Victoria Liu-Elliott: From Classical to Hip HOp
Victoria Elliott plays for classical symphony orchestras and her playing has been featured on National Public Radio and television. She won awards and fellowships for music performance while studying chamber music performance at Yale University, including the Sudler Arts Fund. She won various funding awards for chamber music performance to perform or premiere the compositions of esteemed new composers. As a versatile musician and a military spouse on the move, she has been invited to perform with various musical groups throughout the world. She has also performed with and recorded for artists like Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Barry Manilow, Paul Anka, Kygo, Dwight Yoakam, Andrea Bocelli, Journey, Smokey Robinson, and Imagine Dragons.
With her acoustic and 5-string electric violin, she has the ability to bring any tune to life with a unique twist. She effortlessly blends genres to create elevated and tailored musical experiences.
As a former United States Department of State diplomat, Victoria believes music is connection and community. She has performed at the Castello Brancaccio in Italy, Mariinsky Theater in Russia for the Star of the White Nights Festival, concert halls in Beijing and Ireland, churches in Lithuania and Spain, foreign embassy ANZAC day musical commemorations, and many military bases.