Eric Lu

Eric Lu is the 2025 first prize winner of the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Previously, he won first prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2018 at age 20. Lu's always thoughtful, poetically imbued, and powerful interpretations have already made him one of the most distinctive artists on the international music scene.

Recent and forthcoming orchestral collaborations include orchestras across Europe, Asia, and North America. Conductors with whom he collaborates include Riccardo Muti, Marin Alsop, JoAnn Falletta, and many more illustrious artists. An active recitalist, he has performed at prestigious halls around the world.

Lu is an exclusive Warner Classics artist. His fourth album featuring the two opuses of Schubert's Impromptus was released in January 2026. His previous albums on Warner Classics were all met with worldwide critical acclaim. His 2022 Schubert album won BBC Music Magazine's instrumental choice and his previous Brahms-Chopin-Schumann album was well received by critics.

Born in Massachusetts in 1997, Lu first came to international attention as a laureate of the 2015 Chopin International Competition in Warsaw, at age 17. He was also awarded the International German Piano Award in 2017, and the Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2021. Lu was a BBC New Generation Artist from 2019 to 2022. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Robert McDonald and Jonathan Biss. He also studied with Dang Thai Son and has been mentored by Mitsuko Uchida and Imogen Cooper. He is now based in Berlin and Boston.