Between them, the quartet hold degrees from the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Since moving to London, the quartet has given many recitals including the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh; Warrington Chamber Music Society, Lincoln International Chamber Music Series where they collaborated with Roger Vignoles and Mark Padmore, and in 2006 were invited to perform Mozart's E flat Piano Quartet with the former BBC Radio 3 Young Generation Artist Ashley Wass in Lincoln. In May 2009 they gave a recital for the Cavatina Trust in Finchley Road, London following a recommendation from Leos Cepicky of the Wihan Quartet.
Recent engagements have included recitals at Conway Hall, London; Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester and Hindon Music Society in Salisbury. In April 2008 the Wu Quartet gave two recitals in Maastriicht, Holland.
The quartet regularly attends Pro Corda Musical Encounters where they receive coaching from the Wihan Quartet with whom they have built an excellent rapport. In 2007 they attended the Repton International Summer School and in 2008 were selected for Peter Cropper’s master classes at IMS Prussia Cove in Cornwall. Following a master class in May 2009 with former cellist of the Beaux Arts Trio, Bernard Greenhouse, the Wu Quartet have been invited to spend a week in Boston, USA where they will receive intensive coaching from Mr Greenhouse. Other teachers include Gyorgy Pauk and Mark Knight.
For the academic year 2008/2009 the Wu Quartet was quartet in residence at Repton School, Derbyshire. Committed to education work, the quartet has also given regular workshops at Foremarke Preparatory School and the Grace Dieux School in Derbyshire.
The quartet will make their Purcell Room début in October 2009 as part of Peter Maxwell Davies’ 75th Birthday celebrations where they will perform his Naxos Quartet No.8. For the 2009/2010 season the Wu Quartet has been selected for representation by Park Lane Group and will be performing again at the Purcell Room, London as part of the New Year Series in January 2010. They are also recipients of a Philharmonia Orchestra Martin Musical Scholarship Fund Ensemble Award and as a result will give a full evening recital at the Purcell Room in June 2010.
Other future engagements include recitals at the Red Hedgehog, Highgate; St James’ Church, Piccadilly; St Mary’s, Perivale and a tour of Holland in November 2009.