Year of birth: 2005
Place of birth: Shanghai
Educated in: Shanghai
Place of residence: Shanghai
(Plays in Shanghai)

Finalist of the 65th Ferruccio Busoni
International Piano Competition

November 2024 Preselections

Watch Yifan Wu performance.

Program

F. Liszt - Études d'exécution transcendante S. 139: No. 11 "Harmonies du soir" G. Ligeti - Études pour piano: 4. Fanfare F. Mendelssohn - Fugue in e minor MWV U66 G. Kurtág - Játékok, Book 1: Prelude and Waltz in C  


Biography

Born in a non-musical family, Yifan Wu began his professional study of piano at the age of 14. Enrolled by the Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 2019, he is currently a student of Professor Yunlin Yang. In 2023, he got the fifth prize in the final round and the best cooperation prize of Mozart piano concerto in China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition. Also, he entered the tenth Scottish International Piano Competition and became one of the three Chinese semifinalists. His past winning record includes the 1st prize and the classical sonata prize in 2023 5th Singapore International Piano Competition. Yifan has performed recitals in several cities abroad and concertos with some of the first-rank orchestras in China.

 

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