Hailed as “a phenomenal, expressive oboist with a velvety chocolate sound,” Taiwanese American, Dr. Rong-Huey Liu is one of Southern California’s most active oboists. She holds principal positions in the Long Beach Symphony, Los Angeles Ballet Orchestra, Reno Chamber Orchestra, Fresno Philharmonic and Riverside Philharmonic.

Dr. Liu is a multi-faceted soloist. She was invited to present a solo recital at the First International Double Reed Society Virtual Conference. She has performed the oboe concertos of Bach, Corigliano, Daugherty, Ferrer Ferran, Handel, Kalliwoda, Lebrun, Marcello, Mozart, Walter Saul and Óscar Navarro. Her performance has garnered critical acclaim for "sublime playing and crisp performance, technically adept but filled with quiet perseverance and passion," and earned review of “radiant tone easily filled the cavernous Terrace Theater, and she played with consummate grace and musicality. She put on an awesome technical display…"

A versatile chamber/recital artist and teacher, Dr. Liu has been invited to perform at Sundays’ Live, Grand Performance, Ojai Summer Music Festival, Bruman Chamber Music Summer Festival, Nevada Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music Unbound Festival, Cactus Pear Music Festival, Classics at The Merc and teaches at the Fresno Opera and Orchestra Summer Academy and International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico Music Festival.

As a Hollywood recording studio musician, Dr. Liu has collaborated with celebrites such as Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Underwood, Josh Groban, Chris Botti, David Benoit, Ron Isley, Seth MacFarlane, Andrea Boccelli, Spinal Tap, The Who and Weird Al. Her cinema credits include Star Wars VIII, Lady Bird, Ferdinand and The Orville, to name a few.

Dr. Liu holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California. She is the oboe professor at California State University Fullerton, La Sierra University and Riverside City College.