Wu Muye | |
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Born | |
Other names | Muye Wu, Mu-Ye Wu, 吴牧野 (Chinese) |
Citizenship | Chinese |
Alma mater | National Conservatory of Music Beijing and Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse Paris |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1994–present |
Political party | RCCK |
Website | muyewu.com |
Wu Muye (Chinese: 吴牧野; pinyin: Wú Mùyě; born 23 December 1985) is a Chinese pianist.
Wu Muye was born on 23 December 1985 in Beijing, and grew up in Hainan.[1][2] He started taking piano and violin lessons at the age of 4.[1] At 5, he gave his first public performance,[3] and he won his first contest, the Hong Kong Children's Piano Competition, at the age of 9.[3][4] In 1996 he was admitted to the fifth grade of the National Conservatory of Music in Beijing.[5] After graduating in 1999, he moved to Paris to study at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse,[6][2] having Jacques Rouvier as his mentor.[7][8] After completing the undergraduate program he continued studying at the Conservatoire, despite already having an international career, and graduated in 2009 with a PhD in music.[9]
In 2009, he also became the first Chinese pianist to ever receive the Perfect Piano Performing Artist Medal by the French Ministry of Culture.[1][5][10]
Wu Muye has won several awards and is laureate of many international piano competitions including 3rd Prize at the 2003 Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in Bolzano, Italy,[11][12] the Grand-Prix at the 2004 Marguerite-Long-Jacques-Thibaud Competition in Paris, France,[13] and the gold medal at the 2005 Piano Campus International Piano Competition in Pointoise, France.[13][14]
He has performed at many prestigious events such as the Expo Shanghai 2010,[15][16] the 60th Anniversary Gala of UNESCO,[13] at the 50th Anniversary Ceremony for the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France[17][18] and at the APEC state banquet[19] hosted for the US president Barack Obama[20][13] in 2014; at the Milan Expo 2015;[21] at the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 G20 Summit;[3][5] at the World Health Organization Meeting dedictated to the 30rd World AIDS Day at the WHO headquarters[22][23] and at the BRICS Leaders Meeting[citation needed] in 2017; and at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 2018.[20]
He had two soloist world tours, the Wu Muye "Complete Works of Schubert impromptus" Piano Recital Tour from 2018 to 2019,[19][13] and in December 2019 his Wu Muye "Complete Works of Chopin Waltzes" Piano Recital World Tour started.[24][25]
In December 2018, he opened a piano studio, the Wu Muye Studio, in Hangzhou, that gives non-profit piano lessons to children and teenagers.[26]
Documentaries about Wu Muye | |||||
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Year | TV channel | Original Title | English Title | Chinese Title | Language |
2020 | Dragon TV | Chapitre du Temps[27] | The Movement of Time | 时间的乐章 (Shíjiān de yuèzhāng) | Mandarin and French |
Year | Award | Country | Category |
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2009 | Medal by the French Ministry of Culture[2] | France (national medal) | Perfect Piano Performing Artist Medal |
2012 | National Academy of Arts[28] | China (national award) | Outstanding Performance Award |
2016 | 2016 G20 Summit Hangzhou Opening Ceremony[3][7] | China (international award) | Outstanding Contribution Award |
2017 | Honor by the World Health Organization[29][30] | China (international title) | WHO China Special Envoy for Health Title |
2018 | Honorary Title by the Sanya Government[1][31] | China (national title) | Honorary Sanya International Cultural Exchange Ambassador Title |
2018 | L'Officiel Awards[32] | China (national award) | Influence of the Times Award |
2018 | 2018 Ifeng Fashion Choice Gala[33][34] | China (national award) | Most Influential International Artist Award |
2019 | Title by the Hainan Provincial Government[35][36] | China (national title) | Honorary International Ambassador for Hainan Tourism and Culture Title |
2019 | Youth Power· Next Generation Influencers for Global Philanthropy Gala[37][13] | China (international gala) | Artist of China for Global Philanthropy Honor |
2019 | Honorary title by UNESCO and the World Health Organization[38][39][40] | China (international honor) | Honorary Tobacco Control Health Ambassador Title for promoting a smoke-free lifestyle |