Chinese born pianist Yun Wei has appeared in notable halls around the world, including Alice Tully Hall and Paul Hall in Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, The Green Space in WQXR and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall in New York, and Shanghai Oriental Hall in Shanghai, and the Great Hall and the Town Hall in Leeds, United Kingdom. Born in Hunan, China, Yun Wei received her bachelor’s degree (2014), master’s degree (2016) and the prestigious Artist Diploma program(2018) from The Juilliard School under the guidance of Robert McDonald. Yun Wei is currently a faculty member of the piano department at the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music.
Having made her professional orchestral debut at age of 16 with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra as winner of the Piano Texas concerto competition, Miss Wei has gone on to garner additional honors and awards. Her many awards include winner of New York’s Ensemble 212 Young Artist Competition and the Kosciuszko Chopin Competition, laureate of the 2015 Leeds International Piano Competition, where she worked with Conductor Sir Mark Elder and the Halle Orchestra, and winner, the 2014/2015 The Juilliard School Bachauer Piano Competition.
Miss Wei has given interviews and performances for public media including the BBC radio 3, WQXR radio, Houston Public Radio and China’s Hubei classical radio station. She was also invited to give masterclasses and performances by West Virginia University, Kansas University, Houston University, Rockefeller University and Tianjin Juilliard School.