We are overjoyed to welcome Eric Lu to Vancouver Piano Sessions 2026.
The Gold Medalist of the 2025 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw — one of the most gifted pianists of his generation — will join us on August 1, 2026, for a public masterclass at UBC Robson Square in downtown Vancouver, followed by a Q&A and Meet & Greet.
Eric Lu's visit continues a tradition that VPS has been proud to build since its very first edition: welcoming artists of the absolute highest international caliber to Vancouver. Sergei Babayan graced our stage in both 2023 and 2024. In 2025, Van Cliburn gold medalists Alexander Kobrin and Haochen Zhang joined our festival. This summer, we welcome the reigning Chopin gold medalist for a masterclass unlike anything Vancouver has seen.
Tickets go on sale in June. Stay tuned to vancouverpianosessions.com for updates.
The Vancouver Piano Sessions Team
vps 2026 guest artist
Eric Lu
Eric Lu won the First Prize and coveted Gold Medal at the 2025 Chopin International Competition in Warsaw. He is also the winner of the XIX Leeds International Piano Competition in England. Eric’s always thoughtful, poetically imbued and powerful interpretations have already made him one of the most distinctive artists on the international music scene.
