Pei – En Wu – Piano from The Royal Academy of Music
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 18 in E flat, Op. 31, No. 3, ‘The Hunt’ – First Movement: Allegro
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14
I. Allegro brillante
II. Scherzo. Molto commodo
III. Quasi variazioni. Andantino de Clara Wieck
IV. Prestissimo possibile
Biography
Taiwanese pianist Pei-En Wu started her musical journey at the age of four, and has recently obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from the Royal Academy of Music with First Class Honours and the Exam Board Prize for the highest final recital mark. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree with Prof. Ian Fountain, with
scholarships from the Academy and Help Musicians Award.
Pei-En was awarded Third Prize at the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Senior Intercollegiate Competition 2024, representing the Academy after winning the annual Beethoven Piano Prize. She also received the Academy’s ‘Best Original Cadenza’ Prize 2024 for Mozart Concerti and Second place in the Musicians’ Company Harriet Cohen Bach Prize 2023. In 2020, she won Third Prize at the National Student Competition of Music, the most prestigious music competition in Taiwan, followed by her public recital
debut later the year.
Despite being born in Taiwan, Pei-En grew up in Shanghai, and had studied with Natalia Filippova, professor at the Middle School of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, for seven years. She has also performed in major concert venues across the city, including the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, Oriental Arts Center, and
Bechstein Center.
Over the years, Pei-En has gained inspiration from masterclasses and lessons with renowned musicians such as Dame Imogen Cooper, Christopher Elton, Boris Berman, Adrian Brendel, Pascal Rogé, Yevgeny Sudbin, and Steven Osborne. As an active chamber musician, she performs regularly with her Gokotta Clarinet Trio (est. 2022) across venues in London, and was also a finalist in the RAM Strings and Piano Duo Prize 2025.
She has been invited to perform in the Academy’s Summer Piano Festival in all years of her studies.