Chun-Hsin (Cynthia) Liu, originally from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is currently pursuing her DMA degree in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music, where she holds a Graduate Assistantship in Studio Accompanying, Opera Pianist Assistantship in the Voice and Opera Department and studies with Dr. Andrew Harley. Chun-Hsin finished her bachelor degree with distinction in Piano Performance at National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where she studied with Dr. Chuan-I Huang. Recently, Chun-Hsin received her master’s degree in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music.

During her time at Eastman, Chun-Hsin has received numerous awards and scholarships, including the William and Joycelyn Macy Sloan Scholarship (2021-2022), the Barbara M. H. Koeng Award (2021), Excellence in Accompanying Awards (2022) and first prizes from several piano competitions as both a solo and ensemble pianist. 

In 2022, Chun-Hsin was one of ten pianists selected to participate in SongStudio, working with Renée Fleming and Hartmut Höll and performing in Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall. Later that year, she was accepted into the Vocal Collaborative Piano Program at the Aspen Music Festival and School. In June, 2022, Chun-Hsin attended SongFest, working with such distinguished artists as Jake Heggie, Graham Johnson, Martin Katz, and Libby Larsen. In Summer of 2023, Chun-Hsin attended Source Song Festival in Minneapolis, working with artists Warren Jones, Kathleen Kelly, Arlene Strut, Libby Larsen and Anthony Dean Griffey. Chun-Hsin was also the rehearsal pianist of Rochester Summer Opera, a student-led summer opera program. In 2024, Chun-Hsin returned to SongFest with her duo partner, mezzo- soprano Kyrsten Chambers Jones, as winner of The Graham Johnson Art Song Prize.