Tianyu is pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree now at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, under the tutelage of Aaron Berofsky

In April 2021, Tianyu was accepted by the Juilliard School for his master degree in the studio of Joseph Lin. Tianyu is also a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School.

In April, 2020, Tianyu won the first prize in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Young Artist Performance String Competition. He was the first violinist from South Carolina to win this award. Meanwhile, he was also honored to be selected as one of the 22 competitors chosen globally to participate in the Menuhin competition in Richmond, Virginia.

In December, 2018, Tianyu Liu has been selected as one of 16 quarter-finalists in the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in New Zealand.
Liu completed his undergraduate studies in violin with Professor Lee-chin Siow at the College of Charleston. During his undergraduate studies, He won the Ronald Sachs International Music Competition (grand prize) in North Carolina and made his American debut at the Bruno Walter Auditorium in Lincoln Center and performed the Waxman Carmen Fantasy. A native of Wuhan, 19-year-old Tianyu Liu overcame stiff competition from thousands of competitors across the country to win the top 8th prize in the prestigious Central China Television (CCTV) National Violin Competition 2014, when he was still a student at Wuhan Conservatory of Music’s Middle School. His performance highlights 
include performing Handel-Halvorsen’s Passacaglia for Two Violins with Professor Siow in the 2014 Jinji Lake Arts Festival presented by the Suzhou Arts and Cultural Center in China, and as soloist performing Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Wuhan Conservatory Orchestra at his graduation recital in 2016. In the summer of 2017, the US Consul General in Wuhan invited Tianyu to give a solo performance of the U.S. National Anthem at the 241st Independence Day celebrations graced by government leaders, officials, and 400 of their most important contacts around Central China. In an appreciation letter, US Consul-General Zadrozny praised that “Tianyu Liu’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner was especially touching.