摘要
If you ever get to see Liu Xuan .play the piano live, you will no doubt be impressed by her wild, passionate performance. Harold Kafer, Deputy Provost at Northern Illinois University, has called Liu a ＂gifted pianist.＂ Spectators the world over have been impressed by Liu＇s unrestrained passion during her piano concertos. Influenced by Chinese culture, the 32-year-old Liu, who is a professor of piano at Arizona State University, in the United States, has a unique understanding of music. ＂Sometimes, when you listen to a foreign melody, you might picture the beautiful view of West Lake （a lake in Hangzhou） in your mind, and that might make you stand out from other pianists,＂ says Liu.
她4岁开始学钢琴，16岁以全国第一的优异成绩考入中央音乐学院；美国北伊利诺伊大学副院长HaroldKafer；称她是“天才演奏家”；她充满激情的演奏曾被称为“野路子”，却最终走进享誉世界的卡内基音乐厅……她就是刚过而立之年的美国亚利桑那州立大学钢琴教授刘璇。中国元素影响着刘璇对音乐的理解。“有时候你听了国外的曲子，会想到中国的水，诗情画意的西湖，这种理解会让你的演奏与众不同。”
