RICHARD FU
pianist, SongFest alumni ‘18
We are proud to present the heartfelt thoughts and words of pianist Richard Fu - an alumnus of SongFest. He reminds us to see the larger picture, to think on how our actions and words represent the values we wish to see manifested in the world, and how this idea can be carried in our hearts as performers, teachers and audience members. As always, it is a joy when those who once were our students can now turn around and teach us in return.
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Shanghai-born American pianist Richard Fu is an aspiring recitalist with an affinity for vocal and string repertoire and a developing interest in opera and new music. Though he had wanted to become a lawyer growing up and began as a political science major at Dartmouth, Richard fell in love with classical music while studying abroad in Vienna and changed focus to music midway. He continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in London, University of Oxford, the Juilliard School, and Kunstuniversität Graz.
Richard’s primary teachers include, in approximate chronological order: Wei Fugen, Hong Teng, Steve Swayne, Sally Pinkas, Victor Rosenbaum, Andrew Ball, Jonathan Feldman, Margo Garrett, Lydia Brown, Brian Zeger, Julius Drake, and many unofficial mentors who have been generous and helpful.
Watch Richard Fu play Wolf’s “Der Genesene an die Hoffnung” with baritone Samuel Hasselhorn as part of our 2021 Songs of Unity & Hope.