Acclaimed as one of the most outstanding conductors in China today, founder of Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra, music director and chief conductor, James P. Liu has achievements throughout Europe and America. Based in China and Italy, Singapore Liu was selected as one of the best conductors in China at the15th Anniversary Gala Concert China Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mr. Liu has been guest conductor with Numberger Symphoniker Orchestra (Germany), Duisburger Philharmoniker (Germany) Aachen Symphony Orchestra (Germany) Thuringer Symphoniker (Germany), Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra (Poland), Poland National Youth Orchestra, Poland Zabrze Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra(Israel) Tuscia Opera Festival (Italy),Normandy Music Festival (France), Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, The Cyprus National Symphony Orchestra, The Mexico State Symphony Orchestra (Mexico), Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra (USA), Lamont Symphony Orchestra(USA), Pueblo Symphony Orchestra (USA), Ontario Philharmonic Orchestra(Canada) China Philharmonic Orchestra, Tianjing Symphony Orchestra(China) XiaMen Philharmonic, Orchestra(China) SiChuan Symphony Orchestra,Evergreen Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan), GangNeung Symphony Orchestra (Korea).
During his first-year tenure, Liu Led the WPO on the first overseas tour to Oita Japan along with launching the inaugural core concert season, in 2009 he conducted the WPO at the 9th Asia Symphony Week in Tokyo Japan and WPO was the only Orchestra from China has received high praise from Japanese media. Mr Liu also led the orchestra touring at 13 cities in China 2011 and 2017 WPO touring at 8 cities in China under China Poly Arts management. In 2016 he led the WPO in a tour of Europe with tremendous success in Italy and France.
Since his implemented a plan for musician exchanges with the Duisburger Philharmoniker Orchestra of Germany the Oita Symphony Orchestra of Japan, Poland National Youth Symphony Orchestra, Italian Tuscia Opera Festival, Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, ShenYang Symphony Orchestra, ShanXi Symphony Orchestra and JiangSu Symphony Orchestra, and He successfully conducted joint concerts resulting in high appreciation by the government and media for promoting foreign exchange through the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra.
As the first formal music director and the chief conductor, he rebuilt and re-named the orchestra WPO (Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra) to professional status and programmed 80 concerts that year becoming professional orchestra in today’s central China. He founded Wuhan International Piano Concerto Festival where remains as the Artist Director since 2011.
Recently, he recorded composer An-lun Huang’s works with Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and Russian National Choir. In May 2018, he conducted Russian Philharmonic Orchestra again completing other three CDs at Moscow with global distribution of records.
James P. Liu, of Singapore nationality, was appointed Music Director of the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra at the invitation of the Wuhan City Municipal Culture Bureau (China) in 2004.
He was a Scholar in the Conducting Faculty at the College of Music of Michigan State University (USA). He is also the principal guest conductor of Pueblo Symphony Orchestra of Colorado (USA). In 2016, he was invited by University of Denver (USA) as conducting adjunct professor and guest conductor of Lamont Symphony Orchestra. Recently he was appointed the Artist Director of Globe Outstanding Chinese Artist Association. He has been a judge of GOCAA international piano competition Grand Final, The international piano competition in Taiwan and The Chopin international piano competition at Hartford finals as well.
Mr. Liu has been awarded a variety of honors. He received “Excellent Music Contribution” awarded by the Japanese Association 2001. In 2005 he received the “Special Contribution in Culture” from the Wuhan Municipal Culture Bureau and the “Chime Bells Award” by the Hubei Provincial Government in 2006. He was listed as one of ten foreign experts for his contributions in economy and culture of Hubei State China. In 2010, he was given the Wuhan Culture Contribution Award from the city government. In 2010, he was named as one of the ten “The Province Culture Fashion Elite” by the Radio Film and TV Bureau of Hubei Province. In 2011, he received the Wuhan Municipal Government’s “Yellow Crane Friendship Prize” as one of the best foreign experts who contributed to Wuhan City. He also received the “Special Contribution in Culture “by Wuhan’s Propaganda Department, March 2012. In 2016 he was the only candidate in the cultural sector selected by the Wuhan Government to enter the City of Wuhan “Yellow Crane Talents Plan”.
Mr. Liu studied music at Utrecht Conservatorium (Hongeschoolvoor de Kunsten Utrecht) in Holland and Michigan State University in America. He studied with Leon Gregorian, Gustav Meier, and Larry Rachlleff.
