Eric Lu
| Eric Lu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 15, 1997 (age 18) Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist |
| Instruments | Piano |
Eric Lu (born December 15, 1997) is a Chinese-American classical pianist. He is laureate of the 4th prize at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland. He was also the 1st prize winner at the 2015 US National Chopin Piano Competition in Miami, USA.[1][2][3]
Biography
Eric Lu started piano studies at the age of six with Dorothy Shi (杨镜钏), near Boston, MA. Later on, he enrolled at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, where he studied piano with Alexander Korsantia and A. Ramon Rivera. In 2013, he was admitted into the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he currently studies with Jonathan Biss and Robert McDonald. He is also a pupil of the pianist Dang Thai Son.
In October 2015, he had a distinguished participation at the XVII International Chopin Piano Competition, winning the 4th prize at the age of 17, becoming one of the youngest laureates in the history of the competition. One of the few pianists to put forth the 24 Preludes, Op. 28 in the 3rd stage, he performed Chopin Concerto No. 1 in E minor in the final round with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. Earlier in 2014, he won the Moscow International Fryderyk Chopin Competition for Young Pianists,[4] and the US National Chopin Competition in Miami (2015).[5] Shortly afterwards, he performed a recital at Carnegie Hall in New York,[6] as well as the 70th International Chopin Festival in Duszniki, Poland.[7]
Awards
- 2010 - XII Ettlingen International Competition for Young Pianists(Germany) - 1st Prize
- 2013 - III Minnesota International e-Piano Junior Competition - 1st Prize, and special Schubert Prize
- 2014 - IX Moscow International Fryderyk Chopin Competition for Young Pianists - 1st Prize
- 2015 - IX US National Chopin Competition - 1st Prize, and special prize for best performance of a Concerto
- 2015 - XVII International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland - 4th Prize
References
- ↑ "Chopin Competition 2015 – 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition". Chopin Competition 2015 – 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ↑ "17-year-old-wins-chopin-competition". South Florida Classical Review.
- ↑ "Prep Alumnus wins Fourth Prize at Chopin Competition". necmusic.edu.
- ↑ "History". Международный конкурс имени Фридерика Шопена для юных пианистов - 7-15 августа 2014 года. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Miami zachwyciło się muzyką Chopina". Nowy Dziennik - Polish Daily News (in Polish). Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Eric Lu, Piano". Carnegie Hall. June 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Review of Eric Lu recital". Chopin society. August 11, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2016.