Fang-Lin Liu was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 2001 and started playing the piano at the age of 5. In 2015, she won the 1st prize in Los Angeles Gold Star Young Pianist Competition, and the next year she moved to the UK and studied, with a scholarship, at Purcell School for Young Musicians under the tutelage of Tessa Nicholson. During this period, Fang-Lin performed at the Fazioli Concert Hall in Italy, the Southbank Centre in London, and during the Proms at St Jude’s Church in London.

In 2018, she received a scholarship and commenced her Bachelor’s degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), where Aaron Shorr taught her. During her studies in Scotland, she won the Jock Holden Memorial Mozart Prize in the conservatoire and performed Mozart Concerto No. 24 with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Chamber Orchestra. She achieved second place in a number of RCS competitions: the Governors Recital Prize, the William Leslie Meikle Piano Prize and the Peter Lindsay Miller Prize for Piano Duo.

She has had masterclasses with Boris Berman, Ursula Oppens, Dmitri Alexeev, Bernard d’Ascoli, Meng-Chieh Liu, Fali Pavri, Julian Jacobson, Hee-Sung Joo, Christopher Hinterhuber, and Dorian Leljak. Having achieved a First Class for her bachelors, Fang-Lin moved to London in order to continue her studies, beginning a Master’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music under the guidance of William Fong in autumn 2022. She is a keen and ambitious pianist who enjoys collaboration with others. She enjoys taking part in chamber music, working with singers, and has had experiences working with dancers, and is eager to continue her musical odyssey and share music with all.