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Wuyu Chong

Xi’an Conservatory of Music Piano Faculty


Changjiang Piano Artist


International Young Pianist

Yuchong Wu is an internationally renowned young pianist, recognized as one of the most sought-after rising stars in the world of classical music today. In 2019, he was named a Changjiang Piano Artist, and in June of the same year, he became the first pianist to perform on a Chinese piano at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, marking a historic moment.

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Legendary pianist Murray Perahia has praised Wu’s playing as possessing “a unique and extraordinary sense of Romanticism, poetry, and exquisitely refined touch.”

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Wu began piano studies with Professor Zhuangzhuang Li, Chair of the Piano Department at Xi’an Conservatory of Music. He was awarded a full scholarship to attend and graduate from The Juilliard School, where he studied with world-renowned pianists Matti Raekallio and Robert McDonald, who also serves as Chair of the Piano Department at the Curtis Institute of Music. In 2019, he was awarded another full scholarship to pursue his Master’s degree and Artist Diploma at the Royal Academy of Music in London, studying under the distinguished pianist and pedagogue Christopher Elton, graduating in 2022.

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Competition Prizes

Wu is a prizewinner at numerous prestigious piano competitions, including:

  • Kawai National Youth Piano Competition

  • Kulangsu National Professional Piano Competition

  • CCTV National Piano and Violin Competition

  • Tchaikovsky International Youth Piano Competition

  • Beethoven International Music Festival Concerto Competition

  • YCA (Young Concert Artists) International Auditions

  • Sendai International Piano Competition

  • Bösendorfer International Piano Competition

  • Leeds International Piano Competition

  • Hilton Head International Piano Competition

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 Concert Venues

Wu has performed across China and around the world. His concert venues include:

  • Louvre Auditorium (Paris)

  • Carnegie Hall (New York)

  • Merkin Concert Hall (New York)

  • PepsiCo Recital Hall (Texas)

  • Ed Landreth Symphony Hall (Texas)

  • National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing)

  • Shanghai Conservatory Opera House

  • Xinghai Concert Hall (Guangzhou)

  • Fujian Grand Theatre

  • Jiangsu Grand Theatre

  • Yunnan Provincial Grand Theatre

  • Xiamen Jiageng Theatre

  • Gulangyu Concert Hall

  • Qintai Concert Hall (Wuhan)

  • Chime Bell Concert Hall (Wuhan)

  • Xi’an Concert Hall

  • Tchaikovsky Concert Hall (Moscow)

  • Gyeonggi Arts Center (Suwon)

  • Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall

  • Sendai City Cultural Center

He has also been featured at internationally acclaimed festivals such as the “Four Seasons” International Chamber Music Festival, Verbier Festival, and WQXR’s live broadcast series “The Beethoven 32 Sonatas Project.”

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Orchestral Collaborations

Wu has performed concertos with prominent orchestras including:

  • China National Symphony Orchestra

  • Xi’an Conservatory Symphony Orchestra

  • Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Xi’an Symphony Orchestra

  • Shaanxi Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Sichuan Conservatory Symphony Orchestra

  • Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra (South Korea)

  • Russian State Symphony Orchestra

  • Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

  • Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Phoenix Symphony Orchestra

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