盧易之 Yi-Chih LU

臺灣音樂家盧易之在分工精細的古典音樂界裡，是極為罕見的全方位藝術家，他演奏、編曲、創作三軌並行，各項技能彼此滲透滋養，形塑出獨具一格的音樂表現。

盧易之最初以鋼琴家身分嶄露頭角，他的堅實技巧出自維也納國立音樂暨表演藝術大學及柏林藝術大學的嚴格訓練，以及國際大賽的歷練。他曾獲得「季弗拉大獎」及日本仙台、西班牙瑪莉亞卡納斯、斯洛伐克胡邁爾……等國際賽事重要獎項。樂評讚譽他晶瑩透澈的樂句與電光火石般的技巧，德國《阿爾高日報》評他「細緻而音樂性十足，樂句呈現燦爛華麗」。

演出足跡遍及歐、美、亞三洲45城，曾登上維也納金廳、柏林愛樂廳與卡內基音樂廳，也多次與國立台灣交響樂團 (NTSO)、臺北市立國樂團 (TCO)、國家交響樂團 (NSO) 及長榮交響樂團 (ESO)等臺灣一線樂團合作，盧易之的專輯《My Chopin; My Brahms》獲傳藝金曲獎「最佳演奏獎」，2022年卡內基音樂廳獨奏會受樂評讚曰「以技術的穩固成就了令人神魂顛倒的抒情敘事。」

身為臺灣音樂的積極推廣者，盧易之長期致力於演繹陳泗治、洪綺蓮、郭芝苑、蕭泰然等作曲家作品，並在國際舞台上頻繁演出，成為當代詮釋臺灣音樂的重要代表之一。

盧易之的創作重視情感直覺而非理論框架，他的鋼琴曲常與李斯特相比擬，擅長將熟悉旋律轉化為技巧華麗的器樂作品，許多已收錄於他2016年專輯《燒肉粽》，〈桃花過渡〉更在YouTube上累積逾43萬次觀看。

除了鋼琴曲，盧易之也為鋼琴重奏、室內樂創作，他將〈望你早歸〉改編給弦樂四重奏及聲樂，獲2021年新北市歌謠編曲比賽首獎，與雙子二重奏合著的雙馬林巴版本〈天黑黑〉獲得2023年傳藝金曲獎「最佳編曲獎」，他的第二號鋼琴協奏曲則由臺北市立國樂團委託創作。他的合唱作品有中文、臺灣台語、臺灣客語歌曲，已由台灣多個合唱團演出，他為詩人廖永來的〈包心菜〉譜曲並獲「音為愛」合唱創作比賽特優獎。

盧易之出生於臺北，集歐洲學院派的嚴謹與臺灣故事於一身，他亦是優秀的教育工作者，現任教於國立臺北藝術大學音樂學院並兼任該校教學與學習中心主任。

Taiwanese musician Yi-Chih LU is a rare multi‑talented figure in today’s increasingly specialized classical music world. Equally active as a performer, arranger, and composer, he brings these disciplines into constant dialogue, shaping a musical voice that is unmistakably his own.

LU first came to prominence as a concert pianist, his formidable technique forged through rigorous European conservatory training—University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and Berlin University of the Arts, and honed on the stages of major international competitions. His accolades include the Cziffra Prize and top awards at the Sendai, María Canals, and J.N. Hummel International Piano Competitions. Critics have praised his crystalline phrasing and electrifying virtuosity, the Allgäuezeitung noted that he “plays sophisticatedly and musically, and phrasing with crystal clear brilliance.”

Having performed in 45 cities across Europe, America, and Asia, appeared at the Musikverein in Vienna, Berlin Philharmonie, and Carnegie Hall, LU has also been featured as guest soloist with leading Taiwanese orchestras including the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Taipei Chinese Orchestra, Taiwan Philharmonic, and Evergreen Symphony Orchestra. His album My Chopin; My Brahms won the Golden Melody Award for Best Instrumental Performance, and his 2022 Carnegie Hall recital drew praise for its “sweeping sense of lyricism…enabled by the sureness of his technique.”

A committed advocate for Taiwanese music, LU has long championed works by composers such as Su‑Ti CHEN, Chi‑Lien HUNG, KUO Chih‑Yuan, HSIAO Tyzen, and others, and his frequent performances of their works abroad have positioned him as one of the foremost interpreters of Taiwanese music.

LU’s compositional voice is rooted in emotional immediacy rather than theoretical framework. His piano works are often compared to Liszt for their transformation of familiar folk melodies into technically brilliant instrumental pieces. Many of his folk‑song arrangements are featured in his album Zongzi and his ‘Peach Blossom Takes the Ferry’ has garnered over 430,000 views on YouTube.

Beyond the piano, LU writes for piano ensembles and chamber groups. His ‘Longing for Your Early Return’ for string quartet and voice won First Prize from the New Taipei City Culture Foundation in 2021 and his collaboration with the Twincussion Duo on ‘Cloudy Day’ for double marimba won Best Arrangement at the 2023 Golden Melody Awards,

 he is currently composing his second piano concerto for the Taipei Chinese Orchestra. His choral works—set in Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, and Hakka—have been performed by leading Taiwanese choirs, and his setting of LIAO Yung-lai’s ‘Cabbage’ earned the Award of Distinction at the Sing for Love Choral Composition Competition.

Born in Taipei, LU embodies a rare synthesis of European academic rigor and Taiwanese narrative. He is also an esteemed educator, serving on the faculty of the School of Music, Taipei National University of the Arts, where he is also Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning.