Kai-Yun Lu

Already well known in Taiwan as a solo pianist and clarinetist and winner of several national competitions, Kai-Yun Lu came to the United States to study at the New England Conservatory of Music and pursue a career as a clarinetist. In her sophomore year at the New England Conservatory she won the school’s Concerto Competition, becoming one of the youngest students in New England Conservatory’s history to ever win this award. She has performed concertos with the New England Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and the Taipei Symphony Orchestra. In 1997 Ms. Lu was awarded a fellowship to the Tanglewood Music Festival. Ms. Lu holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from the New England Conservatory and an Artist’s Diploma from Boston University.

Kai-Yun Lu is currently the Principal Clarinetist of the Hingham Symphony Orchestra. She also performs regularly with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops and as worked under the direction of Seiji Ozawa, James Levine, Sir Simon Rattle, James Conlon, Sir Neville Marriner, Keith Lockhart and John Williams. Ms. Lu teaches at Milton Academy, Milton High School and Needham High School.