On Tuesday, March 12 at 1:30 p.m., Sewickley Music Club members will gather at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 405 Fredrick Ave., to kick off the spring 2024 season of programs.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra violinist Christopher Wu will perform his unique program entitled “Music+Mindfulness+Wellness.”

Described by TribLive as a musician of “virtuoso command with a depth of musical understanding,” Wu enjoys a diverse musical career. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Wu joined the first violin section of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1988, and holds the Nancy & Jeffery Leininger First Violin Chair. Over his three-decade orchestral career, he has also performed with the Boston Symphony and the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras.

An active chamber musician, Wu has played with Joshua Bell, Gil Shaham, Emanuel Ax and the Muir String Quartet. He has appeared at numerous leading Music Festivals such as Aspen, Tanglewood, Brevard, Heidelberg, Savannah, Masterworks, Stockbridge and St. Bart’s Music Festival.

Wu is currently an adjunct professor of violin at Carnegie Mellon University. He has taught master classes at many universities including Texas, Oklahoma, Penn State, West Virginia, Youngstown, Ottawa and the Boston University at Tanglewood. His students have won prestigious positions in ensembles here and abroad, including the Pittsburgh Symphony, New York Philharmonic and Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

An avid sports fan,Wu was music director for the weddings of former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Pirates star Andrew McCutchen.

Wu’s violin was made in 1727 by Nicolo Gagliano. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, traveling and cooking. He and his wife, Annette, reside in Mars and have two children, Wesley (Morgan) and Grace, one granddaughter and a very active Australian shepherd named Bentley.

Information on the Sewickley Music Club membership can be found on its Facebook page or by calling Donna Pavlis at 412-498-6352.

Additional spring performances include:

Bohemian Rhapsody – Shadyside Brass

David DeAngelo (trumpet), Joe Figliulo (trumpet), Doug Peters (French horn), Justin Miller (trombone), and Matt Tesch (bass trombone)

1:30 p.m. April 9 at Sewickley Methodist Church

From Mozart to Broadway

Katy Williams (soprano) and Thanakarn Limtham (piano)

Annual Meeting & Spring Luncheon

11:30 a.m. May 14 at Montour Heights Country Club

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