Zhihao Wu

Biography supplied for the 2024 competition.

Cellist Zhihao Wu began his studies at age four and made his concerto debut at the age of
nine with the Shanghai Youth Symphony Orchestra performing Haydn's Cello Concerto in C
Major. He went to elementary and middle music schools affiliated with Shanghai
Conservatory of Music and got his Bachelor degree as a student of Julie Albers and Hans
Jorgen Jensen at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in USA.
Continued studied with professor Jensen for two more years and got his Master of Music
degree at Northwestern University. Currently, he is studying for his doctoral degree in the
studio of Colin Carr at Stony Brook University in New York, at the same time studying
chamber music with the Emerson Quartet in ESQI program. Wu has been guided by several
distinguished cellists including cello lessons at festivals with Laurence Lesser, Timothy
Eddy, Desmond Hoebig and Andres Diaz. Performed in master classes for Lynn Harrell,
Frans Helmerson, Jian Wang, Paul Katz and Tamas Varga. At the Meadowmount School of
Music Mr. Wu was Hans Jorgen Jensen's teaching assistant for 3 years.
Zhihao has been a top prize winner in a number of competitions including:
2023 The 29 thLeos Janacek international competition, 1st prize
2018 Washington international string competition, in USA 3rd price.
Music Teacher's National Association National Music Competition 2 nd prize.
2020 Thaviu string Competition 1st prize.
2022 Winner of the concerto competition of Stony Brook University
2017 concerto competition at McDuffie center for strings in USA 1st prize. 2016 USA