Ruby Wu

RUBY WU

Country: Hong Kong, China
Birth Date: August 24, 2006
Teacher: Rizzo Chung
School: Shatin College, Hong Kong, China
Concerto: Chopin Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 (I. Maestoso)

Wu, Hiu Wah Ruby, age 15, she is the scholarship recipient of Robert Black Trust Fund and was selected as the Young Scholar of Lang Lang International Music Foundation 2020-2021, now is studying in GMC Academy Young Pianist Program with principal Ms. Rizzo Chung.

She won several prizes in piano competitions locally and internationally, including Silver Prize of the Elementary Category in The Chopin International Piano Competition in Asia held in Japan 2017 and the First Prize as well as the Grand Prize of the Steinway & Sons International Youth Piano Competition 2017. In 2017 September, Ruby was selected to participate in the Second Zhuhai Mozart International Music Competition, and successfully advanced into the semi-final round. Ruby was also awarded the Encouragement Prize of the Fourth Hanoi International Piano Competition in 2018.

In addition, she won numerous First prizes at Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, including the Junior Exhibitioner Award 2019 where she was invited to perform in the Winners Concert, held in Shatin Town Hall Auditorium. In April 2018, she was invited by IMC Music Company Japan to give her Concerto Debut concert in Tokyo Kyurian Hall with Filharmonia Śląska im Henryka Mikołaja Góreckiego Polish, conducted by Mirosław Blaszczyk, and performed Mozart Concerto No.12 in A major, KV 414. Ruby was always invited to perform and broadcast in RTHK 4 in Hong Kong to share her passion of music with audiences.