This solo performance by pianist Janice Lu took place on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 7:30 pm.
Program
| Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 “à Thérèse” | 1809 |
| Robert Schumann | Kreisleriana, Op. 16 | 1838 |
| Maurice Ravel | Jeux d’eau, M. 30 | 1901 |
| Sergei Prokofiev | Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83 | 1942 |
About the Artist
Janice Lu
Born in Taiwan in 1996, pianist Yun Janice Lu made her orchestral debut with the Taiwan Youth Orchestra. She has appeared in recitals as soloist in Kaohsiung City Music Hall and Jhih-De Hall in Taiwan, Europe, and North America.
An avid chamber musician, Janice has appeared at numerous music festivals, including Walnut Hill Music Festival, Academie Internationale d’Ete de Nice, PianoTexas Festival, PianoFest in the Hamptons, Music Academy of the West, Taos Chamber Music Festival, and Four Season Chamber Music Festival. At the renowned Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival in California, she studied with Clive Greensmith of the Tokyo String Quartet and with Gilbert Kalish, Glenn Dicterow, Erin Keefe, Paul Neubauer, and Wu Han.
Janice obtained her Bachelor of Music degree at California State University Fullerton School of Music under the tutelage of Ning An. Janice earned a Master of Music degree at the Yale School of Music, where she studied with Wei-Yi Yang. While at Yale, Janice was awarded the Elizabeth Parisot Prize for outstanding pianists.
Janice is currently working on her doctorate at the New England Conservatory, where she studies with Alessio Bax and Alexander Korsantia.