is a Chinese-born US-based composer interested in the intersection of culture, literature, and social justice. Liu is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree at The Juilliard School where he studies composition with Melinda Wagner. Liu was the winner of ASCAP Foundation 2023 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards; the winner of 2024 Juilliard Orchestra Competition and the recipient of the Arthur Friedman Prize; and the winner of 2023 Juilliard Gena Raps String Quartet Prize. Some of Liu’s scores are published at T.U.X. People’s Music, Sheetmusicplus, J.W.Pepper, and Midwest Sheet Music. His work has been performed across the U.S., Europe, South Korea, and China, including in venues such as Ehrbar Hall in Vienna, Bosendorfer Hall at Mozarthaus, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Concert Hall at Beijing Central Conservatory, and Tianjin Grand Theatre. Liu has collaborated with The Juilliard Orchestra and members of Bangor Symphony Orchestra.