Born in China, the twenty-year-old pianist Tong (Miranda) Wu has studied piano for thirteen years. She was accepted into the Xi’an Music Conservatory Pre-College Division in 2002, and graduated first in her class in 2005. She is currently pursuing her Piano Performance degree in Music and is a piano student of Dr. Yu-Jane Yang at Weber State University.

Since coming to Utah in August 2005, Miranda has been selected to perform at the honors’ recital of the Utah Music Teachers State Conference on Nov. 5^th, 2005. She was selected as the 3^rd place winner in the Utah Music Teachers Association State Piano Performance Competition that took place on Nov. 11^th, 2005. Moreover, Miranda was Semi-Finalist of the Bösendorfer & Schimmel USasu International Piano Competition on January 9^th, 2006 in Phoenix.  She won the first place of 2007 CSO Young Artist Competition. She performed with Weber State Orchestra in WSU Concerto Night 2007. Also, she was the 2^nd place of Missoula Symphony’s 2007-2008 Young Artist Competition. Beside playing the piano, Miranda also likes to watch cartoons, and write novels. 

Miranda's Interview: (Interviewed by Byron)

Q. Hi Miranda, can you tell me something about yourself?
A. I like to write, especially novels. I like to talk. Some people think my personality is like a child.

Q. So what do you think about Treblemakers?
A. I think the Treblemakers gives more opportunity for us, the piano students, to communicate more. We can also learn from each other. Also there are lots of fun parties!

Q. Who are your favorite composers?
A. Bach and Mozart.

Q. What piece do you enjoy the most then?
A. I like listening to the Brahms violin concerto no.1.

Q. What is your life goal?
A. I just want to have a simple life.

Q. Simple is good. Do you have any suggestion for freshmen?
A. Do not practice too much everyday, but do practice everyday, with relaxation. Also, be carefully of your credit hours, make you time table well.
 

Webmaster's Comment:

Miranda is a very hard-working student. She always follows what her professors says and she does her best on everything. Miranda dedicates her whole life to the piano, and her she told me many times that she wants to go to graduate school in the Eastman School of Music. I wish her all the best in her future!