Ruan Lu

Ruan Lu is a doctoral candidate in piano performance at the Trossingen State University of Music in Germany.

She previously served as an assistant professor at the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. Her research focuses on piano, piano chamber music, artistic direction, and harpsichord performance. She is fluent in Italian, English, and German. She attended the Affiliated High School of the Xi'an Conservatory of Music and received her undergraduate and master's degrees in piano performance and piano chamber music from the Monteverdi Conservatory of Music in Italy. She has twice received scholarships from the Busoni Competition.
Awards: First place in the Youth Division of the 2009 Toyama Asian Youth Music Competition in Shaanxi Province, second place in the Youth Division of the 2010 Kawai Asian Piano Competition in Shaanxi Province, a Yamaha Piano Scholarship, first place in the 2016 Maria Giulini Chamber Music Competition in Italy, and first place in the 2017 Bucchiano Piano Competition in Italy. Artistic Practice: She has collaborated with the Monteverdi Symphony Orchestra on Chopin's First Piano Concerto and the Como Symphony Orchestra on Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto. She has also collaborated with the Wenqin Symphony Orchestra on numerous occasions, performing at the Hangzhou Grand Theater and the Shanghai Oriental Art Center, as well as at the Venice La Fenice Theater, the Brescia International Piano Festival, and the Imola Piano Festival.
Album: 2009 Collection of Piano Works by Rao Yuyan (published by China Record Corporation).
Talent Title: Pianist of the Imola International Piano Academy, Pianist of Brescia.