Described as “brilliant” by the Pittsburgh Tribune, Wei-Han Wu is active as a soloist, chamber musician, conductor, and vocal coach. He has performed in venues such as the Chicago Cultural Center, the Kennedy Center, and Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall. He has been a featured performer at the Tanglewood, Aspen, Castleton, Lake George, and Walla Walla Chamber Music Festivals.
Wei-Han is currently pianist for the [Switch~ Ensemble] as well as Duo Axis. As an accomplished vocal coach, he has worked with artists such as Susanne Mentzer, Vinson Cole, and Nancy Gustafson. He is currently on faculty at Peabody Conservatory, and served on the faculty for WNO’s Opera Institute. A sought-after freelancer in the D.C. area, Wei-Han is the pianist for The Washington Chorus, the Washington Bach Consort, and he collaborates frequently with members of the NSO, WNO, and the premiere military bands.
A member of Pi Kappa Lambda, he is the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Juilliard School, the Felicia Montealegre Fellowship from the Tanglewood Music Center, and the Collaborative Piano Fellowship from Bard College. Wu holds degrees from Northwestern University, the University of Michigan, and the Eastman School of Music, where he received doctoral degrees in both piano performance and collaborative piano.