Well Being Concert: Wu Fei

Born and raised in Beijing, Wu Fei is a composer, vocalist, and performer of the guzheng (Chinese zither), as well as the piano. She began performing on the guzheng at the age of six and spent her formative years studying composition at the China Conservatory of Music. She holds an M.A. in Composition from Mills College, where she studied improvisation and composition. Wu Fei has performed and recorded with musicians such as John Zorn, Fred Frith, Billy Martin (Medeski-Martin-Wood), Carla Kilhstedt (Tin Hat Trio), and Grammy winning musicians Abigail Washburn and Béla Fleck. Her commissions range from a composition for the Percussions Claviers de Lyon (France) that premiered in the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, to live performances in Paris and Tokyo for Hermès. Fei has performed at The Great Hall of the People in Beijing and MoMA in New York City, and has been a guest lecturer and performer at institutions including China Conservatory of Music, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.