Tianyi Lu

Tianyi Lu conducts Elegance and Serenade.

Internationally recognized for her thrilling energy on the podium, deeply creative interpretation, and open-hearted leadership, Chinese-born New Zealander Tianyi Lu collaborates with leading orchestras and opera houses around the world.

After winning first prize in 2020 at both the Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition and the International Conducting Competition 'Guido Cantelli' in Italy, Tianyi Lu was appointed Conductor-in-Residence with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra in Norway, a position she held until the end of the 2023/24 season. She was Assistant Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra from 2017 to 2019.

Recent highlights include Tianyi Lu's BBC Proms debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sol Gabetta, as well as performances with the New York Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Philharmonia Orchestra. A former Dudamel Fellow, she made her Hollywood Bowl debut with the LA Philharmonic in 2021 and returned for her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut in 2023.

In the 2025/26 season, Tianyi Lu makes notable debuts with international orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra Washington, and New World Symphony.

Deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Tianyi Lu serves on the Board of Directors of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and is an Artist Ambassador for Opera for Peace.

Tianyi Lu completed her Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting with Distinction at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2015, studying under David Jones.