He shines in the magic of the understated, pulling us into his psychological stillness.
— New York Concert Review
“他在低调中诠释出一种魔法，将人们吸纳进他内心世界的宁静之中。”
——《纽约音乐会评论》艾米丽·怀特
Superb pianist, perfectly embodied the festival’s East-meets-West ethos with his performance of Messiaen’s Oiseaux exotiques.
— CLASSICAL MUSIC, UK
“出彩的钢琴家, 完美地在梅西安《异国鸟》中彰显出北京国际音乐节东西结合的愿景。”
——《古典音乐》杂志
“Ju totally taps into Janacek’s speech-like syntax and very personal sound world, yet is not afraid to build the climaxes with full virtuoso force.”
— Gramophone, UK Jed Distler
钢琴家完全捕捉到了作曲家（雅纳切克）特有的语韵体系与私密音境……在细节层次、力度变化与情感表达上赋予出更多可能性。
—— 英国《留声机杂志》 Jed Distler
已故钢琴大师约尔格·德慕斯称鞠小夫为"具有非凡才华和自然深度的钢琴家"。他的足迹遍布维也纳金色大厅、萨尔茨堡音乐节、卡内基音乐厅、纽约林肯中心、中国国家大剧院、上海音乐厅等舞台，并受邀亮相韦尔比耶、枫丹白露、北京国际音乐节。
鞠小夫生于2000年，四岁习琴，先后师从周挺、Yoheved Kaplinsky、Nicolas Namoradze、约尔格·德慕斯与 Arie Vardi，毕业于纽约茱莉亚学院（学士、硕士），现于德国汉诺威音乐、戏剧与媒体学院攻读钢琴演奏最高文凭（Soloklasse），自2025年起获维也纳 Lieven 国际钢琴基金会支持。
2026年，他成为德意志留声机中国签约的第一位钢琴家，7月发行厂牌首秀专辑《身外之雾》（Mist Without）——一张围绕雅纳切克、拉威尔、斯克里亚宾及其个人改编的沉思之作——并携专辑在中国巡演。同年10月，他在北京国际音乐节闭幕音乐会上与崔健跨界合作，获颁"年度青年艺术家"；这一演出季中，他与从北京到安卡拉的多个乐团合作协奏曲，在七座城市举办独奏会，并与 Daniel Hope、王健合作室内乐。他的首张专辑《林中孤寂》（Waldeinsamkeit）于2025年由国家大剧院唱片公司发行；其他荣誉包括2024年韦尔比耶音乐节 Tabor 钢琴奖。
他还是一位出版诗集的诗人。《在寻找春天遗骸的路上》（2019）与《迟声》（2024）两部诗集，与他的音乐会节目共享同一组命题：记忆、梦境，以及声音表层之下幸存之物。
Recognized by the late Jörg Demus as "a pianist with promising talents and a natural depth in music," Chinese pianist and poet Xiaofu Ju has appeared at the Vienna Musikverein, the Salzburg Festival, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, and the Shanghai Concert Hall, as well as at the Verbier, Fontainebleau, and Beijing music festivals.
Born in 2000, Ju began piano at four and studied with Zhou Ting, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Nicolas Namoradze, Jörg Demus, and Arie Vardi. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from The Juilliard School and is currently in the Soloklasse of Arie Vardi at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover; since 2025 he has been supported by the International Lieven Piano Foundation in Vienna.
In 2026 he became the first pianist signed to Deutsche Grammophon China, releasing his label debut album Mist Without in July — a meditation on Janáček, Ravel, Scriabin, and his own transcriptions — and toured it across China. That October, after the Beijing Music Festival closing concert in which he collaborated with Cui Jian, he was named the festival's Young Artist of the Year. His 2026 season includes concertos with orchestras from Beijing to Ankara, recitals in seven Chinese cities, and a chamber collaboration with Daniel Hope and Wang Jian. His debut album Waldeinsamkeit was released by NCPA Classics in 2025; other honors include the Tabor Piano Prize at the 2024 Verbier Festival.
Ju is also a published poet. His collections On the Path Seeking for the Ruins of Spring (2019) and The Late Sound (2024) share the same preoccupations as his programs: memory, dreams, and what survives beneath the surface of sound.
— New York Concert Review
“他在低调中诠释出一种魔法，将人们吸纳进他内心世界的宁静之中。”
——《纽约音乐会评论》艾米丽·怀特
Superb pianist, perfectly embodied the festival’s East-meets-West ethos with his performance of Messiaen’s Oiseaux exotiques.
— CLASSICAL MUSIC, UK
“出彩的钢琴家, 完美地在梅西安《异国鸟》中彰显出北京国际音乐节东西结合的愿景。”
——《古典音乐》杂志
“Ju totally taps into Janacek’s speech-like syntax and very personal sound world, yet is not afraid to build the climaxes with full virtuoso force.”
— Gramophone, UK Jed Distler
钢琴家完全捕捉到了作曲家（雅纳切克）特有的语韵体系与私密音境……在细节层次、力度变化与情感表达上赋予出更多可能性。
—— 英国《留声机杂志》 Jed Distler
已故钢琴大师约尔格·德慕斯称鞠小夫为"具有非凡才华和自然深度的钢琴家"。他的足迹遍布维也纳金色大厅、萨尔茨堡音乐节、卡内基音乐厅、纽约林肯中心、中国国家大剧院、上海音乐厅等舞台，并受邀亮相韦尔比耶、枫丹白露、北京国际音乐节。
鞠小夫生于2000年，四岁习琴，先后师从周挺、Yoheved Kaplinsky、Nicolas Namoradze、约尔格·德慕斯与 Arie Vardi，毕业于纽约茱莉亚学院（学士、硕士），现于德国汉诺威音乐、戏剧与媒体学院攻读钢琴演奏最高文凭（Soloklasse），自2025年起获维也纳 Lieven 国际钢琴基金会支持。
2026年，他成为德意志留声机中国签约的第一位钢琴家，7月发行厂牌首秀专辑《身外之雾》（Mist Without）——一张围绕雅纳切克、拉威尔、斯克里亚宾及其个人改编的沉思之作——并携专辑在中国巡演。同年10月，他在北京国际音乐节闭幕音乐会上与崔健跨界合作，获颁"年度青年艺术家"；这一演出季中，他与从北京到安卡拉的多个乐团合作协奏曲，在七座城市举办独奏会，并与 Daniel Hope、王健合作室内乐。他的首张专辑《林中孤寂》（Waldeinsamkeit）于2025年由国家大剧院唱片公司发行；其他荣誉包括2024年韦尔比耶音乐节 Tabor 钢琴奖。
他还是一位出版诗集的诗人。《在寻找春天遗骸的路上》（2019）与《迟声》（2024）两部诗集，与他的音乐会节目共享同一组命题：记忆、梦境，以及声音表层之下幸存之物。
Recognized by the late Jörg Demus as "a pianist with promising talents and a natural depth in music," Chinese pianist and poet Xiaofu Ju has appeared at the Vienna Musikverein, the Salzburg Festival, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, and the Shanghai Concert Hall, as well as at the Verbier, Fontainebleau, and Beijing music festivals.
Born in 2000, Ju began piano at four and studied with Zhou Ting, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Nicolas Namoradze, Jörg Demus, and Arie Vardi. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from The Juilliard School and is currently in the Soloklasse of Arie Vardi at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover; since 2025 he has been supported by the International Lieven Piano Foundation in Vienna.
In 2026 he became the first pianist signed to Deutsche Grammophon China, releasing his label debut album Mist Without in July — a meditation on Janáček, Ravel, Scriabin, and his own transcriptions — and toured it across China. That October, after the Beijing Music Festival closing concert in which he collaborated with Cui Jian, he was named the festival's Young Artist of the Year. His 2026 season includes concertos with orchestras from Beijing to Ankara, recitals in seven Chinese cities, and a chamber collaboration with Daniel Hope and Wang Jian. His debut album Waldeinsamkeit was released by NCPA Classics in 2025; other honors include the Tabor Piano Prize at the 2024 Verbier Festival.
Ju is also a published poet. His collections On the Path Seeking for the Ruins of Spring (2019) and The Late Sound (2024) share the same preoccupations as his programs: memory, dreams, and what survives beneath the surface of sound.