Eric Lu at Artis- Naples

Eric Lu, piano

Chopin — 3 Mazurkas, Op. 56

Chopin — Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44

Chopin — Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47

Chopin — Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat Major, Op. 61

Chopin — Polonaise in B-flat Major, Op. 71, No. 2

Chopin — Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58

Experience the beauty, passion and poetry of Chopin’s music with Eric Lu, one of the most exciting pianists of his generation. This program opens with the lyrical charm of the 3 Mazurkas and the dramatic intensity of the Polonaise in F-sharp Minor. The enchanting Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major and the imaginative Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat Major further showcase Chopin’s genius. The performance continues with the lively Polonaise in B-flat Major, No. 2, and culminates with the profound and powerful Sonata No. 3 in B Minor. Lu, returning to Grand Piano Series by popular demand, brings these masterpieces to life with his signature insight and technical brilliance, making for an unforgettable evening dedicated to the Polish icon.

This presentation is part of the Grand Piano Series.

Program

The Chopiniana

No composer occupies the same space on the Olympus of piano music as Chopin. The beauty, passion, and poetry of the Polish Icon will come alive in the hands of one of the most exciting pianists of our generation, Eric Lu, who is back at the Grand Piano Series by popular demand.

Chopin: 3 Mazurkas, Op. 56

Chopin: Polonaise in F-Sharp Minor Op. 44

Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major Op. 47

Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasy in A-Flat Major Op. 61

Intermission

Chopin: Polonaise in B-Flat Major Op. 71 No. 2

Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 58

Eric Lu

Eric Lu won First Prize at The Leeds International Piano Competition in 2018 at the age of 20. He has since collaborated with some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras and presented in major recital venues.

Recent and forthcoming orchestral collaborations include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, among others. Conductors he collaborates with include Riccardo Muti, Marin Alsop, Vasily Petrenko, Sir Mark Elder, Ruth Reinhardt and many more.

Active as a recitalist, he is presented on such stages as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Queen Elizabeth Hall London, Leipzig Gewandhaus, San Francisco’s Davies Hall, Aspen Music Festival, Seoul Arts Centre and Warsaw Philharmonic Hall. In 2025, he will appear for the seventh consecutive year in a recital at Wigmore Hall London. He has also been invited for the seventh time to Warsaw’s Chopin and his Europe Festival.

Lu first came to international attention as a laureate of the 2015 Chopin International Competition in Warsaw at age 17. He was 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.