Eric Lu

ERIC LU

SUN, NOV 16, 2025
4:00PM / Lincoln Performance Hall, PSU

“a momentous, poetic touch”

ROBERT SCHUMANN
 Arabeske, op. 18

FRANZ SCHUBERT
 Four Impromptus, Op. posth. 142, D. 935

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
 Polonaise in B-flat Major, op. 71, no. 2
Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, op. 58

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  • PRE-CONCERT LECTURE: Arrive early to the concert and listen to an insightful pre-concert lecture given by Bill Crane, executive director, and Amelia De Vaal, Resident Musicologist — 3:15 PM.

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GET TO KNOW ERIC LU

NATIONALITY:

American

MEDIA APPLAUSE:

“…pliant, gossamer touch, favoring watercolor strokes over geometric blueprints…”

— Chicago Tribune

Where do you find inspiration to create music?

The inspiration to create music I think is always there. Even if perhaps today I don’t want to play this piece, I will find the urge to try a different piece, or even just read a piece I’m not working on. 


Which field outside of music most influences your creative process (art, design, architecture, fashion, film)?

For me, I would have to say art. It has so much diversity that you can find in all kinds of evocations, colors, atmospheres, and styles. This can have direct or indirect relations to musical themes, or specific ideas in music.

Describe a routine you have in place that helps you live a healthier life?

I think the simple answer, which is not necessarily a routine to maintain a healthier life, is to enjoy those other great moments in life apart from music. It can be as simple as finding time to spend with friends, family. Time for oneself to either do nothing, or go about the day in a way completely not thinking about the pressures of performing, or practicing. I think this time has to be there for sure. 

 

What is one specific product you highly recommend?

I have two products that I try to take everywhere with me whenever I have a performance. One is a small portable massage-gun that I use frequently at all times of practice, before/after. The other is a hot/cold machine that either warms the hands, or uses cold to increase blood circulation, and/or relief after a strenuous practice or concert.