Cello Faculty
Lanvi Lu
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Lanvi Lu is currently finishing her last semester at the University of California Berkeley with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and Molecular Environmental Biology. She has been teaching cello for many years and gaining inspiration from her parents who play piano and violin. Growing up, she played in a trio with them for various events and eventually, got involved in various ensembles and orchestras. She was a student intern and played cello for the Midsummer Mozart Festival, and plays as principal cello for the Saigon Chamber Ensemble, a Vietnamese ensemble that performs western, classical, and Vietnamese cultural music. She was also the principal of the Oakland Youth Orchestra for four years. At UC Berkeley, she plays at the University of California Berkeley’s Symphony Orchestra and has been involved in the University’s Chamber Ensemble as well as its Baroque Ensemble. She also helps manage on-campus and off-campus events for Celli@Berkeley, the university’s only all-cello ensemble as well as performing in solo and quartet pieces for the university's noon concerts.
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Zoe Lee
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Zoe Lee, a musical artist aiming to connect people together through music as an artist and educator. She began her musical journey learning piano at the age of 4 and has studied all kinds of classical music from the piano repertoires. As a cellist, she was awarded prizes in numerous competitions of solo performance and chamber music in Taiwan. In 2018, Zoe served as the principal cellist in the Zhong Zheng Symphony Orchestra. As an enthusiastic chamber musician, Zoe has appeared in many music festivals throughout the world, and has had the privilege of taking lessons and masterclasses with Lynn Harrell, Wen-Sinn Yang, Yovan Markovitch, Yehuda Hanani, Johannes Moser, Astrid Schween, and the Formosa Quartet, among others.
As a cello and piano teacher, Zoe focuses on the uniqueness of students of all ages. What she values the most is to physically develop the technical foundation and mentally grow the healthy mindset for the musical journey. Her teaching method is assembled from what she learned from all the masters and is customized for each individual's distinctive characters. Her mission is to provide a positive and inspiring musical environment for students to stimulate the beautiful sound deep inside their hearts and encourage them to share this with people. With the Vincent Constantino Scholarship for Cello, she is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree with Professor Jean-Michel Fonteneau at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, yoga, literature and photography. |