Behind the Music: MinTze Wu, violin

Introducing "Behind the Music," a new Cultural Caravan series co-presented with the Dairy Arts Center! In a conversation and performance moderated by our Artistic Director Josh Halpern, meet our incredible MainStage artists, take a peek behind the curtain at their creative process, and listen as they share music you won't hear anywhere else during their residency! Bring your questions — about music, creativity, and life — for an intimate and insightful conversation with our artists. Cash bar available!

This edition of "Behind the Music" features MinTze Wu, a violinist of many passions. She has been heard on stages from the pubs in Poland, opera houses in Italy, concert halls in Australia, US, Taiwan, and the remote villages in Newfoundland. She has performed as a member of Azmari Quartet, Sarasota Opera, San Diego Symphony, and Australian Chamber Orchestra, and from 2004-2007 she was a full-time faculty at Northern Kentucky University. She has been active in presenting, performing, and creating music projects inspired by different genres, cultures, and traditions. A graduate from Cleveland Institute of Music, she has pursued an interesting career exploring possibilities of expression in classical music, with notable projects such as Peer Gynt, Death of the Pugilist, Metamorphosis, Carmen Fantasy, You Better Watch Out, The Kiss, Earth Program, and the Passage series. On her bucket list are hike the Colorado Trail, dance Tango, and make pottery.