Ling-Ju Lai, Piano

Biography

Ling-Ju Lai, a native of Taiwan, has garnered consistently favorable reviews of her creative interpretation of Baroque keyboard music, particularly the music of J. S. Bach. The Baltimore Sun writes, “The depth of the sound sinks in with startling poignancy as Ling-Ju Lai lets the notes linger long in the air…a moment of musical insight to savor.”

Ms. Lai has performed as a soloist in leading international venues and participated in acclaimed music festivals, such as the Royal Academy of Music in London, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Town Hall in Bruges, The National Theater in Taiwan, The Bach Festival in Leipzig, and The William Kapell International Piano Competition in Maryland. She was named a “Rising Star” by two of Taiwan’s most prestigious performance organizations: The National Taiwan Concert Hall and The National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra.

In 2014, Ms. Lai continued to perform All-Bach recitals in the USA and overseas, notably at the Ateneo de Madrid, and the International Cultural Program of the Menéndez Pelayo University in Santander, Spain. She is best known for her emotive and incisive performance of The Six Partitas by J. S. Bach, presenting complete programs in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Susquehanna University, and New York. Ms. Lai also appeared as the featured soloist, performing Bach’s D Minor Piano Concerto, with the Bachiana Filarmônica Orchestra at Sala São Paulo in Brazil, collaborating with celebrated Bach interpreter and conductor, João Carlos Martins. Ms. Lai’s debut album includes Bach’s Concerto in D Minor and Italian Concerto, and is available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lingjulai

Ms. Lai received graduate degrees in Piano and Harpsichord Performance from the University of Michigan and Eastman School of Music, where she was awarded the Performer’s Certificate for her excellence in performance.