Matthew
Wu was born in Jiangxi, China. He graduated with honours from the
Guangzhou Xinhai Conservatory of Music and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing
Arts where he studied with Margaret Crawford. In 1997 he received the
Rachel Percival Scholarship to study with Paul Edmund-Davies, Edward Beckett
and Phillipa Davies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London,
where he completed his Post-Graduate Diploma and a Licentiate in flute
performance. Matthew currently teaches flute at the Hong Kong Academy
for Performing Arts, the Hong Kong Chinese University and the Hong Kong
Institute of Education. He gives regular recitals and has made several
recordings for RTHK Radio 4. As Principal Flautist of the City Chamber
Orchestra of Hong Kong as well as Founder and Chairman of the Hong Kong
Flute Association and Hong Kong Flute Academy, Matthew is devoted to promoting
the flute.