Ryan Lu is a Junior at Trinity School. He started playing the piano at age 5 and currently studies with Victoria Mushkatkol. He is a Young Scholar of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation and has been selected as a finalist of NPR's From the Top.

Ryan has received many top prizes in numerous competitions. His most recent accomplishments include being admitted to Morningside Music Bridge, winner of National YoungArts award for Classical Music (piano), National Chopin Foundation Scholarship Recipient, National Finalist of the MTNA Junior Piano Performance Competition after winning First prize in the Eastern Division (2021-2022 and 2023-2024); three-time MTNA New Jersey State winner (2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2023-2024), semifinalist of 11th Bosendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Piano Competition, admitted to Ettlingen International Piano competition, First place winner of the David D. Dubois Piano Competition (2024), First Place of J.Y. Park Foundation Piano Competition (2024), First place winner of Thomas Hulbert International Piano competition (2024), First place winner of Spotlight International Piano Competition (2024), First place winner in NJMTA Young Musicians Competition for eight consecutive years (2017-2024); Grand Prix of XIII Chopin International Piano Competition Hartford, CT; First place of 2020 Tristate Steinway Piano Competition, 2019 Steinway Junior Competition, Gold prize winner in the 2020 VIVO International Music Competition, and the Second prize in the 2021 Chicago International Music Competition (professional category). Ryan is also a two-time Frost Chopin Academy Scholarship recipient (2023 and 2024) and has been part of the NYYS Chamber Music Program for two years.

In addition, Ryan enjoys eating, reading, and playing sports.