Artist Bio

Wu Qian, piano

Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award winner, pianist Wu Qian has appeared as a recitalist in venues such as Wigmore Hall in the UK, City Hall in Hong Kong, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. As a soloist, she has appeared with the Konzerthaus Orchester in Berlin, Brussels Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, I Virtuosi Italiani, European Union Chamber Orchestra, and Munich Symphoniker. A founding member of the Sitkovetsky Piano Trio, she has released numerous critically acclaimed and prizewinning recordings on the BIS and Wigmore Live labels. Wu Qian is an alum of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program, Artistic Director of Surrey Hills International Music Festival, and Professor of Chamber Music at Southern Methodist University.

2024–2025 Music@Menlo Appearances