Nobu Lu (呂信也)
Identity Snapshot
- English: Nobu Lu
- Chinese: 呂信也
- Era: 1945
- Geography: 台灣桃園
- Core roles: professor, educator
- Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who
呂信也先生,台灣桃園人,音樂家、畫家,是台灣音樂家呂泉生教授的公子。出生於音樂世家的呂信也,自幼追隨母親蕭美霓女士學習鋼琴,又得到父親呂泉生教授修習樂理,並師事楊春火老師學習小提琴。一九六0年,他在鄧昌國老師指導下,進入現在的國立藝術學院就讀。一九六四年,他獲得國際婦女會主辦的第一屆小提琴比赛首獎,並於一九六六年以全額獎學金進入美國Peabody音樂學院就讀。呂信也曾獲得美國天主教大學音樂博士班全額獎學金以及Santa Barbara Music Academy of the West Summer School全額獎學金。一九七0年,他考到國家芭蕾舞交響樂團,一年後以精湛的琴藝考進索納迪藝術中心歌劇院交響樂團,擔任第一小提琴手,並展開長達二十五年的演奏生涯。他現居加州洛杉磯,專事小提琴教授,並積極傳授所學,培育下一代之音樂人才。
Education
- 國立藝術學院 — 1964 — B.S. Music
- 琵琶地音樂院 — 1970 — M.S. Music
Employment
- National Ballet Orchestra at Kenneth Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. — 1971-96 — 小提琴手
- 大洛杉磯台灣會館 — 合唱團指揮
Family
- Father: |呂泉生 (Chuang-Shien Lu) — noted Taiwanese musician
- Mother: 蕭美霓 — first piano teacher
- Wife: Tamara Trykar
Timeline
- 1945 — born Taoyuan, Taiwan 台灣桃園, into a musical family (father |呂泉生, mother/piano teacher 蕭美霓)
- 1960 — entered the institution now known as 國立藝術學院 under 鄧昌國’s guidance; B.S. Music 1964
- 1964 — first prize, inaugural violin competition hosted by the International Women’s Association
- 1966 — full scholarship to 琵琶地音樂院 (Peabody), U.S.; M.S. Music 1970
- 1970 — joined the national ballet symphony orchestra; 1971 — first violinist, Sonady Arts Center opera symphony
- 1971–1996 — National Ballet Orchestra, Kenneth Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C. (25-year performing career)
- 1997 — 音樂家呂信也畫展 (painter side; see vault record)
- Later — conductor, |Taiwan Center Choir at |大洛杉磯台灣會館; resides in Los Angeles, dedicated to violin teaching
Sources
- TAH #339 encyclopedia: 339. Nobu Lu 呂信也 / 2015/03
- TAH #168 encyclopedia: 168. Nobu Lu 呂信也, Violinist & Conductor / 2015/03
- TAH Who’s Who
Musical Career
- Born Taoyuan, Taiwan (1945) into a musical family; studied piano under his mother 蕭美霓, music theory under his father 呂泉生, and violin under 楊春火.
- Entered the institution now known as 國立藝術學院 in 1960 under 鄧昌國’s guidance; B.S. Music 1964.
- First prize, first violin competition hosted by the International Women’s Association (1964).
- Full scholarship to 琵琶地音樂院 (Peabody), U.S. (1966); M.S. Music 1970. Later full scholarships to the U.S. Catholic University doctoral program and the Santa Barbara Music Academy of the West Summer School.
- Joined the national ballet symphony orchestra (1970); a year later became first violinist at the Sonady Arts Center opera symphony, beginning a 25-year performing career (National Ballet Orchestra at the Kenneth Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C., 1971-96).
- Conductor of the |Taiwan Center Choir at the |大洛杉磯台灣會館 (Taiwan Center).
- Currently resides in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to violin teaching and nurturing the next generation of musicians.
Vault Holdings
- 03
- 03
- Father’s page: |呂泉生 (Chuang-Shien Lu)
- His 1997 painter side: 10. 音樂家呂信也畫展 1997 — the TAH bio also identifies him as a 畫家 (painter); this is the vault record of his 1997 art exhibition.
From the record
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覆核(TJJ-A09240800-14, 2026-09-25):本 slice 文章 3246c11d0909b4fe(洛僑中心「台灣‧藝象」首場講座公告)正文再驗證——呂信也任監製及總策畫、其1964/1966/1970年經歷均確認見於正文,subject 連結為真,無錯鏈、無虛鏈;2018-08-31 條目(已含該文 wikilink)已在庫 — SKIP,無新材料。
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2018-08-31 — 擔任洛僑中心與大洛杉磯台灣會館合辦「台灣‧藝象」台灣藝術系列講座首場監製及總策畫,邀郭曉玗、余忠村博士、女高音吳麗華及王婉兒共同演出,現場以立即演奏介紹臺灣早期音樂前輩曲風特色;公告回顧其1964年國際婦女會首屆小提琴比賽首獎、1966年全額獎學金入讀Peabody、1970年錄取國家芭蕾舞交響樂團、翌年轉任索納迪藝術中心歌劇院交響樂團第一小提琴手展開25年演奏生涯(TJJ 轉載洛僑中心公告, 2018-08-25)。
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2024-05-18 — 台美藝術學會2024年度夏展於洛僑中心展覽室舉行(5/18–19,13位畫家60多幅畫作,大洛杉磯台美傳統週系列活動);報導將音樂家呂信也列為畫會專業會員之一(同列有建築師周哲五、顏堯山、企業家薛川流、眼科醫師林碧蓮、護理師楊芝穗、郭秀郁)([sources/taiwandaily-net|美洲台灣日報],reported)