About Zihan Wu

Zihan Wu (b.2001) is a Chinese composer and pianist, currently based in Cologne, Germany, studying Konzertexamen in composition at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln in Miroslav Srnka's class. Her music is often praised for its sophisticated and imaginative crafting of personal soundscapes. Her works have been featured at festivals such as the ECLAT Festival (Stuttgart), Rondò Season (Milan), and CEME Festival (Tel Aviv). She has also been selected as a composition fellow in the Ink Still Wet Composer-Conductor Workshop at the Grafenegg Festival,  DeGaetano Composition Institute, Aspen Music Festival, and others.

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She has collaborated with renowned orchestras and ensembles such as Orchestra of St. Luke's, Tonkünstler Orchestra, Meitar Ensemble, Divertimento Ensemble, JACK Quartet, Fabrik Quartet, Ensemble Court-Circuit, Impronta Ensemble, Yale Philharmonia, Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, Ossia New Music Ensemble, and among others with performances across North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Her works have received several awards, including First Prize in the Matan Givol International Composers Competition, First Prize in the MusicOn Composition Competition, Winner of the Biennale “Annamaria Strano” Call for Scores, First Prize in the MaestrosVision International Composition Competition, First Prize in the Beijing International Composition Workshop. She is also award recipients of the Impronta Ensemble Composition Competition, Yale Ezra Laderman Prize, Eastman Student Composition Award, Eastman Bernard Rogers Memorial Prize, Louis Lane Prize, among others.

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She holds Master of Music in composition from Yale School of Music, Bachelor of Music in both composition and piano performance from Eastman School of Music, and Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

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