Lu is a classical pianist by training and has played concerts in several countries. In New York City, Lu has performed recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall,[6][7] and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.[8] In Europe, Lu performed at the Rome National Music Festival and Vasto Italy Festival. She also performed a recital in Barletta, Italy.
Lu's Amore multimedia work[11] mixed a classical recital with animation created from Paul Chiang's paintings. Her Water on Fire piano recital[12] combined Western classical music with Eastern poetry from a Taiwan poet, Goya Lan. Lu curated artwork from over thirty seven artists at the Art Taipei exhibition.[13] She was later invited to perform at the opening ceremony of Art Taipei 2020,[14] and at the Diversonics Festival 2021.[15] She also curated the Sacred Garden at the international Ars Electronica Festival in 2021.[16]
Lu was the music director for Sayion I[17] and Sayion II,[18] which incorporated music with dancers that are suited up in sensors that controlled the visual background. In collaboration with IF+, Lu produced Obsession, employing various immersive technologies including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR), all under the umbrella of XR extended reality.[19]
Awards
1987, First prize winner of the Taipei seventy-sixth solo piano music competition[citation needed]
1990, Winner of the seventy-eighth Junior solo piano music competition at the Southern District of Taipei[citation needed]
1991, Winner of the eightieth youth piano solo music competition in the Southern District of Taipei[citation needed]
2000, Winner of the 28th Anniversary International's Young Artists Award [20]
2003, Winner of the 30th Anniversary International's Young Artists Outstanding Alumni Award[8][21]
2021, Winner, Silver, of the MUSE Design Award to the Egret Foundation, for Amore[22]
2021, Winner, Silver, of the MUSE Silver Design Award to the Egret Foundation, for Impression of Taiwan[23]
2021, Special Mention of the German Design Award for Impression of Taiwan[24]
2021, Winner of the ICONIC Awards for Impression of Taiwan[25]
2021, Honorable Mention of the International Design Awards for Amore[26]
2021, Honorable Mention of the International Design Awards for Butterfly Orchid[27]
2021, Honorable Mention of the international Design Awards for Impression of Taiwan[28]
2021, Shortlist of London International Creative Competition for Butterfly Orchid[29]
2021, Winner of the New York Film Awards (Best Song, Best Music Video, Best Animation) for Butterfly Orchid[30]
2021, Winner of the Toronto International Women Film Festival (Best Female Composer) for Butterfly Orchid[31]
2021, Honorable Mention for Sound Design at the Los Angeles Film Awards for Butterfly Orchid[32]
2021, Winner of the MUSE Design Award, Conceptual Design for Butterfly Orchid[33]
2021, Winner of the DNA Paris Design Awards, Graphic Design/Colorful Project for Butterfly Orchid[34]
2021, Official Selection for the Fine Arts Film Festival, Butterfly Orchid[35][unreliable source?]
