Norman Lu

Born in Boston, Norman began playing piano at the age of four and has since charmed audiences and judges alike with his musical talents. Norman is currently studying with Professor Max Levinson and Alexander Korsantia at New England Conservatory Prep School.

Norman has been honored to win top prizes from many regional and international competitions. Most recently, Norman was a recipient of US Chopin Foundation Scholarship, prize winner at Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition at Southeastern Piano Festival. As a performer of the 2022 and 2023 PianoTexas International Festival & Academy, Norman won the Junior Concerto Competition that earned him the honor to perform with the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at the Van Cliburn Concert Hall in Fort Worth.

Norman enjoys sharing his music in recitals and concerts. He was invited to perform at the 2023 Latoz Chopinem Festival at Busko-Zdroj in Poland. Norman has given public performances in venues like Solitär Uni Mozarteum, Van Cliburn Concert Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall Weill Recital hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Jordans Hall at NEC, PepsiCo Recital Hall at TCU 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 of 2020, he was featured on Steinway & Sons’ global media channels for their holiday promotions. 

Norman has been an active member of NEC’s Prep Chamber Music study, and he enjoys collaborating with other musicians. His trio group was selected to perform at the year-end chamber showcase concert in 2021 and 2022.

In his time away from the piano, being a straight A student, Norman enjoys reading, music history research, studying math and chemistry, and preparing for the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad.