George Xiaoyuan Fu
George Xiaoyuan Fu (Chinese: 付骁远) (born 1991) is a Chinese-American pianist and composer.
Education
Fu began piano studies with Carole Kriewaldt, Scott Beard, Faye Bonner, Carolyn Lamb Booth, and Susan Starr.[1] Fu attended Harvard University, earning a degree in economics. When he was 18 years old, he began studies with Meng-Chieh Liu; he then attended the Curtis Institute of Music, studying piano with Liu and Jonathan Biss[1] as well as composition with David Ludwig.[2] He later studied with Joanna MacGregor and Christopher Elton at the Royal Academy of Music,[1] where he was later conferred Associate Honours (ARAM).[3]
Career
Fu made his solo concerto debut with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center at the age of 17.[4] In 2007, Fu won Third Prize and Audience Prize at the Blüthner International Piano Competition.[5] In 2008, he won Second Prize at the Oberlin International Piano Competition. In 2009, he won First Prize at the Lee University International Piano Competition.[6] In 2016, he performed Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie as the piano soloist at the Tanglewood Music Festival with conductor Stefan Asbury, which garnered critical acclaim from the Boston Globe[7] and the Boston Music Intelligencer.[8] In 2019, he was selected as a winner of the Kirckman Concert Society, leading to a debut recital in London at Kings Place.[9] In 2024, he won the Newcomer Award in the BBC Music Magazine Awards for his debut album, Mirrors.[10]
Fu is a founding member of Trio Zimbalist, an acclaimed piano trio composed of distinguished alumni from the Curtis Institute of Music (violinist Josef Špaček and cellist Timotheos Gavriillidis-Petrin[11]).
Personal
Fu was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Frederick, Maryland. He currently lives in London.[1] He is married to the British-American composer Freya Waley-Cohen.
Selected Discography
Solo Albums
- Mirrors – works by Maurice Ravel, Germaine Tailleferre, Sergei Rachmaninov, Henri Dutilleux, Timo Andres, Freya Waley-Cohen; Platoon (2022)
- Colouring Book – works by Claude Debussy, Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade, Matthew Aucoin, and George Xiaoyuan Fu; Platoon (2025)
Collaborative Albums
- Piano Trios of Weinberg, Auerbach, & Dvořák – Trio Zimbalist; Curtis Studio (2024)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pianist, The Cross-Eyed (2018-04-25). "George Fu, pianist". MEET THE ARTIST. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ ChristopherAxworthyMusicCommentary (2023-12-29). "Tamsin Waley- Cohen & George Xiaoyuan Fu united for the glory of music at the Wigmore Hall". ChristopherAxworthy-MusicCommentary (in italiano). Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ "Royal Academy of Music Announces 2023 Associate Honours". Royal Academy of Music. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ "George Xiaoyuan Fu (piano)". City Music Foundation. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ↑ "International Piano Competition - International Institute for Young Musicians (IIYM)". www.iiym.com. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ↑ "Fu Takes First Prize In Piano Competition At Lee". www.chattanoogan.com. 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ↑ Eithler, Jeremy (July 26, 2016). "Tanglewood's contemporary festival ends with glittering Benjamin premiere". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ Schuth, Brian (2016-07-27). "FCM Spreads Glorious Table". The Boston Musical Intelligencer. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ↑ "Kirckman Concert Society - Future Concerts". www.kirckman.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ↑ "BBC Music Magazine Awards 2024: winners announced". Classical Music. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ↑ bobcatou (2024-06-25). "Trio Zimbalist - Sept. 29, 2024". Chamber Music in Yellow Springs. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
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