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

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

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

From the record

  • 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。

  • 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)。

  • 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)