Yinzhen Lyu (b. 2006, Zhejiang, China) is a composer, pipa virtuoso, ethnomusicologist, and poet whose work articulates a distinctive synthesis between traditional Chinese aesthetics and contemporary sonic innovation. Beginning her musical training at the age of four, she studied pipa and guzheng before receiving rigorous pre-professional training at the Zhejiang Arts School with Associate Professor Zhao Jin. Her early achievements include top prizes at the Brandenburg International Music Competition, the World Chinese Youth Art Festival, and the Dunhuang Prize Chinese Pipa Art Elite Performance Award.

In 2023, Lyu entered the Composition Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where she studies Chinese Music Composition under Professor Su Xiao. In addition to her principal studies, she pursues a second major in Recording Arts, expanding her technical literacy in sound production and auditory perception. She is currently undertaking a two-semester exchange at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg (2025–2026), focusing on electronic and algorithmic composition with Professor Alexander Grebtschenko. Her recent work integrates Max/MSP, SuperCollider, and live electronics into a hybrid compositional language informed by traditional Chinese musical thought.

Lyu’s compositional output spans solo, chamber, and electroacoustic genres, often reimagining Chinese instruments within experimental contexts. Representative works such as Nan·Yi (pipa quartet), Sound from the Wind (mixed chamber ensemble), Mogan New Summer (liuqin solo), and Single (violin solo) have been selected for international festivals and competitions across Asia and Europe. Her music has been performed at venues including the Xinghai Concert Hall, Tokyo College of Music, and various international new-music festivals.

A committed advocate for contemporary music, Lyu co-founded the Dmew Music Lab in 2022, organizing concerts, lectures, and workshops for emerging composers. In 2024, she founded Ensemble Dmew, a chamber collective dedicated to new music, and released XI, an acclaimed album featuring contemporary works for pipa. She has published analytical essays on contemporary Chinese music and lectured on pipa composition techniques at institutions such as the Tokyo College of Music. Her current research explores the modernization of Chinese instruments and the convergence of traditional musical languages with global contemporary practices.

Fluent in Chinese, English, and German, Lyu approaches music as a medium for cultural dialogue, poetic expression, and technological experimentation. Her artistic mission is to expand the sonic possibilities of Chinese music while honoring its cultural lineage.