Natasha Wu, 25 (United States)
Artist
REPERTOIRE
Semifinals — Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in B major, Op. 9, No. 3
Étude in c-sharp minor, Op. 10, No. 4
Étude in g-sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 6
Sonata No. 3 in b minor, Op. 58
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Scherzo (Molto vivace)
III. Largo
IV. Finale (Presto non tanto)
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Finals — Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 2 in f minor, Op. 21
I. Maestoso
II. Larghetto
III. Allegro vivace
Natasha Wu began studying piano at age six under the guidance of her mother, Joyce. She is a scholarship recipient of the 2021 Chi-Mei Arts Award and of the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Treasury of Young Musicians (2018–2021 and 2024–2025). She won First Prize at the 2010 Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition, Second Prize at the 2011 Lee University International Festival and Piano Competition, the Perfect Performance Award of Dumka at the 9th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, a top prize at the 2019 David D. Dubois Piano Festival and Competition, and Fourth Prize at the 2022 Lyon International Piano Competition.
Natasha has appeared with orchestras including the Berliner Symphoniker under Lior Shambadal, the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, and the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. She has participated in festivals such as Morningside Music Bridge, the PYPA Piano Festival, the Frost Chopin Academy, and the PianoTexas International Festival and Academy, where she collaborated with maestro Miguel Harth-Bedoya and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
After graduating from Oberlin Conservatory, Natasha continued her studies with Dang Thai Son at the New England Conservatory.