Norman Lu

Norman Lu

NORMAN LU

Country: USA
Birth Date: September 7, 2008
Teacher: Alexander Korsantia 
School: Newton Oak Hill Middle School in Massachusetts
Concerto: Liszt Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major (II. Quasi adagio – III. Allegretto vivace – Allegro animato – IV. Allegro marziale animato)

Norman is an 8th grade student from Newton Oak Hill Middle School in Massachusetts, currently studying piano with Professor Alexander Korsantia at New England Conservatory of Music.

Norman enjoys sharing his music in recitals and concerts, he has given public performances in venues like Boston Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Williams Hall from NYC and Earl & Darielle Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC. As a winner of the Kaufman Competition in 2019, Norman also appeared on the award ceremony concert broadcasted by NYC classical radio station WQXR. In December 2020, he was featured on Steinway global media channels for the Steinway holiday promotions.

Noman has been honored to win top prizes of numerous local,  regional and international competitions, including Grand Prize of 2020 XI Hartford  Chopin International Piano Competition, First Prize of both solo and concerto Division I (age 10 to 18) of the 2021 William Knabe International Piano Competition, Third Prize of  the 2020 Steinway National Virtual Piano Competition, First Prize at the 2020 RADDA RISE International Piano Competition, Special Award in the 2019 Kaufman International Youth  Piano Competition, and many other prizes from Boston Steinway Society Piano Competition, MMTA Bay State Contest, Metropolitan International Musical Festival, Crescendo International Music Competition.

In his time away from piano, Norman enjoys reading, studying chemistry, playing tennis and Ping Pong with families.