A renowned double bass artist, Yuan Xiong Lu currently serves as Double Bass Professor at TCU, and Artistic Director of the TCU International Double Bass Festival. Over the past few years, hundreds of reviews, newspaper articles, and magazines have praised him as “a master virtuoso of the double bass.”
Lu has won numerous national and international competitions, and has presented masterclasses at many of the world’s most prestigious universities and conservatories, including the Julliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, McGill University, Rice University, Northwestern University, New York University, University of Hartford, the Shanghai Conservatory, Beijing Central Conservatory, the China Conservatory, Shenyang Conservatory, and Sichuan Conservatory.
A pioneer of Chinese artists, Lu has performed as a soloist with various orchestras on major television and radio programs in China. Recently, Lu performed a duo concert with Gary Karr at the prestigious Shanghai Concert Hall. This special live broadcast concert reached more than 70 million viewers/listeners live and was streamed online throughout the world. Lu also performed as a guest double bassist with the New York Philharmonic.
Throughout his career, he has worked and been associated with many of the world’s leading artists including Zdenek Macal, Josef Gingold, Sergiu Comissiona, Larry Rachleff, and prominent bassists such as Stuart Sankey, David Walter, Francois Rabbath, Homer Mensch, and Gary Karr. Critics have acclaimed him as “a leading double bass virtuoso, a unique world-class performer.”
Live-broadcast concert with world-renowned double bassist Gary Karr, Shanghai Concert Hall
Duo recital with world-renowned double bassist Gary Karr, PepsiCo Recital Hall
Solo double bass concerto performance with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in celebration of the orchestra’s 130-year history, Shanghai Concert Hall
Performed as a guest double bassist with the New York Philharmonic and guest principal bassist with the Shanghai Philharmonic
World premiere of “Shanghai Legend” concerto for double bass and orchestra, with conductor German Gutierrez and the TCU Symphony Orchestra, Ed Landreth Auditorium
Live performance and demonstration of selected double bass repertoire, Shanghai Classical Radio Station
Special New Year’s Celebration Concert with TCU SOM faculty members John Owings, piano, and Misha Galaganov, viola, Shanghai Concert Hall
Joint double bass and piano concert with Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medalist Jose Feghali, Shanghai Concert Hall
Chamber music tour with TCU SOM faculty, Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenyang, China
Chamber music performances for the FFCMS series with TCU SOM faculty and guest artists, PepsiCo Recital Hall
Double bass demonstration and masterclass at the BassEuro Convention, Prague, Czech Republic
Double bass demonstrations and masterclasses, Juilliard School, Peabody Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, Shanghai Conservatory, and other institutions
TCU “Dreamer”, 2015-16
Honorary Citizen Award from the Governor of Texas
Lifetime Member, International Society of Bassists
Member, American Federation of Musicians
Member, College Music Society
Member, Texas Music Educators Association
Artistic Director, TCU International Double Bass Festival
Director of Chamber Music, TCU School of Music
Jury member, International Society of Bassists Solo Competition
Jury member, Peabody Conservatory Concerto Competition
Jury member, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition
Jury member, TCU Concerto Competition
