Yang Liu is a Chinese composer who studied composition at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (Bachelor), and the Royal College of Music (Masters and Doctorate). He received many commissions and prizes, such as BCMG, National Gallery (UK), Alfred Schnittke competition, Mise-en Ensemble (US), and MotoContrario Ensemble (Italy), etc. He was hired by the Royal College of Music (Teaching Assistant), and the Institute of Musicology of the Central Conservatory of Music (post-doctoral research fellow). His thesis and scores are published by the "Aldebaran Editions" and the journal "Music Research".