Luo Wei, recognized as one of the most significant pianists of her generation. “Luo Wei is doomed to be a star." said by San Diego Union Tribune. As a graduate of the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, she studied with Gary Graffman and Robert McDonald. At age of 17, she signed with Universal Music Group and was recognized by NYC classical radio station WXQR as one of the 19 artists to watch. Her self-titled debut album《Luo Wei》was released UMG Decca Gold label. The album was featured by Gramophone Magazine as one of the most exciting new releases.
Luo Wei became a Steinway global artist from 2023, and the album " Luo Wei: Staring" was released by the National Grand Theatre Record Company, which topped the best 100 songs of 2023 on Apple Music, and won the "Classical Music Album" on the QQ Music 2023 Peak list. Recently, Luo Wei was invited to perform in the 2024 China National center for the Performing Arts new year concert, 2024 reception of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, and 2024 Beijing new year concert. She held a recital of "Staring at the East" at the World Trade Center in New York during the Spring Festival.
While 2024 celebrates the 60th anniversary between China and France, Luo Wei is invited to curate and perform “A love letter to Paris”duo concert with Violinist Mengla Huang, Paganini Competition winner, at Shanghai concert hall, Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts, culture center de Paris, Shenzhen concert hall and etc.
Within the past two years, Luo Wei gave a 30 concert solo recital tour throughout China’s major cities and venues. She performed with leading orchestras and conductors including San Diego Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, NY Albany Symphony, National Center of Performing Arts Orchestra, China National Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony, Guangzhou Symphony, Shenzhen Symphony etc. More than once, she was invited by Maestro Jia Lyu, Yu Long, Jahja Ling, Michael Stern, David Alan Miller, Mark Russell Smith, Chen Xieyang, Zhang Guoyong, Li Xincao, Muhai Tang, Yu Ji, Huang Yi, Sun Yifan, Lin Musen, Yuan Ding, Qian Junping and etc.
She made her orchestra debut at age 11 with the Shanghai Philharmonic performing Prokofiev Concerto No. 3 at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center.
Prior to the pandemic, Luo Wei made her debut with the San Diego Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, NY Albany Symphony, Quad City Symphony, the Kansas City Symphony, Denver Philharmonic, and etc,. Luo Wei has performed solo recitals in major cities and music festivals, including Lucerne Switzerland, New York City (Mostly Mozart Festival and the NY International Keyboard Festival), San Francisco Herbst Theater, Napa Valley Music Festival, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Hawaii music festival.
Beyond music, she is a published poet and her poetry was selected into the China National Poetry Selection of 2021. For World Sleep Day 2021, Luo Wei participated in a campaign by Universal Music Group, she recorded “Nocturne” by Grammy award winning composer Christopher Tin. In April 2022 NYC, she presented an immersive experimental show combines her poetry, 3D visuals, dance and installations.
