Yilun Xu

Pianist Yilun Xu has previously captivated Downtown Music audiences with her superb musicianship. She returns to perform Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky, the composer’s famous piano suite, and Beethoven’s Sonata in E Major, Op. 109.

Born in Beijing, Yilun Xu is a Prize Winner of the 2018 Ninth New York International Piano Competition, a biennial event presented under the auspices of the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation. Yilun has garnered prizes in numerous competitions in China as well as prestigious International Competitions, including Second Prize in both the “Xing Hai” Cup Youth Piano Competition and “Cadenza” Cup Young Pianists; the Silver Prize at the 5th National Youth Piano Invitation Tournament for the Beethoven Festival in Germany; and 1st Place and the Judges’ Distinction Award in the American Protégé International Music Talent Competition.