Xuanyu Liu, born in 2004, began studying piano and saxophone at the age of six and took up the bassoon at ten. In 2023, he was admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music in China, where he studies with the esteemed bassoonist Professor Lansong Li. That year, he won first prize in the High School Group B of the Jinbao International Bassoon Competition and placed sixth in the Woodwind Category of the Yamaha Wind Instrument Scholarship Competition. In 2024, he received second prize in Group G (18-20 yr olds) of the Poland Classical Music Star Competition. He has performed with the China Youth Symphony Orchestra and, in November 2023, was invited to appear as contrabassoonist with the Nanchang Symphony. In 2025, he served as the principal bassoonist in the prestigious Youth Music Culture the Greater Bay Area (YMCG) Orchestra.