Praised for her “taut and impassioned performance” by the New York Times, pianist Ning Yu performs with vigor and dedication for traditional and repertoire of the 20th and 21st century on stages across the United States, Europe and Asia. Working at the forefront of the current creative music scene in the US, she has given dozens of world premieres by composers from around the world. She has performed with ensembles such as Bang on A Can All-Stars, ICE, Talea Ensemble and she is a member of piano/percussion quartet Yarn/Wire, counter)induction and Signal Ensemble.
Ning has performed in concert halls, international festivals, universities, and other non-traditional performance spaces around the world. These venues include Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Museum of Modern Art , Miller Theater, Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Monday Evening Concerts in Los Angeles, Library of Congress, Issue Project Room, Pioneer Works, Contempo Concert Series at University of Chicago, the Kennedy Center, Kimmel Center, Köln Philharmonie in Germany, Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, Kwe- Tsing Theater in Hong Kong, Spoleto Festival, Rainy Day Festival in Luxembourg, Ultima Festival in Norway, Transit Festival in Belgium, Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, Singapore International Arts Festival.
In theater, Ning performed with Mabou Mines’ Dollhouse — a critically acclaimed production directed by Lee Breuer. She can be seen in the production’s feature-film version, produced by ARTE France. Ning has also collaborated with director Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project on the development of the Tony Award–nominated play 33 Variations.
Ning is a YAMAHA Artist, and she is an assistant professor of piano and chamber music at the George Washington University.
In a specially curated program focused on composer voices today, Chiarina brings together works based on the identity and experience of human displacement. With string quartet, clarinet, and piano as a vehicle, these engaging, imaginative works by both established and younger composers all have a story to tell.
