Lucy Luan is a Guzheng (the Chinese 21 stringed zither) player, an improviser, and a traditional Chinese poetry music explorer. She holds a master’s degree in Music Education from Arizona State University in the United States of America.
Since 4 years old, her life and this traditional Chinese instrument have been intertwined. After she graduated Bachelor’s degree in Musicology she decided to pursue her music dream abroad, since then she discovered her passion for improvising and has been collaborating with musicians from all kinds of different genres for decades. The range of her collaborators are from Denmark Jazz singers such as Katherine Leagar, Katrine Madison to mantra singer and songwriter Xu Qingyuan from Taiwan; from jazz trios like Nicolaj Hess and his band (Danmark) to soloists like the renowned hand pan Liron Man (Israel) and Daniel Waples (the UK). She also has done live improvs for live shows such as the Norwegian comic writer Fredrick’s live movie with Stephan Meidell(Norway). She has also been interviewed by CGTN, CRI nationally and globally wise.