Chinese piano maestro Liu Shikun, 84, honoured with life achievement award in NYC

Chinese piano maestro Liu Shikun plays piano at a ceremony of the Most Outstanding Asian Artist Lifetime Achievement Award in New York City, the United States, Aug 12, 2023. Photo: Handout via Xinhua

Liu Shikun, an 84-year-old Chinese piano maestro, has been honoured with the Most Outstanding Asian Artist Lifetime Achievement Award in New York City over the weekend.

Born in 1939 into a family of wealthy merchants and music enthusiasts in Tianjin, Liu started playing the piano at the age of three. He is an outstanding composer, a distinguished arts educator and also a pioneer in US-China cultural exchange.