Xiaoru Wen

Pianist

Doctor of Musical Arts candidate, Manhattan School of Music Based in New York

Biography

Xiaoru Wen is a pianist from Beijing, based in New York. Engaged by Poly Grand Theater at the age of 13, Wen has toured China with the theater since, giving more than 40 solo recitals and concerto performances, including a solo recital at the Beijing Forbidden City Concert Hall in 2019.

First Prize at the DEBUT International Piano Competition in 2014 brought a solo debut recital at Carnegie Hall. In 2025 Wen won Silver and Bronze Prizes at the William Knabe International Piano Competition and a Bronze Prize at the Odyssiad International Piano Competition.

Wen earned the Bachelor and Master of Music at Manhattan School of Music and is now a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate there, with seminar work connecting music to dance, psychology, painting, sculpture and modern art.

Beijing
Wuhan
Changsha
Chongqing
Haikou
Hefei
Xiamen
Fuzhou
Taiyuan

Poly Grand Theater national tours, 2013 to present 40+ recitals

Performances

2019 Beijing Forbidden City Concert Hall Solo recital
2014 Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall Solo debut recital, April 27Awarded with First Prize at the DEBUT International Piano Competition
2013–present Poly Grand Theater National concert tours across ChinaSolo recitals and concertos
2011 Bösendorfer Hall, Shanxi University Solo debut

Awards

2025 William Knabe International Piano Competition Silver Prize, Concerto DivisionBronze Prize, Solo Division
2025 Odyssiad International Piano Competition Bronze Prize, Concerto Division
2018 Manhattan School of Music Piano Concerto Competition Honorable Mention
2014 DEBUT International Piano CompetitionNew Jersey First Prize
2012 Rosario Marciano International Piano CompetitionVienna First Prize