2024 Jacob Flier Piano Competition Winner
(1st Prize)

Born in a non-musical family, YIFAN WU began his professional study of piano at the age of 14. Enrolled in the middle school affiliated with Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 2019, he is currently a student of Professor Yunlin Yang. In 2023, he got the fifth prize in the final round and the best cooperation prize of Mozart piano concerto in China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition. He also entered the 10th Scottish International Piano Competition and became one of the three Chinese semifinalists. His past winning record includes the first prize and the classical sonata prize in the fifth Singapore International Piano Competition in 2023. Wu has performed in many cities in China and beyond, including Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Singapore; and in concert venues such as SOTA Concert Hall in Singapore, Qintai Grand Theatre in Wuhan, Shanghai Symphony Hall, and He Lvting Concert Hall in Shanghai Conservatory of Music. His concerto performances with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra were highly praised by the audience.