Rena Wu Piano Recital

Pianist Rena Murong Wu is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Michael Chertock. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music in Piano Performance studying with Alexander Kobrin and her Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan in both Piano Performance and Chamber Music. Rena began her music studies in the U.S. in 2014 at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School and has since performed internationally in China, Spain, and Germany at venues such as the Liszt Gartenhaus (Weimar) and Schuamnnhaus Museum (Leipzig). She remains an active performer throughout the U.S. and has made appearances in summer festivals including Gijon International Piano Festival, the International Keyboard Institute and Festival, and the Chautauqua Piano Program, where she was a finalist in the 2022 piano competition. In recognition of excellence in her performances, commitment to teaching and leadership within the keyboard community at CCM, Rena was recently awarded the 2025 Dorothy Payne Award sponsored by the Keyboard Club of Cincinnati. An enthusiastic educator, Rena currently holds a Graduate Teaching Assistantship the Secondary Piano and Piano Pedagogy department, teaching group piano classes and private lessons as the instructor of record. She has made frequent appearances at conferences presenting workshops, including the 2024 Ohio MTA, the 2025 MTNA Collegiate symposium, the 2025 Kentucky MTA, and the 2025 MTNA National Conference. Rena is also an avid chamber musician, maintaining an active performing career across the country with recent chamber music appearances in Chicago, IL, Cincinnati, OH, Ann Arbor, MI, and State College, PA. A new music enthusiast, Rena has worked closely with composers in both performing and workshopping their compositions and performed a wide variety of contemporary music as a member of the University of Michigan’s Contemporary Direction Ensemble.

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