Wu Han

Taiwanese-born American pianist Wu Han first came to prominence as part of a duet with her husband, cellist David Finckel, but went on to establish a flourishing solo career. The daughter of a policeman, Wu Han was born around 1958 in Taipei. She started music lessons at age nine and within a few years racked up most of Taiwan's major music prizes. After studies at Soochow University in Taipei, Wu Han came to the U.S. in 1981. Despite the fact that she spoke little English at the time, she won admission to the Hartt School of Music in Hartford, CT. The following year she won a...