Pamela Liu is a violinist/violist widely recognized for her expressive artistry and dedication to music education in the Pacific Northwest. For over two decades, she has been a dynamic force in the region’s classical music scene, seamlessly blending performance and pedagogy.

Pamela began her formal training at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance. She then joined the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in Taipei, Taiwan, enriching her experience as an orchestral musician. Returning to the United States, she completed her Master’s degree in Violin Performance at the University of Washington, where she continued to develop as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator.

A passionate mentor, Pamela works closely with youth music organizations across the Puget Sound area, including Edmonds College, Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestras, Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras, Cascade Youth Symphony, Seattle Collaborative Orchestra and Musicworks Northwest. Her approach to teaching combines technical precision with warmth and encouragement, and reflects her belief in the power of music to build inclusive, supportive communities.

As a performer, she maintains an active and diverse schedule. She is a featured artist in the Music at the Museum concert series at the Cascadia Art Museum and regularly appears with regional orchestras including the Yakima, Helena, Saratoga and Tacoma Symphonies. She also performs with Tutti Dolce, a violin-guitar duo co-founded with her husband, guitarist Chris Liu, known for its engaging blend of classical and contemporary repertoire.

In 2022, Pamela reunited with pianist Hwaen Ch’uqi after nearly a decade, forming Duo Mìlǔ. Together, they’ve appeared in the North Sound Church Music Series, Stage7 Piano Series, Cascadia Art Museum, Latino Music Festival, and with the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras performing both music from the standard chamber literature as well as original compositions by Hwaen Ch’uqi. Upcoming in 2025, the duo will look forward to premiering Piano Quintet No. 3, co-commissioned by Edmonds College - alongside collaborators from the Helena Symphony and Idaho State University - and embarking on an Asian tour including Japan, Hong Kong, and Korea.

We welcome Ms. Liu to her first appearance on our concert series.

An Inca Indian and a native of Perú, pianist and composer Hwaen Ch’uqi is a world-renowned soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. He has performed throughout the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Russia, Taiwan, Japan, and Perú at such venues as Seiji Ozawa Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, and Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia. he is co-founder of several ensembles including Duo Q’inti with pianist Emi Okumura, and Duo Mìlǔ with violinist/violist Pamela Liu.

Mr. Ch’uqi’s gifts as a composer of the highest order are being increasingly recognized. He has received commissions from the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Taipei Civic Symphony Orchestra, the Cusco Symphony Orchestra, the University of British Columbia School of Music, the Music Teachers National Association, and double bassist James VanDemark of the Eastman School of Music.

Mr. Ch’uqi’s published output is extensive and varied. It includes four CDs that feature him as composer, interpreter, and improviser. A growing number of his compositional scores is available. As well, he is penning a partial autobiography entitled “The Redemption of Hwaen Ch’uqi”.

Mr. Ch’uqi holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied under Natalya Antonova. He quickly distinguished himself as one of the rare pianists to be three times invited as a fellow to the Tanglewood Music Center; there, he studied with such luminaries as Gilbert Kalish and Leon Fleisher. A semifinalist at the Second Sviatoslav Richter International Piano Competition in Moscow, he was awarded the Special Prize.

This is Hwaen Ch’uqi’s third performance on the Historical Piano Concerts series, his second with the Tröndlin piano.