Hali Liu, a 7th grader of California Trail Middle School, Olathe, KS, began her piano lessons at age six under the instruction of Mr. Joseph Myers and continues her study with Ms. Ying-Yu Emily Yeh. Hali received three Kansas City Music Teachers Association Fall Festival Highest Honors with Special Merits. She also received three Mid-America Music Festival Superior Rating Trophies. In 2013 and 2014, Hali performed in the Kansas State Honors Competition and received Honorable Mention awards from both solo and duet competitions. Hali is also a National Piano Guild Founder’s Plaque winner in 2014. In 2014, Hali was invited to perform in the Kansas City Chinese American Association Chinese New Year Honors Recital at Polsky Theatre. Hali participated in the Sigma Alpha Iota Junior High Audition and was awarded monetarily as one of the top ten winners in February, 2015. She also received an award from American Protégé International Music Talent Competition and was invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in 2015. Besides piano, Hali is also a viola player.
