Shao-Chia LÜ
Conductor
Taiwan-born conductor Shao-Chia LÜ served as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra for 10 years (2010-2020), and became Artistic Consultant in August, 2020. He started his career in Europe as Principal Conductor of the Komische Oper Berlin (1995-1998), later as General Music Director of the Koblenz Theatre (1998-2001), the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie (1998-2004) and the Staatsoper Hannover (2001-2006). In May 2004, he was awarded the highest honor for cultural contribution of the German state of Rhineland, the Peter Cornelius Plakette, bestowed on him by the Minister of Culture.