Eric Lu
Eric Lu (born December 15, 1997) is an American classical pianist. He is the winner of the XIX International Chopin Piano Competition (2025) in Warsaw, Poland, and the winner of the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition in Leeds, England. He is one of only two pianists, alongside Radu Lupu, to have won at least two of the four major international piano competitions.
Lu first achieved international recognition after placing fourth in the 2015 XVII International Chopin Piano Competition, where he was one of the youngest laureates ever in the history of the Chopin Competition at age 17. He then won the 19th Leeds International Piano Competition at age 20 as its youngest finalist, securing first prize with his performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. He returned to the Chopin Competition in 2025 and won its first prize after performing Polonaise-Fantaisie and Piano Concerto No. 2 in the final.
Lu has performed with many of the world's major orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, and Oslo Philharmonic. He records for Warner Classics under an exclusive contract. He has released critically acclaimed recordings of Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Schubert, and Schumann on the label.
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