Biography

Victor Yuanhan Lu was born in China in 2004. He studied piano with Prof. Yang Yang in the Sichuan Conservatory from the age of twelve, and currently in the Lübeck Academy of Music (Musikhochschule Lübeck) with Prof. Florian Uhlig.

He has also worked with great masters such as Arie Vardi, Gerrit Zitterbart, Hung-Kuan Chen, Vladimir Viardo, Alexander Schimpf, among others. He’s a scholarship holder of the Academy of Music in Liechtenstein and takes part in the intensive weeks and activities of the academy.

Victor Yuanhan has been selected to be a competitor at the 2022 “Geneva International Competition” and to be the youngest semifinalist of the 2022 “International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition” in Leipzig. He won the 2^nd prize at the “Great Masters International Piano Competition” 2022, the 1^st prize at the “Gustav Mahler Piano Competition” 2022, the 1^st prize (Grand Prix) at the 3^rd “Piano Competition Online”, the 1^st Prize (Gold Hands) at the “Carles & Sofia International Piano Competition”, the 3^rd prize at the 2^nd “Tone x Galaxy y International Piano Competition” and was unanimously praised by the jury for his interpretation of Bach works.

Victor Yuanhan’s musical exploration is not only in piano solo, but also in chamber music and cello. At the age of 13, he started studying cello with Prof. Fan Zhang and participated in numerous performances and competitions. He was awarded the 2^nd prize in the “8^th Ensemble Competition” 2019 at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music and the 1^st prize in the cello section of the “14^th Sichuan Excellent Arts Talent Competition for Primary and Secondary School Students” in October 2019.

Victor Yuanhan is a laureate of the Gautier Capuçon Fondation.