Eugene Lai 賴宥峻

Eugene Lai, a clarinetist-composer from Taipei, Taiwan, is active in performance, composition, and academic research. Proficient in the entire clarinet family, he performs as a guest musician with orchestras and ensembles across Asia and Europe, including the Taipei Symphony Orchestra and Guiyang Symphony Orchestra. His work also extends to theater productions, film scores, and projects incorporating world music.

He has presented his work at events such as the European Clarinet Congress and the Sound of Music Festival in the Netherlands. In 2024, he was selected for the OneBeat residency in Taiwan as an artist and educator. In addition to performing as a soloist, he is a member of Quintette les jeux d’anches, dedicated to expanding the reed quintet repertoire.

Eugene graduated from Prins Claus Conservatorium Groningen, where he studied bass clarinet with Fie Schouten, specializing in low clarinets (basset horn and bass clarinet) and contemporary music. During his studies in Taiwan with Chih-Ning Kao, Eugenia Jin, Pei-Yun Lin, and Ji-Hsi Chang, he won multiple first prizes in the National Student Music Competition for clarinet solo and wind quintet, as well as the Hsing-Tian-Kong Award. His professional development includes individual lessons with Harry Sparnaay, Norbert Kaiser, Joan Enric Lluna, Sylvie Hue, Hans Colbers, Didier Delettre, Lei Fan, Sauro Berti, Florent Héau, Bernhard Röthlisberger, Yehuda Gilad, Francisco José Fernández Vicedo, Mate Bekavac, Céleste Zewald, Joost van Rheeden, Davide Lattuada, Arno Piters, Kilian Herold, Olivier Patey, Lorenzo Iosco, and Ausiàs Garrigós Morant.

Alongside his performance and creative work, Eugene is dedicated to mentoring young musicians and has guided several promising students.