Praised by The New York Times for her ‘fearless, taut and impassioned performance,’ pianist Ning Yu emerges as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary music. Combining traditional virtuosity with a mastery over contemporary keyboard performance practice and extended technique, Ning Yu is an ambassador for significant repertoire that exists at the forefront of current aesthetic trends. Ning Yu’s recent works include close collaborations with composers Michael Beil, Brigitta Muntendorf, Aaron Einbond, Annea Lockwood, David Bird, Heather Stebbins, and Alec Hall; and her performances been presented at venues and festivals including Time:Spans Festival, Sounds of Music, Third Practice Festival, Frequency Festival, Library of Congress, Lincoln Center, EMPAC, National Sawdust, the Corcoran music Festival where she also served as the festival’s artistic director. Ning Yu was a long-time member of the acclaimed ensemble Yarn/Wire. As a soloist and a chamber musician, she has recorded over two dozen albums for Kairos, Wergo, Carrier, Innova, NorthernSpy, New Focus Recordings and others. Ning Yu was awarded the Yvar Mikhashoff Prize in 2024 for her performance and advocacy for living composers and their works. She is Associate Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the George Washington University.
