Di Wu won her first competition at age six and debuted with the Beijing
Philharmonic at age fourteen. Since then, she has performed with the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, with the National Symphony Orchestra in
the Kennedy Center, with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in the New
Jersey Performing Arts Center, and twice with the New York Pops in
Carnegie Hall.
In addition to orchestral engagements, Ms. Wu made her solo debut in Weill
Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 2005 and has given recitals in the U.S.,
Canada and China. She has also toured extensively in Europe, performing at
festivals such as Mozart Gesellschaft Dortmund, Klavier Festival Ruhr,
Busoni International Piano Festival, and at venues such as Musée d'Orsay and
Musée de Grenoble.
Ms. Wu is a frequent prizewinner of piano competitions. She won the 2007
National Audition held by Astral, and is now represented by the Astral
Artistic Services. In addition, she won the first prize at the 2005 Hilton Head
International Piano Competition, and the 2000 Missouri Southern
International Piano Competition, where she was invited back for a worldwide
broadcast encore recital in 2001.
Highlights of the 07-08 season include recitals in California, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia,
Barbados, and Hong Kong, as well as orchestral engagements with Rockland
Symphony Orchestra, Bryan Symphony Orchestra and Terre Haute
Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Wu completed her undergraduate education at the Curtis Institute of
Music under the guidance of Gary Graffman, and recently obtained her
Master’s Degree at The Julliard School under the guidance of Dr. Yoheved
Kaplinsky. She is currently in the Artist Diploma program at The Juilliard
School under the guidance of Joseph Kalichstein and Robert McDonald.
