Taiwanese pianist Yun Janice Lu is recognized as one of the most compelling artists of her generation. A finalist at the 2024 Concert Artists Guild Competition and semi-finalist at the 2018 Geneva International Music Competition. She is also the recipient of the Chi-Mei Arts Award and a Bronze Medalist at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

Janice’s performances span the globe, with appearances in major venues across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Highlights include recitals at Van Cliburn Concert Hall, Weiwuying Recital Hall, Hahn Hall, Studio Ernest-Ansermet, and festivals such as PianoFest in the Hamptons, PianoTexas, the Music Academy of the West, Dame Myra Hess concert series, and the Academie Internationale d’Ete de Nice. Her prodigious talent was evident early on, with her debut recital at age 10 and a standout Beethoven program at Kaohsiung Cultural Center. At 14, Janice made her orchestral debut with the Taiwan Youth Orchestra, capturing attention that led to features in MuzikOnline magazine. A subsequent performance of Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under Lio Kuokman was praised for its brilliance and authenticity.

Beyond her solo career, Janice is an avid chamber musician, performing with distinguished artists including Miriam Fried, Peter Frankl, and members of l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Lucy Shelton, Anthony Marwood, and Jane Coop. She has made notable appearances at chamber music festivals, including Four Season Chamber Music Festival, Taos Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music Evergreen in Colorado, Yellow Barn chamber music festival, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, Ravinia Music Steans Institute, and Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival. Yellow Barn, Ravinia, Music@Menlo, and Taos Chamber Music Festival. She was recently honored to be invited as a faculty member for the Young Artist Masterclass at the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance in Nova Scotia, where she mentors emerging talents.

Born in 1996 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Janice began her piano studies at the age of five. She later moved to the United States, studying with Ning An at California State University, Fullerton. Her studies continued at Yale School of Music, where she earned both her Master of Music and Master of Musical Arts degrees under Wei-Yi Yang, receiving prestigious awards such as the Elizabeth Parisot Prize and the Evelyn Bonar Storrs Scholarship. Janice currently resides in Boston, pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the New England Conservatory, where she studies with Alessio Bax and Alexander Korsantia.