Born in China, Di Wu made her professional debut with the Beijing Philharmonic at the age of 14. Ms. Wu moved to New York City in 1999, completed her undergraduate work at the Curtis Institute of Music, a Master’s Degree from The Julliard School. She is now in the second year of the Julliard Artist Diploma in Performance program and received the 2009 Julliard William Petschek Piano Recital Award.
Di was singled out as one of the “up and coming talents” of classical music by Musical America. She has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra at Kennedy Center and numerous other orchestras around the country.
Di Wu’s performance here includes a hand selected program of solo piano and concerto favorites featuring the UW-Parkside Symphony Orchestra. The concert concludes with a stirring rendition of the audience favorite, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
