Lucy Tan

Pianist Lucy Tan has concertized at many notable venues including Jordan Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center. She made her live WGBH radio debut at age 11 on “Morning Pro Musica,” followed by her concerto debut at age 12 with the Brockton Symphony Orchestra. Outside of the U.S., Ms. Tan’s performances have taken her to the Far East as well as Europe, and her playing can be heard on the CD, Kuş Dili: The Language of Birds. Music festival engagements include Bowdoin International Music Festival, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, and Music Academy of the West. Ms. Tan is also an advocate of contemporary music, having worked with renowned composers like John Harbison and Alvin Lucier. A laureate of numerous awards, some of Ms. Tan’s prizes include the XXVIII Incontro Internatiozionale Giovani Pianisti, the Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Competition, and the Chiang Wen Yeh International Piano Competition for Young Artists. This past year, she was a semi-finalist in the Seattle International Piano Competition. She has received awards and grants from the Harvard Musical Association, the Beneficent Society, the Nuzzo Family Foundation, and more. At the New England Conservatory, she won the piano concerto competition, and was subsequently engaged to perform Messiaen’s Oiseaux exotiques as part of the Messiaen Centennial Celebration. Additionally, Ms. Tan was a two-time winner of the Honors Piano Competition at NEC. Ms. Tan studied with Bruce Brubaker, Veronica Jochum, Bob Spillman, Hui-Ying Chang, and Tatyana Dudochkin. She has played in masterclasses for artists such as Alfred Brendel, Arie Vardi, Jeremy Denk, and Jerome Lowenthal. After graduating from Walnut Hill School for the Arts, she received her Bachelor and Master degrees from NEC, both with academic honors. She is now a doctoral candidate in piano performance at the University of Colorado at Boulder, studying with David Korevaar.