Laura Liu, a native of Miami, Florida, studies with Cynthia Phelps and Misha Amory at the Juilliard School. This season, she competed as a semifinalist in the 3rd Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition where she received an Honorary Mention and the Pirastro Prize for outstanding young talent. She will travel again to Prague to compete in the 74th International Prague Spring Competition. Previously, she competed as a finalist in The Juilliard School Viola Competition and was named a contestant in the 5th Tokyo International Viola Competition. As an active chamber musician, Ms. Liu is a member of the Juilliard Honors Chamber Music program. Last month, her quartet, Quatuor Cael, made their Alice Tully debut and Peter Jay Sharp debut. This summer she will be a Young Artist at the Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop and an International Performer at Music@Menlo. In previous summers, she has attended Taos School of Music, Kneisel Hall, Music Academy of the West, and the Heifetz International Music Institute. This season she returns to both Taos as a member of Taos on Tour and Heifetz as a member of their Heifetz Ensemble in Residence. Ms. Liu is a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at the Juilliard School.