Xuanxiang Wu

Year of birth: 2007
Place of birth: Changzhou
Educated in: New York
Place of residence: New York
(Plays in New York)

Finalist of the 64^rd Ferruccio Busoni
International Piano Competition

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November 2024 Preselections

Program

A. Skrjabin - Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 19 "Sonata-Fantasia" F. Liszt - Étude d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: no. 5 "Feux follets" S. Prokof'ev - Étude op. 2, no. 1

Biography

Born in China in 2007, Xuanxiang Wu was 9 years old when he was admitted to the Music Middle School Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. There he studied with Prof. Ting Zhong. Since September 2021, he has been studying with Dr. Ernest Barretta at the Juilliard Pre-College. He also receives guidance from Prof. Mikhail Voskresensky. He will begin his Bachelor of Music studies at The Juilliard School in September 2025 with Prof. Yoheved Kaplinsky. He has performed in Carnegie Hall, St. Petersburg State Capella Concert Hall, Van Cliburn Concert Hall and other prestigious venues. His many honours include the First Prize and Audience Prize in the New York Liszt International Piano Competition, First Prize and Classical Prize in the Canada International Piano Competition.

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