Logan and Sophia are a brother and sister duo.
Logan Liu is a young aspiring musician from Gaithersburg, Maryland currently attending Diamond Elementary. His love affair with music was evident very early on, as he took great interest in baroque and romantic period music as a toddler. The sounds of string instruments in particular are his muses. He loves learning a variety of styles of music under the tutelage of Professor Tanya Anisimova, Professor Vladimir Fridman and Professor Sicheng He.
Logan is a three time first prize winner of the Charleston International Music competitions for cello and guitar solos. He is also a two time first place winner of the MSMTA/ASTA Spring Solo Festival for both the cello and guitar categories.
Logan has served as the principal cellist for the Maryland Classical Youth Orchestra PS group and will continue to do so in the coming years. As a weekly volunteer, Logan plays music at hospitals, retirement homes and community centers in supported housing facilities on the weekends. When he’s not playing music, Logan likes swimming, hockey and he loves reading ancient Greek and Roman mythology and Sci-fi books for kids.
Sophia Liu is middle school student from Gaithersburg, Maryland. She fell in love with classical music while listening to classical music radio stations in her dad’s car. Bach, Mozart and Chopin filled her life with joy and purpose. Although she started her journey with the piano only a few years ago, it’s becoming an inspiration in her life to play as many beautiful pieces of music as possible. Sophia is studying under the guidance of Professor Sicheng He whom she admires and adores.
Sophia loves reading and in her spare time she is a chief intern for the Tacy foundation where she plays music at hospitals, retirement homes and community centers in supported housing facilities on the weekends.
Watch Logan Liu and Sophia Liu perform Salut d’Amour, Op. 12 by Edward Elgar on the cello and piano for the 19th Century Music Competition 2025 as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.