Teacher's Biography

VIKTORIJA LIU, Piano

Masters of Music (with honors), Piano Performance, New England Conservatory
Bachelors of Art, Music and German Literature, University of Vermont
Jugendmusikschule (Music School for Young Performers), Ohringen, Germany
Osnovna Muzicka Skola (Elementary Music School), Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Piano studies with Randall Hodgkinson, Paul Orgel, Halina Rafinski, Rainer Essig, Planinka Jurisic-Atic
Master classes and Coaching with Arbo Valdma, Bruce Brubaker, T.L. Read, Evelyn Read

Performed throughout Europe and New England as solo pianist, accompanist, and chamber musician
Winner: University of Vermont Concerto Competition and Jugend Musiziert Landes Competitions (State Competition), Germany

MMTA, NEPTA, CAMSA, and NMCP member

Faculty member: Brookline Music School

Viktorija has been teaching piano since 1998. Her teaching experiences include a piano studio in Bedford, Massachusetts, Waltham, Massachusetts, and Burlington, Vermont where she interacted with students of different ethnical backgrounds, ranging in age from 5 to 22. Currently Viktorija teaches in her home studio in Bedford, Massachusetts and she is also on the faculty at the Brookline Music School. In the past her students have won prizes from numerous piano competitions, including the MMTA Bay State competition in Fitchburg and they have actively participated in the NEPTA recitals, Musical Achievement Evaluations, National Music Certificate Program, several master classes and studio recitals.

To read an article on University of Vermont "The View" featuring Viktorija Knezevic, goto http://www.uvm.edu/theview/article.php?id=1229

Audio Clips from 2004

1. Allegro molto sostenuto
2. Andante assai
3. Allegro con brio, ma non lyrico

1. Con moto agitato
2. Allegro con moto
3. Presto