Overview
Biography
Wei LUO, piano
Born in Shenzhen, China, Wei Luo began piano lessons at age 5, and gave her debut recital in Hong Kong at age 6. Winner of numerous competitions in China, Wei Wei also claimed first prize in the 11th Chopin International Competition for Young Pianists in Poland and the 2nd Rachmaninov International Piano Competition for Young Pianists in Frankfurt, both in 2010. She made her orchestra debut with the Shanghai Philharmonic in 2010 with conductor Muhai Tang performing Prokofiev Concerto No. 3.
Recent recital appearances include Sonoma State University, Herbst Hall presented by San Francisco Performances, Festival Napa Valley and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, among others. Concerto performances include the Kansas City Symphony playing Prokofiev’s Concerto No. 3 and the Denver Philharmonic playing Mendelssohn’s Concerto in G minor. In August 2017 Wei Wei made her debut in Avery Fisher Hall at the Mostly Mozart Festival playing a pre-concert recital.
Exploring a depth of core repertoire, Wei Wei has already performed major concertos of Rachmaninoff, Beethoven and Prokofiev, and recital repertoire of Bach, Schumann, Mussorgsky, Chopin, Ravel and Haydn. She has participated in masterclasses with Leon Fleisher, Richard Goode, Seymour Lipkin, Abbey Simon and Nelita True.
In 2007 Wei Wei entered the Shenzhen Arts school, studying with Kang Yongze. She went on to study at the elementary and middle schools of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music with Tang Zhe. In 2012 Wei Wei was accepted to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music where she currently studies with Gary Graffman and Robert McDonald. She was honored to be the artist selected to perform in the Dean's Honors recital at Curtis in 2014. In 2018 Wei Wei was named a Gilmore Young Artist. She records exclusively for Decca Gold.
