Xiaofeng Wu, pianist

[...] in actuality one of the most reputable pianists on an international scale.
                                                                                                                                ----------------------LA LANZA

A Golden Victory

Oct. 11, 2009, Xiaofeng won the Gold Prize Winner at the 2nd NTDTV Chinese International Piano Competition.

NEW YORK—To “meld with the music, to play to serve the music; not for the glory, and not for the judges.” That is the philosophy of this year's gold winner for the Chinese International Piano Competition, Xiaofeng Wu.

Wu, a Shanghai native, moved to Manhattan only two months ago. While he's not a newcomer to the world of piano and piano competitions, he sees this gold award as a milestone—one that gave him a confidence boost, he said.

For the final round of the competition, Wu played Ferruccio Busoni's Chaconne, originally written by Johann Sebastian Bach for the violin, and Beethoven's piano sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57.

Wu says when he plays, he's bathed in “joy, a holy feeling.” At the peak of one piece, he visibly teared up. “I almost cried, but I controlled myself,” he said. Musicians often say that if you are to move your audiences, you must first be moved yourself. Clearly the judges picked up on his complete immersion in the music.

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