Curriculum Vitae

Ruogu WEN

Education

2021–Present Bachelor of Music (To be earned)
The Juilliard School, New York, NY
2015–2021 Middle & High School Diploma
Music Middle School Affiliated with Shanghai Conservatory of Music Shanghai, China
2014–2015 Middle School Affiliated with Xi’an Conservatory of Music Xi’an, China

Teachers

2021/9–Present  Yoheved Kaplinsky
2017/9-2021/8  Cheung-yu Mo
2015/9-2017/8  William Chen
2014/9-2015/8  Vladimir Zanin
2011/9-2014/8  Xi You

Masterclasses

2015   Wang-Hua Chu, January
 
2016
  • Stefano Fiuzzi, July
  • Caroline Almonte, July
  • Michael Leuschner, July
  • Alexander Lonquich, July
  • Vladimir Ovchinnikov, October
  • Ian Fountain, October
  • Susan Starr, October
  • Dimitri Alexeev, October
  • Ory Shihor, October
  • Jin-Ju, July
 
2018
  • Niklas Sivelöv, February
  • Jörg Demus, April
  • Andrei Ivanovich, April
  • Robert Shannon, October
  • Jia-Ning Kong, May
 
2019
  • Lutz Leskowitz, January
  • Robert McDonald, November
  • Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, October
  • Joanna MacGregor, December
  • Daniel Browell, November
  • Pi-Hsien Chen, December
  • Hung-Kuan Chen, November
  • Ching-Yun Hu, September
 
2021
  • Robert Levin, October
  • Emanuel Ax, October
 
2022
  • Shai Wosner, April
  • Alexandre Moutouzkine, November
 
2023
  • Jean-Yves Thibaudet, March
 
2024
  • Julian Martin, April
  • Richard Goode, March
 

Performances with Orchestra

2017: Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3, Orchestra of Shanghai Opera House, Shanghai Concert Hall 2016: Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1, Xi’an Symphony Orchestra, Xi’an Concert Hall; Mozart Piano Concerto K.414, Orchestra Da Camera Di Imola, Imola, Italy

Ensembles

2023/9-12: Piano Trio with Julia Schilz (violin) & Ethan Cobb (violoncello)
2024/1-2024/5: Piano Trio with Alice McDonald (clarinet) & Colin Guan (violoncello)
2024/9-2024/12: Fortepiano Ensemble with Ela Kovacs (violin) & Reinier Wink (violoncello)
 

Awards & Recognitions

2025  : 3rd Prize, “City of Vigo” International Piano Competition, Vigo, Spain
2024  : Special Artist Prize “Una Finestra dei Due Mondi”, Spoleto, Italy
2021  : En-de Niu Pianistic Art Scholarship
2020  : Shanghai City Scholarship, 1st class En-de Niu Pianistic Art Scholarship
2019  : En-de Niu Pianistic Art Scholarship
2018  : 4th Prize, 16th International Piano Competition for Young Pianists, Ettlingen, Germany
           2nd Prize, 17th Hsing-hai Cup National Youth Piano Competition
           En-de Niu Pianistic Art Scholarship
2017  : 2nd Prize, 8th Steinway National Youth Piano Competition En-de Niu Pianistic Art Scholarship
2016  : 1st Prize, 5th Imola Summer Piano Music Academy & Festival Premio al Talento’ Florence Marzotto Daniel (Highest Award)
Semifinalist, 1st Arthur Rubinstein International Youth Piano Competition En-de Niu Pianistic Art  Scholarship
2014  : 1st Prize, 4th Shenzhen Open Piano Competition
 

Solo Recitals

2024  : Festival di Spoleto, Spoleto, Italy – July
2022  : Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen, Colorado – August
2016  : Summer Piano Music Academy & Festival, Imola, Italy – July Parsons Music, Shanghai, China – September
2015  : Xi’an Conservatory of Music, Xi’an, China (debut solo recital) – June
 

Chamber Music Performances

2024
École d’Art Américaines Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, France – July Academy of Fortepiano Performance, Hunter, NY – June
The Juilliard School, New York, NY – May
2023
Taos School of Music, Taos, New Mexico, June, July – August The Juilliard School, New York, NY – December

Compositions

  • Over 30 works composed 2021–present
  • Premiered original compositions in Shanghai (2017, 2018), Aspen (2022), New York (2023,
2024)
 

Professional Affiliations

Preparatory Division Accompanist at The Juilliard School, starting from 2022 College Vocal Arts Division Accompanist, starting from 2023