Some awards Emily has won include gold in the 2020 Bach Festival and gold in the 2020, 2022, and the 2023 Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle competition. She also won gold in the 2021 Classical Viennese Festival. Emily has been awarded the MOST MEMORABLE PERFORMER AWARD and gold in the 2022 Pacific International Piano Competition (PIPC) and the MOST MEMORABLE GOLD MEDALIST in the 2023 PIPC, which only six out of the 120+ competitors won.
She has also won gold in the 2022 AND 2023 Chopin NW, DISTINGUISHED GOLD MEDALIST in 2022 and 2024 and gold in the 2025 Virtuoso Artists Festival competition and gold in the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Pacific Northwest Piano Competition. She also won gold and exceptional prize in the 2025 Hong Kong Victoria International Music Competition. Emily has been invited multiple times to play at winners’ concerts.
Watch Emily Liu perform Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2 by Chopin on the piano for the 2025 World Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.
Watch Emily Liu perform Moment Musical Op. 16 No. 5 & Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 by Rachmaninov on the piano for the 2025 Autumn Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.