Born in 1997, a disciple of Dang Thai Son in particular, Bruce Liu won the 2021 Warsaw Chopin Competition, the "proofs" of which were published a few weeks later, as for each edition, by Deutsche Grammophon, which has long since developed a partnership with this prestigious Polish institution. A beautiful and generous sound, a refined and fluid playing, often striking in its elegance, easily distinguish the twenty-four year old Franco-Canadian laureate: the Mazurkas and the few studies particularly seduce by their probity. We are now waiting for a real phonographic project, in which Bruce Liu will be able to really immerse himself, without the usual anxiety and pressure of the big international competitions. The sound recording on this work is more distant than on the competition videos. © Pierre-Yves Lascar/Qobuz