Born in Shanghai, China and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, baroque violinist Josh Liu has performed with notable ensembles such as Juilliard415, the Yale Schola Cantorum, and the Boise Baroque Orchestra, and has appeared at music festivals and conferences such as the Valley of the Moon, Smithsonian Academy, American Bach Academy, Virginia Baroque Academy, the Sociable Fortepiano Workshop, the Vocal and Instrumental German Music of the Late 17th Century Music Society, and the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers. 

Josh has collaborated with conductors and music directors such as Shunske Sato, Nic McGegan, Stefan Parkman, Grete Pedersen, and Arthur Haas. He has recorded the Bruhns cantatas with Masaaki Suzuki and the United Nations Chamber Music Society for the album Harmony, released in commemoration of the United Nations’ 80th anniversary. His ensemble, Y415, has been selected to perform in the Midtown GEMS concert series and the Avaloch Farm Music Institute. 

Alongside his performing career, Josh is committed to music education and engagement. He has worked with primary school children and taught at the Summer Morse Academy in New Haven, the Classical Music Institute in San Antonio, and the String Project in Austin, bringing 

music education to the public-school students within communities. He has also performed extensively in nursing homes in both Manhattan and the Bay Area, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, bringing live music to families outside traditional concert spaces. 

Josh began playing the violin at the age of five is now pursuing a Graduate Diploma in the Historical Performance department at The Juilliard School, studying with Cynthia Roberts, Robert Mealy, Rachel Podger, and Elizabeth Blumenstock. His past teachers include Daniel S. Lee, Tai Murray, Brian Lewis, and Joanne Cohen, and he holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the Yale School of Music. 

Outside of music, he enjoys baking bagels, painting horses, and juggling knives. He loves sightreading string quartets and trio sonatas with friends, and playing for unusual audiences such as cows in the Virginia countryside early in the morning (wdbj7.com).