Katie Liu

Katie Liu, 16, is a junior at Westview High School. She has been playing the violin for 11 years and currently studies with Hae-Jin Kim. Katie currently serves as co-concertmaster of the Portland Youth Philharmonic, with which she has played in for the past six years. She also plays with the Camerata PYP chamber orchestra and enjoys volunteering as a mentor for the Portland Youth String Ensemble.

An active performer, Katie appeared as a soloist with members of the Oregon Symphony after winning the MetroArts Young Artists Debut! Competition in 2021, which she won a second time in 2023. She also had the privilege to solo with the Portland Youth Philharmonic after winning the PYP Concerto competition in 2022.

Katie was the 1st place winner of the MTNA Senior String Performance Competition in Oregon and was selected as the alternate winner at the Northwest Division Competition. She was a first-place winner of the American String Teacher Association Junior Division in 2022. Katie’s passion for music led her to the Boston University Tanglewood Institute where she was co-concertmaster of the Young Artists Orchestra. This summer, she attended the Heifetz International Music Institute. She was also selected to serve as assistant concertmaster for the 2021 All-State Orchestra and as concertmaster for the 2023 All-Northwest Orchestra.

Katie loves the experience both of playing music and the opportunities that it has provided her, and she hopes that she can bring the same experience to other young musicians in Project Prelude.

(Fall 2023)