Hui Wu

Hailed as a "national rising star" by the China Musical Weekly, 23-year-old pianist Hui Wu is praised by renowned music critic David Dubal as “a pianist of true distinction, meaning everything she plays has a form of originality and imagination—really, you must hear her!” Born in China, Ms. Wu has won numerous competitions including first prizes at the Kosciusko Chopin Competition in New York, the Murray Dranoff International Artists Two Pianos Competition in Miami and the 65th Steinway International Piano Competition in China. Among her other awards, Hui Wu is also a top-prize winner of the Ettlingen International Competition in Germany, the Corpus Christi International Competition, the National Youth Piano Competition of GulangYu International Piano Art Festival and the Golden Bell Piano Competition in China.

Hui is also an avid chamber musician, a dynamic composer, and a champion in new music. Most recently, Ms. Wu premiered Elliott Schwartz’s Concerto III with the New Juilliard Ensemble and received high praise. The New York Times reviewed her performance as “sparkling” and Harry Rolnick has described her as “incredible”. She has also appeared with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and the Xia'men Symphony Orchestra. She performs recitals frequently in New York and homeland China. Hui Wu currently studies with Matti Raekallio and Jerome Lowenthal at The Juilliard School.