Sam Wu

Composer & Conductor

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7/2023: New Jersey Symphony performs "Hydrosphere"

7/2023: New Jersey Symphony performs "Hydrosphere"

2/2026: Artist-in-Residence at Zion National Park

2/2026: Artist-in-Residence at Zion National Park

3/2026: Carnegie Hall Debut

3/2026: Carnegie Hall Debut

5/2022: Osmo Vänskä conducts "Wind Map" with the Minnesota Orchestra

5/2022: Osmo Vänskä conducts "Wind Map" with the Minnesota Orchestra

3/2024: conducting "cetacean songs" with cellist Eduard Teregulov and the Fox Valley Symphony

3/2024: conducting "cetacean songs" with cellist Eduard Teregulov and the Fox Valley Symphony

2/2026: Artist-in-Residence at Zion National Park

2/2026: Artist-in-Residence at Zion National Park

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4/2025: Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts "aerial silk roads" with the Shepherd School Symphony

4/2025: Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts "aerial silk roads" with the Shepherd School Symphony

5/2026: Trio Menil premiers "Canyon Canticles" at Asia Society Texas Center

5/2026: Trio Menil premiers "Canyon Canticles" at Asia Society Texas Center

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Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry

05 / 2016: meeting my hero in architecture, Frank Gehry, at the Harvard Arts Medal gala

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National Center for the Performing Arts

National Center for the Performing Arts

12 / 2015: première of Nanyin, Water Silk Road in Beijing

Nanyin, Water Silk Road

Nanyin, Water Silk Road

12 / 2015: dress rehearsal with the National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra in Beijing

Nanyin, Water Silk Road

Nanyin, Water Silk Road

12 / 2015: rehearsing Nanyin, Water Silk Road with the National Center for the Performing Arts (Zhang Meng, didgeridoo, Tan Dun, conducting)

Alexander's Feast

Alexander's Feast

12 / 2015: conducting Händel's Alexander's Feast

John Adams

John Adams

11 / 2015: after an illuminating lesson with John Adams!

Crouching Tiger Concerto

Crouching Tiger Concerto

11 / 2015: conducting the Harvard Mozart Society Orchestra

Crouching Tiger Concerto

Crouching Tiger Concerto

11 / 2015: conducting the Harvard Mozart Society Orchestra

Robert Levin

Robert Levin

03 / 2015: with Robert Levin after the première of Europa

George Benjamin

George Benjamin

02 / 2015: with George Benjamin after conducting his A Mind of Winter with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

A Mind of Winter

A Mind of Winter

02 / 2015: conducting George Benjamin's A Mind of Winter with the composer in attendance

Kodály: Dances of Galánta

Kodály: Dances of Galánta

11 / 2014: dress rehearsal with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

Edgar Meyer

Edgar Meyer

11 / 2014: with Edgar Meyer after the Brattle Street Chamber Players première Triptych

The Last of the Steppes

The Last of the Steppes

10 / 2014: with Narisu (Anda Union), Irene Yang (Shanghai Int'l Arts Festival), Tan Dun, and Wang Yong

Shanghai Conservatory

Shanghai Conservatory

10 / 2014: rehearsing The Last of the Steppes with the Shanghai Conservatory Youth Symphony

Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia

06 / 2014: "pre-composition process" for The Last of the Steppes

National Geographic

National Geographic

06 / 2014: filming for a National Geographic documentary involving dolphin song

CCTV

CCTV

10 / 2013: speaking about dolphin song on CCTV

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

05 / 2013: conducting Crouching Tiger Concerto

NHK Symphony

NHK Symphony

05 / 2013: assistant-conducting the NHK Symphony Orchestra, in Suntory Hall, Tokyo

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7/2023: New Jersey Symphony performs "Hydrosphere"
2/2026: Artist-in-Residence at Zion National Park
3/2026: Carnegie Hall Debut
5/2022: Osmo Vänskä conducts "Wind Map" with the Minnesota Orchestra
3/2024: conducting "cetacean songs" with cellist Eduard Teregulov and the Fox Valley Symphony
2/2026: Artist-in-Residence at Zion National Park
IMG_7085.JPG
4/2025: Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts "aerial silk roads" with the Shepherd School Symphony
5/2026: Trio Menil premiers "Canyon Canticles" at Asia Society Texas Center
BCCO concert photo.jpg
DSC_7656-Enhanced-NR.jpg
Sam Wu Giant Stairs Photo 3.jpg
IMG_4532.jpg
IMG_9204.jpg
Frank Gehry
IMG_8060.jpg
National Center for the Performing Arts
Nanyin, Water Silk Road
Nanyin, Water Silk Road
Alexander's Feast
John Adams
Crouching Tiger Concerto
Crouching Tiger Concerto
Robert Levin
George Benjamin
A Mind of Winter
Kodály: Dances of Galánta
Edgar Meyer
The Last of the Steppes
Shanghai Conservatory
Inner Mongolia
National Geographic
CCTV
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
NHK Symphony


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