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Chien-Lin Lu
2019 MARILYN HORNE SONG COMPETITION WINNER
(’14,’15,’19) vocal piano
CHIEN-LIN LU, born in Taipei, Taiwan, is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music (Chamber and Collaborative Music) and Postdoctoral Resident Scholar at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He received a doctorate at the University of Texas Butler School of Music and earned his master’s degree at San Francisco Conservatory. Chien-Lin was the winner of the 60th Corpus Christi International Music Competition and has collaborated with artists such as Donnie Ray Albert, Josef Špaček, DaXun Zhang, Julia Lichten, Patricia McCarty, Gerardo Ribeiro, Kikuei Ikeda, Sandy Yamamoto, and Bion Tsang. Chien-Lin also serves on staff for the Meadowmount School of Music.