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Events

2026

5-12 March 2026. Académie Diotima 2026  (FR)

(WP) New Work for String Quartet

Metz

2025

29 November 2025. The International Eduardas Balsys Composers Competition - Final Concert (LT)

(WP) - Lurk for String Orchestra

Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra. Robertas Šervenikas, Conductor. Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. Vilnius

3rd Prize Winner

15 November 2025. Progetto Rogetto Istituzionale Del Conservatorio Niccolò Piccinni di Bari (IT)

(IP) - Three Songs Based on Japanese Haiku for Soprano and Orchestra

Concerto sinfonico a cura della classe di Direzione d’orchestra. Tommaso Reo, Conductor

Soprano: Joscelyne Kalinda - Haiku 1. Antonella Baldandoni – Haiku 2. Serena Grieco - Haiku 3

Winner: 1st Call For Scores Biennale "Anna Maria Stano"

Auditorium Nino Rota. Bari

14 November 2025. Progetto Rogetto Istituzionale Del Conservatorio Niccolò Piccinni di Bari (IT)

(IP) Memoir of Bamboo Sea for Flute and Marimba

Sonia Colaianni, Flute. Clara Plantamira, Marimba

(IP) Rhapsody of Hmong for Piano Solo

Zihan Wu, Piano

Talk with Composer Carmen Fizzarotti on the topic of Women Composers & Introduction of Three Songs Based on Japanese Haiku

Auditorium Nino Rota. Bari

2 November 2025. Hannah Rice X Ptima Voce Emerging Artist (USA)

Serenade for Sashekia Dramatic Cycle for Soprano and Piano

Hannah Rice, Soprano. Lisa Sylvester, Piano

Barrett Hall, Pasadena Conservatory of Music

26 October 2025. MusicOn Festival. Mayflower Art Center NYC (USA)

Memoir of Bamboo Sea for Flute and Marimba

Eva Ding, Flute. Makana Medeiros, Marimba

First Prize Winner: 3rd MusicOn Composition Competition'

24 August 2025. Grafenegg Festival "Ink Still Wet" Composer/Conductor Workshop Final Concert (AT)

(WP) Lycoris Reflection for Orchestra

Tonküstler Orchestra. Zihan Wu, Conductor

14-25 August 2025.  Grafenegg Festival "Ink Still Wet" Composer/Conductor Workshop (AT)

29 July 2025. DeGaetano Composition Institute Final Concert (USA)

(WP) Chamber Concerto for Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra of St.Luke's. Brad Lubman, Conductor

DiMenna Center, NYC

25-29 July 2025. DeGaetano Composition Institute (USA)

NYC Residency. Composition Fellow

2 May 2025. Chad Beebe Master of Musical Arts Degree Recital (USA)

A Search for Tessitura for Vibraphone and Marimba

Matt Boyle, Vibraphone. Chad Beebe, Marimba

Orchestral Rehearsal Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven

25 April 2025. New Music New Haven (USA)

(WP) Two Sisters for Film, Fix-media, and Improvised Objects

Interdisciplinary Work. Co-composition with Lily Koslow & Luke Haaksma

20 April 2025. Sam Carullo Doctor of Music Degree Recital (USA)

Memoir of Bamboo Sea for Flute and Marimba

Elizabeth Stern, Flute. Sam Carullo, Marimba

Peabody School of Music, Baltimore

11 April 2025. Ria Honda Master of Musical Arts Degree Recital (USA)

(WP) Echoes of Blank Verse for Violin Solo

Ria Honda, Violin

Morse Recital Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven

6 March 2025. New Music New Haven (USA)

(WP) A Search for Tessitura for Vibraphone and Marimba

Matt Boyle, Vibraphone. Chad Beebe, Marimba

Morse Recital Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven

8 February 2025. Eclat Festival Neue Musik Stuttgart (DE)

(GP) die kleine Knochen for String Quartet and Live Electronic

Fabrik Quartet

Stuttgart Theaterhaus

2024

28 December 2024. CEME Festival Closing Concert(ISR)

(ISR P) After Infinity for Chamber Ensemble

Meitar Ensemble. Pierre-André Valade, conductor

Tel Aviv

12 December 2024. New Music New Haven for Orchestra (USA)

(WP) Through the Boundless Lycoris, I see my Voyage for Orchestra

Yale Philharmonia. Stefano Boccacci, Conductor

Woosley Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven

11 December 2024. Yale Song Lab Final Concert (USA)

(WP) Sandymount Ruminations for Soprano, Bass-Baritone, and Piano

Three Mini-Scene Adapted from James Joyce's Ulysses Chapter 13

Eva Martinez, Soprano. Matthew Dexter, Bass-Baritone. Lyndon Ji, Piano

9 November 2024. Hannah Rice Master of Music Degree Recital (USA)

Serenade for Sashekia Dramatic Cycle for Soprano and Piano

Hannah Rice, Soprano. Cathy Yang, Piano

University of Southern California

10 October 2024. New Music New Haven (USA)

Serenade for Sashekia Dramatic Cycle for Soprano and Piano

Yiran Zhao, Soprano. Zihan Wu, Piano

Morse Recital Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven

10 August 2024. Aspen Opera Encounter (USA)

(WP) Serenade for Sashekia for Chamber Ensemble

Sashieka, Soprano; Zihan Wu, Piano

Wheeler Opera House, Aspen

7 August 2024. Aspen Music Festival (USA)

(WP) After Infinity for Chamber Ensemble

Aspen Contemporary Ensemble. Timothy Weiss, Conductor

1 July 2024. Budapest Music Center (HU)

(HU P) The Scapes of Realm for String Quartet

Ensemble Impronta. Roman Quartet

19 June - 18 August 2024. Aspen Music Festival (USA)

Aspen Residency. Composition Fellow. Susan and Ford Schumann Center for Composition

14 June 2024. Barcelona International Composition Course Final Concert (SP)

(WP) die kleine Knochen for String Quartet and Live Electronics

Fabrik Quartet

28 April 2024 Rondò Season by Divertimento Ensemble (IT)

Singularity -- Infinity II for 7 Performers

Divertimento Ensemble. Sandro Gorli, Conductor

18 April 2024. New Music New Haven (USA)

Oiseau Mécanique for Sinfonietta

YSM Students. Stefano Boccacci, Conductor

Morse Recital Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven

7 March 2024. Piano Performance. New Music New Haven (USA)

David Sanford - Chamber Concerto No.3

Morse Recital Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven

14 February 2024. Musica Nova Concert (USA)

(WP) Oiseau Mécanique for Sinfonietta

Musica Nova Ensemble. Luke Poeppel, Conductor

Kodak Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

24 January 2024. Horowitz Piano Series (USA)

Rhapsody of Hmong

Melvin Chen, Piano

Morse Recital Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven

7 March 2024. Piano Performance. Schoenberg 150 (AT)

Alban Berg op.5 & Anton Webern op.7

Schoenberg Center. Vienna

2023

23 December 2023 - 1 January 2024. CEME Composition Masterclass (Online) 

(WP) My Spring Lament for Soprano Solo

Keren Motseri, Soprano

Tel Aviv

2 November 2023. New Music New Haven (USA)

(WP) SoUL G for Viola Solo

Julian Seney, Viola

Morse Recital Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven

2 November 2023. Conducting. Music New Haven (USA)

Natacha Diels - The Bridge Has No Train Tracks

Morse Recital Hall, Yale School of Music, New Haven

26 August - 2 September 2023 International Workshop for Young Composers (IT)

(WP) Singularity -- Infinity II for 7 Performers

Divertimento Ensemble. Sandro Gorli, Conductor

10 April 2023. Piano Performance. Zihan Wu Piano Bachelor Degree Recital (USA)

Featured works by Schubert, Berg, Franck & Wu 

Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

10 April 2023. Jiaqi Yu Master of Music Degree Recital (USA)

Between the Mirror and the Moon for Violin Solo

Hatch Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

1 March 2023. Composers' Concert (USA)

(WP) Between the Mirror and the Moon for Violin Solo

Hatch Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

2022

9 December 2022. Ossia New Music Concert(USA)

(WP) Voice Burst Out from the Crevice for Brass Quintet and Percussion

Ossia New Music Ensemble. Luke Poeppel, Conductor

Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

28 October 2022. Musica Nova Concert (USA)

(WP-Partially) Seven Scenes After the World Falls into Darkness After Byron for 11 Performers 

Musica Nova Ensemble. Georgia Mills & Luke Poeppel, Co-Conductor

Kodak Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

21 October 2022. ESSO Concert (USA)

(WP) Three Songs Based on Japanese Haiku for Soprano and Orchestra

Eastman Student Symphonic Orchestra. Katriana Kirby-Kopczynski, Soprano. Nicholas Sharma, Conductor

Kodak Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

13-27 August 2022. Piano Performance. Gijon International Piano Festival (SP)

25 June - 6 August 2022. Bowdoin Music Festival (USA)

(WP) Movement, Blue, and  Grey for Violin and Percussion

Bowdoin Fellow Student

​Brunswick, Maine

(WP) A Day of Boat Workers by Yangzi River  Theatrical Work for Clarinet, Violin, and 2 Pianists (or 2 percussionist)

Bowdoin Fellow Student

​Brunswick, Maine

3 - 19 June 2022. New Music On the Points (USA)

(WP) The Scapes of Realm for String Quartet

Jack Quartet

Leicester, Vermont

8 - 9 April  2022. KU Asian Classical Music Initiative International Conference (USA)

Rhapsody of Hmong for Piano

Zihan Wu, Piano

​Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas

2018-2021

18 November 2021. Composers' Concert (USA)

(US P) Singularity -- Infinity I for Pierrot Ensemble with Percussion

ESM Students. Austin Chanu, Conductor

Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

13 October 2021. Composers' Concert (USA)

(WP) Rhapsody of Hmong for Piano

Zihan Wu, Piano

Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

15 July 2021. Composers' Concert KLK  New Music "BRUNO MADERNA" Competition Final Concert (UA)

(WP) Singularity -- Infinity I for Pierrot Ensemble with Percussion

Members of Lviv Philharmonic. Ferdinando Nazzaro, Conductor

Lviv Philharmonia, Lviv

1 April 2021. Composers' Concert (USA)

(WP) Five Pieces for Piano

I-Hsiang Chiao, Piano

Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

12 November 2020. Composers' Concert (USA)

(US P) Giocoso for Xylophone and Piano

Rachel Richards, Xylophone. Xiqiao Zhang, Piano

Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester

July 2019. Beijing International Composition Workshop (CN)

(WP) 拙音 Full-Throated Voice for Mixed Ensemble

Ensemble Court-Circuit. Guillaume Bourgogne, conductor 

Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing

December 2018. "Yinzhong Cup" Composition Competition Final Concert(CN)

(WP) 寻律 A Search for Rhythm for 2 Percussionists

(WP) Giocoso for Xylophone and Piano

Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai

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