Praised by The New York Times for her 'taut and impassioned performance,' pianist Ning Yu emerges as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary music. As a soloist and a chamber musician, she has recorded over two dozen albums for Kairos, Wergo, Carrier, Innova, NorthernSpy, New Focus Recordings and others. Ning was awarded the Yvar Mikhashoff Prize in 2024 for her dedication and advocacy for living composers and their works. Ning Yu was a long-time member of the acclaimed ensemble Yarn/Wire. She is Associate Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the George Washington University. Read More

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Video Premiere of IRON ORCHID on I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Kaleidoscopic images of a pianist’s hands are interspersed with exaggerated shots of empty interiors. A flower emerges from a milky substance; another is submerged in violet water, its petals fleshy and viscous. The music moves from expansive to pointed; piano and electronics blend and contrast, creating satisfying articulations and sandpapery tension.

Thanks to the collaborative approach of pianist Ning Yu and composer David Bird, their music video for Iron Orchid embodies an organic seamlessness between sound, sound-producing tools, and visuals that is startlingly effective. This is a musical narrative that irritates as it mesmerizes, less balanced than enhanced and complementary, keeping the listener locked in to what could possibly come next. Read More…

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