Astele Liu

Astele Liu

SOLO PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

  • Harp: 
    • Marcel Tournier: Lolita la Danseuse, Merkin Hall, May 2026
    • Handel: Organ Concerto in B-flat major, HWV 294, April 2026
    • Mikhail Glinka: Variations on a Theme of Mozart and Nocturne, Nocturne, Chandler Recital Hall, February 2026
    • Salzedo: Salzedo: Rumba, Suite of Eight Dances, December 2025
    • Hisaishi: Waltz of Chihiro, December 2025
    • John Thomas: The Minstrel’s Adieu, March 2025
    • Pearl Chertok: Around the Clock Suite: Ten Past Two, May 3, 2025
  • Violin:
    • Lalo, Édouard: Symphonie espagnole, Op.21, II. Scherzando: Allegro molto, Juilliard School, Tianjin, China, July 2026
    • Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemande, III. Sarabande, May 16, 2026
      • Masterclass Nomination Performance, Tarn Travers, July 22, 2026
    • Charles-Auguste de Bériot: Concerto No 9, Op 104, Allegro maestoso, June 20, 2025
    • Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 50, April 13, 2025
    • Giovanni Battista Viotti: Concerto No 23 in G Major, March 2025
  • Piano: Mozart: Sonata K.330 – I. Allegro, June 20, 2023

CHAMBER EXPERIENCE

  • The Artists Program Chamber Festival, New York, August 2026
    • Mozart: String Quintet in G Minor, Violin 1
      • Masterclass Performance, Hye-Jin Kim, August 14, 2026
    • Kenji Bunch: String Circle, Mvmt. 1 & Mvmt. 3, Violin 2
    • Phillip Glass: String Quartet, No 3, Mvmt. 6, Violin 2
    • Florence Price: Five Folk Songs, II. Clementine & IV. Shortnin Bread, Violin 2
  • Juilliard School, Tianjin, China, July 2026
    • Frédéric Duvernoy: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano
    • Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances, No.5
  • Fall Harp Concert, Winter Harp Concert, self-programmed recital, October & December 2025
    • Ibert: Entr’acte for flute and harp
  • The Artists Program Chamber Festival, New York, August 2025
    • Charles Auguste de Bériot: Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 58 I. Moderato, Violin 1
  • Pierrot Chamber Music Festival, New York, July 2025
    • Handel: “Hornpipe” (from Water Music), Harp
    • Jacques Ibert: Entr’ Acte for Flute and Harp, Harp
    • Telemann: Concerto No. 1 for Four Violins (Largo, Allegro, Adagio, Vivace), Violin 4
    • Farkas: Old Hungarian Dances from the 17th Century (Intrada, Lassu, Ugros), Violin
    • Vivaldi: L’Estro Armonico Concerto XIn B minor for 4 violins, strings & keyboard, RV 580 (Allegro), Violin
    • Telemann: Concerto in A minor for 2 flutes and strings, Violin 
  • Philadelphia International Music Festival, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, June 2025
    • Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op  47, Allegretto scherzando, Violin II, June 21, 2025
  • The Artists Program Chamber Festival, August 2024
    • Johann Pachelbel: Celtic Canon, Concertmistress
    • Shubert: String Quartet No. 7 IV. Presto, Violin I
    • W. A. Mozart: String Quartet op. 155 “Allegro” 
  • The Artists Program Chamber Festival, August 2023
    • Haydn: String Quartet Op. 33 No. 3 in C major “The Bird”, Violin I
  • The Artists Program Chamber Festival, August 2022
    • G.P. Telemann: Concerto for 4 Violins in D Major, TWC 40:202, Adagio-Allegro

ORCHESTRA

  • Long Island Youth Orchestra, Pro Ensemble, 2026-27
  • Long Island Youth Orchestra, Tour Ensemble, Principal Second Violin
    • Summer 2026: Rode Arts Center (South Korea), Mongolian Children’s Palace (Mongolia), Da Cheng Future Academy (China), Vietnam National Academy of Music (Vietnam)
    • Will H. Dixon: Delicioso – Tango Aristocratico, Solo
  • Long Island Youth Orchestra, Sinfonia Ensemble, 2025-26, Concertmistress
  • Long Island Youth Orchestra, Pro Ensemble, 2025-26, Principal Harp
  • Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, Concert Orchestra, 2024-25, Principal 2nd Violin
  • Long Island Youth Orchestra, Tour Ensemble, Percussion
  • Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, String Orchestra, 2023-24, 1st Violin

You can find Astele’s 2023 18th Century Music Competition piano performance here.

You can find Astele’s 2024 Spring Music Competition violin performance here.

You can find Astele’s 2025 New Year’s Music Competition violin performance here.

Watch Astele Liu perform Concerto No. 9 in A Minor, Op. 104, 1st Movement by Charles A. De Bériot on the violin for the 2025 Autumn Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.

Watch Astele Liu perform Lolita la Danseuse by Marcel Tournier on the harp for the 2026 World Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.