呂培原先生，籍貫江蘇省吳縣，一九三三年（農曆八月初二日）出生於崑山。早年在上海隨琵琶名家蕭韻閣及夏寶琛先生學習古曲，移居香港以後，又隨吳宗漢先生學習古琴，他除了擅奏琵琶及古琴外，更精通多種絲竹樂器。一九七三年，呂先生定居美國後，仍致力發揚中國音樂，先後於布朗、雷奧拿、伯克萊之美國東方藝術院及世界音樂中心等著名學府任教，又經常在紐約、波士頓、水牛城、芝加歌、侯斯頓、三藩市、伯克萊、溫哥華及多倫多等美加城市作巡迴演出。
LUI Pui-yuen was born in 1933 in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. His ancestral home was in Wu County, Jiangsu Province. He was first trained in the ancient repertoire of pipa under XIAO Yun-ge and XIA Bao-chen in Shanghai. After resettling in Hong Kong, he studied the qin under WU Zong-han. He is known for his virtuosity not only in pipa and qin, but also in many other kinds of Chinese traditional instruments. In 1973, he settled in United States. Since then, he has been teaching in many music institutions there. He has also given highly acclaimed concerts in many cities in North America and Asia.