Taiwanese conductor CJ Wu began her musical career as a violinist. As a conductor, she has been invited to prestigious competitions and masterclasses including the Riccardo Muti Opera Academy, Järvi Academy, Cabrillo Festival with Cristian Macelaru, Chigiana Academy with Daniele Gatti, Britten Pears Academy with Antonio Pappano, BBC Concert Orchestra masterclass with Marin Alsop, and Rotterdam International Conducting Competition. In recent years, she was selected by Riccardo Muti for Nabucco opera academy in Milan, and stood in for Muti at performances in Ravenna and Rimini. Wu was also invited to assist Music Director Jun Märkl with the Taiwan Philharmonic. She has worked with leading Danish orchestras including Copenhagen Phil, Aarhus Symphony, Aalborg Symphony, Odense Symphony, Sønderjyllands Symphony, and Danish Sinfonietta under DKDM project. She won first prize at the BBCA competition in the UK and Progetto Johannes Brahms competition in Italy. She holds a Master’s degree in Conducting from the Royal Northern College of Music in the UK, and is nearing completion of her Soloist Diploma at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.