​Pei-Ju Wu, violin
Violinist Pei-Ju Wu, a native of Taipei, Taiwan, has established a performance career as an active chamber and orchestral musician. She is a member of the Des Moines Metro Opera, performs frequently with the Houston Grand Opera, Fort Worth Symphony, San Antonio Symphony and Dallas Chamber Symphony, and was the former concertmaster of the Woodlands Symphony and Opera in the Heights. Interested in many genres of music, Pei-Ju also toured with the Star Wars in Concert orchestra during its 2010 North America tour and performed with Peter Gabriel's New Blood North America tour.
An avid chamber musician, Pei-Ju co-founded Quartus Chamber Players, a chamber music ensemble in Houston, and was a member of the Hall Ensemble while living in Fort Worth, TX. In addition to these groups, Pei-Ju is often invited to perform with other chamber music groups, such as the Virtuoso String Quartet, Mount Vernon Music and Ensemble 75.
Pei-Ju studied with Kathleen Winkler, Roman Totenberg, Shirley Givens and Rodney Friend, and received her degrees from Boston University and Rice University. She was an adjunct instructor at the Texas Wesleyan University and currently teaches privately in Houston, TX.