Lu Yu-Hsiu is a musicologist and professor at National Taiwan Normal University. She earned a master's degree and PhD from the Institute of Musicology at University of Vienna. Her research covers the areas in Taiwan aboriginal music, music history of Chinese Pre-Qin Dynasty, and iconography of music.
She was previously a professor at Soochow University. Her monographs include History of Music in Taiwan (2003), Tao’s Moonlight Concert (2007), An Exploration of Musicology (2009) etc. Her media publications include The Melody in Light Shadows (documentary film, finalist in the “2003 Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival”), Music in Chinese Paintings (CD-ROM, 2003), Malan makabahay (CD, 2004, finalist in the 16th Golden Melody Awards - Traditional and Art Music), A Rolling Age. Falangaw Farming Songs (2 CDs, 2011, finalist in the 23th Golden Melody Awards - Best Traditional Interpretation Music) and Searching for Polyphony. Recollecting the Lost Old Songs of Taitung Amis (3 CDs, 2013, Best Album of Traditional Music in the 25th Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and Music). Editor of the “Part I: Aboriginal Music” of the Encyclopedia of Taiwan Music (2008).