Lan Shui joined the Singapore Symphony Orchestra as Music Director in 1997
Under his direction, the Orchestra started recording under the international label BIS, and he has led the Orchestra on several successful tours. Lan Shui is also the Principal Guest Conductor of the Aalborg Symphony in Denmark.
Lan Shui has conducted many orchestras including the Baltimore Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, Malmö Symphony, Munich Chamber Orchestra and Tampere Philharmonic. He has performed at festivals including Tanglewood, Aspen, Bravo! Vail Valley, Round Top, Eastern Music, National Orchestra Institute and Casals Festivals.
Born in China, Lan Shui made his professional conducting debut with the Central Philharmonic Orchestra in Beijing in 1986 and was later appointed Conductor of the Beijing Symphony. In 1990 he conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Summer Festival, where he came to the attention of David Zinman who invited him to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra as Conducting Affiliate in 1992. From 1994 to 1997, he was Associate Conductor to Neeme Jarvi at the Detroit Symphony. In the same period he assisted Kurt Masur at the New York Philharmonic and conducted the Cleveland Orchestra in Paris as part of Boulez’s young conductor’s project.
Lan Shui currently records on the BIS label. Recordings with the Malmö Symphony include the music of Arnold, Hindemith and Fernström. Lan Shui is the recipient of several international awards, amongst them awards from the Beijing Arts Festival, New York Tcherepnin Society, 37th Besançon Conductors Competition in France and Boston University Distinguished Alumni Award.