Introducing Luping "Robyn" Xu

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Boston-based pianist and harpsichordist Luping “Robyn” Xu brings a rich palette of repertoire, spanning early works to contemporary compositions. Driven by curiosity about the roots of keyboard music, she bridges past and present by championing lesser-known works of underrepresented composers across diverse national styles.

 

Her artistry has been heard internationally in China, Vienna, Italy, and the U.S., as both a soloist and collaborator. Highlights include a solo performance of Chopin’s complete 24 Preludes, soloist appearances at South Shore Conservatory Pianofest and NEMPAC’s Performathon and Spring Cabaret Concert, and collaborations with Handel and Haydn Society, Boston City Singers, Berklee’s Professional Education Division, and the Packard Humanities Institute.

 

She has premiered new works, including Delvyn Case’s The Binding of Isaac (broadcast internationally from London’s St. Martin-in-the-Fields) and the opera album Violetta by Quinn Gutmann and Leo Balkovetz. As a harpsichordist, she has performed extensively across New England, with appearances at the Boston Early Music Festival.

 

Robyn is also active in interdisciplinary collaborations, including live improvised piano with artist Karl Stephan’s Natural Magick and Persistence of Light exhibitions. She currently serves as Music Director at Christ United in Dracut, MA, and teaches at South Shore Conservatory and North End Music & Performing Arts Center.

 

She earned her MM and Graduate Performance Diploma in Piano Performance from Longy School of Music, where she studied with Donald Berman, and is pursuing a Graduate Performance Diploma in Historical Performance (Harpsichord) with Dr. John McKean.