盧易之 Yi-Chih Lu

"盧(易之)的演奏技巧霸氣又流暢，無時無刻呈現出優美音色，最重要的是傳遞了深刻的情感......" 弗蘭克．戴金《紐約音樂會評論》

「盧氏的演奏兼具細緻感與音樂性，並且將樂句呈現得燦爛華麗」德國《阿爾高日報》

「…盧易之擁有演奏李斯特〈帕格尼尼大練習曲〉所需的精準速度、雙手靈活度與惡魔般的歡愉」《南佛羅里達州古典樂評報》

鋼琴演奏家、編曲家、音樂創作者

早年以高超琴藝獲得肯定，臺灣鋼琴家 盧易之 近來廣伸觸角，成為集演奏、編寫、創作本事於一身的全方位音樂家，並將所學所能回饋臺灣，成為臺灣經典作品的重要詮釋者。

盧易之在2022年登上美國卡內基廳舞台，精湛的演出讓當地樂評熱淚盈眶，讚曰「對技術的精準掌握成就了令人神魂顛倒的抒情敘事能力」，而他的琴藝早於2012年即以《My Chopin; My Brahms》專輯獲得金曲獎傳統暨藝術音樂類最佳演奏獎的肯定，同時期為德國作曲家貝姆（Adolph Kurt Böhm）錄下的三張《貝姆鋼琴作品集》也獲巴伐利亞古典音樂電台極高評價。除了演出歐美曲目，盧易之也是臺灣音樂的重要推手，早年錄有陳泗治鋼琴作品專輯《台灣素描》、洪綺蓮鋼琴作品集，近年更參與了「頌．台灣樂 郭芝苑百年誕辰音樂會」、「上帝與家園的浪漫－陳泗治逝世三十週年音樂會」演出，精彩呈現臺灣作曲家經典作品。

延續少年時期的興趣，盧易之也逐漸蛻變為技巧純熟的編曲家。一如李斯特擅長將時人耳熟能詳的歌曲改編予器樂演出，盧易之也將多年演奏的心得結合臺灣民謠素材，編寫出炫技與抒情內涵兼備的鋼琴演奏曲，賦予臺灣民謠新生命，自2014年起陸續將之出版為琴譜，2016年匯集為錄音專輯《燒肉粽》。新編版的臺灣民謠演奏曲廣受歡迎，成為盧易之獨奏會的必備曲目，在個人Youtube頻道也獲得熱烈回響，其中〈桃花過渡〉一曲即獲30萬點閱數。盧易之另於2021年「屬於新北的歌」新北市歌謠編曲比賽以《望你早歸》奪得首獎。2023年更以《天黑黑》一曲榮獲金曲獎「最佳編曲獎」。

編而優則創，盧易之近年亦朝向音樂創作的領域發展，除了接受委託為臺灣詩人的作品譜曲，他的同聲合唱作品《包心菜》獲得臺北室內合唱團第三屆「音為愛」合唱詞曲創作比賽特優獎，合創作品《好䟘吔》也於2022年榮獲地區競賽「客家新曲獎」首獎肯定。

儘管紮根於臺灣，盧易之的海外演出足跡亦遍及歐美亞三洲共45個城市，曾在美國卡內基音樂廳、維也納金廳、柏林愛樂廳及薩爾斯堡、司徒加特、慕尼黑…等地的重要音樂廳演出，歷年合作樂團包括奧地利國家廣播電台交響樂團、維也納太平洋室內樂團、柏林古典樂手樂團、羅馬尼亞阿拉德愛樂、日本仙台市民管弦樂團、國家交響樂團（NSO）、國立臺灣交響樂團（NTSO）、臺北市立交響樂團、臺北市立國樂團、灣聲樂團、長榮交響樂團等。

歷年曾合作的指揮有： 準．馬寇爾、根特．赫比希、Karen Kamensek、Dorin Frandes、Ulrich Riehl、茂木大輔、呂紹嘉、廖國敏、簡文彬、張宇安、吳曜宇、舒馬富斯、李哲藝等人。另曾與蘇顯達、林品任、魏靖儀、秦立巍、希斯金、嚴俊傑…等優秀音樂家同台。

盧易之出生於臺北，習樂於維也納音樂暨表演藝術大學並獲「季弗拉大獎」特殊榮耀，後取得柏林藝術大學最高演奏家文憑，於仙台、胡邁爾…等13項國際鋼琴大賽中勇奪勝績，目前擔任國立臺北藝術大學音樂學院專任助理教授及教學與學習中心主任。

A triple threat - virtuosic pianist, skilled arranger & composer

“Mr. Lu plays with magisterial fluency of technique, beautiful tone at all times, and most importantly a deep passionate emotional involvement…” by Frank Daykin of New York Concert Review

”Lu musizierte filigran und musikalisch, und phrasierte mit glasklarer Brillanz.”Allgäuerzeitung

(“LU plays sophisticatedly and musically, and phrasing with crystal clear brilliance”)

“…Yichih LU had the speed, dexterity and sense of devilish fun for Liszt’s Grandes Etudes de Paganini Nos. 5 and 6” South Florida Classical Review

Recognized as a virtuosic performer during early stage of his career, Taiwanese pianist Yi-Chih LU has explored the realms of arranging and composing in recent years, meanwhile, championed the works of prestigious Taiwanese composers.

Yi-Chih LU made his New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 2022 and the performance was praised by the local critic as having “[The] sweeping sense of lyricism that was enabled by the sureness of his technique…” LU’s virtuosity was recognized by music enthusiasts as early as 2012 when he was awarded The Best Instrumental Performance by the Golden Melody Award (the Taiwanese GRAMMYs) with his solo album My Chopin; My Brahms, and around the same period, his recordings of Kurt Böhm’s piano works were highly praised by Bayern 4 Klassik. In addition to the Western repertoire, LU is a champion of Taiwanese composers, dedicating his skill and musicality to their works. He had recorded full albums of piano pieces by Su-Ti CHEN (Taiwan Sketches) and Chi-Lien HUNG during the beginning of his career and in recent years was invited to perform at The Resonance of Taiwan – KOU Chih Yuan’s 100th Anniversary Concert, as well as Love for God and Homeland - CHEN Su-ti Memorial Concert, as a faithful interpreter of the composers’ seminal works.

Started as a musical hobby, Lu is now a skilled arranger. Fashion after the method best advocated by Franz Liszt, LU breathes new lives into Taiwanese folk songs by transforming them into pianistic arrangements with dramatic effects. Sheet music of said arrangements had been published since 2014 and in 2016 an album of his better-known works Zongzi was released. LU’s rendition of Taiwanese folk songs are so popular that they become an essential part of his repertoire and his version of ‘Peach Blossom Takes the Ferry’ has received 300,000 views on Youtube. In 2021, LU’s arrangement of another Taiwanese classic "Longing for Your Early Return" ("bāng-lí-tsá-kui") for string quartet and soprano voice was awarded by the New Taipei City Culture Foundation.

To push himself further, LU tries his hand at composing. He has been commissioned to set several works of Taiwanese poets into music, shared credit for the song “Wake Up” which won the "Hakka Melody Award" in 2022, and his work for equal voice chorus “Cabbage” has won the Sing for Love composition competition hosted by Taipei Chamber Singers.

Based in Taiwan, Yi-Chih LU has performed overseas in 45 cities in Europe, US, and Asian countries, on the stage of important venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Musikverein in Vienna, Berliner Philharmonie, and major concert halls in Salzburg, Stuttgart, Munich…etc. He has appeared with Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchester BerlinClassicPlayers, Arad State Philharmonic, Seattle Festival Orchestra, Sendai Citizen Symphony Orchestra, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO), Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Taipei Chinese Orchestra, Taiwan Philharmonic (NSO), OneSong Orchestra, and Evergreen Symphony Orchestra.

LU has worked with conductors: Jun Märkl, Günther Herbig, Gernot Schmalfuss, Karen Kamensek, Dorin Frandes, Daisuke MOGI, Shao-Chia Lü, Wen-Pin CHIEN, Kuokman LIO, Yu-An Chang, Che-Yi Lee, collaborated with outstanding musicians: Richard LIN, Wlliam WEI, Shien-Ta SU, Li-Wei QIN, Dmitry Shishkin, Chun-Chieh YEN.

Born in Taipei, Yi-Chih LU studied music at the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna and received the ‘Cziffra Prize’ in recognition of his exceptional performance. He later received Konzertexamen from the University of the Arts Berlin and won 13 top prizes in international competitions such as Sendai and J.N. Hummel. LU is currently an assistant professor in the music department and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Taipei National University of the Arts.