Canadian pianist Fiona Wu is a soloist, collaborator, and teacher whose artistry and philosophy is rooted in a simple belief: the most powerful performance comes from stripping away pretense and playing from the essence of who you are.

Known for her highly sensitive and expressive playing, Fiona has been praised for her "complete mastery of contrapuntal detail" and "intense immersion" (New York Concert Review). A laureate of the Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition and winner of Le Prix Guy-Soucie and Le Prix Monik Grenier at the Concours Prix d'Europe, her performance of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto also earned her third prize at the Concours de concerto de l'OUM.

As a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative artist, Fiona has performed across North America and Europe, and has played in masterclasses for Robert Levin, Benedetto Lupo, and Kevin Kenner, among others. Her work has been supported by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) and the AIDA Fund (Jeunesses Musicales). She is equally passionate about the inner life of performers—drawing on her own journey of overcoming performance anxiety, she gives talks and masterclasses on cultivating authenticity and courage on stage, helping musicians find freedom in vulnerability.

A Toronto native now rooted in Montreal, Fiona speaks English, French, Mandarin, and Russian—a linguistic range that reflects her belief that music, at its best, transcends borders. She holds a doctorate from the Université de Montréal, where she studied with Jimmy Brière, Jean Saulnier, and Henry Kramer, and currently serves on faculty at the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique de Montréal.

Fiona often asks her students: What would you play if you weren't afraid? It's a question she continues to ask herself—because she believes the paradox of great performance is that you must stop pretending in order to be truly heard. True performance isn't pretense—it's presence.