Year of birth: 2008
Place of birth: Shanghai
Educated in: Shanghai
Place of residence: Shanghai
(Plays in Shanghai)
Finalist of the 65th Ferruccio Busoni
International Piano Competition
F. Liszt - Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: n. 5 "Feux Follets" G. Ligeti - Études pour piano: 13. L'Escalier du Diable F. Chopin - Barcarolle, op. 60
Yifan Wu started piano lessons when he was 4 and began to fall in love with the piano. At age 9, he was admitted to the Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where he has been awarded scholarships each academic year. He made his recital debut at Steinway Hall in his native Shanghai and his concerto debut with the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra, both in 2019. He is a top prize winner of many national and internatonal music competitions, including: Grand Prix, the Rachmaninoff International Youth Piano Competition (2023); Second Prize, the Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition (2023); BEST NEW ARTIST, the 6th International Professional BraVo Music Awards (2024).
Due to health reasons the candidates Shotaro Nishimura and Zixi Chen could not participate in the GPP 2022. They received the possibility to participate in this edition.
Candidates who withdrew from the competition:
Bily Robert
Deng Yubo
Durliat Gabriel
Guo Yungyung
Han Wenfang
Lee Shinyoung
Martinelli Riccardo
Park Chaeyoung
Thomazinho Lucas
Wang Jiapeng