Born to a French father and a Sino-Vietnamese mother, Marie-Josèphe Jude began her musical studies at the Conservatoire of Nice. A child prodigy, she entered at the age of 13 the CNSMD of Lyon in harp and the CNSMD of Paris in piano. After obtaining First Prizes in piano and chamber music as well as the concert diploma in harp at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, she continued her studies in London before devoting herself exclusively to the piano.
She was awarded the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in Vevey in 1989 and won the Victoires de la Musique in 1995. Her solo career has taken her to major concert halls and festivals around the world, from Montpellier to Bath, from La Roque d’Anthéron to Kuhmo, from Bagatelle to Locarno. She has collaborated with the Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, Orchestre National de Lyon, Les Siècles, Orchestre Symphonique de Tours, Chopin Academy Orchestra of Warsaw, BBC Scottish Orchestra, Basel Symphony Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic and the MDR Orchestra of Leipzig.

Teaching / Career
After teaching for four years at the CNSMD of Lyon, Marie-Josèphe Jude has been a professor at the CNSMD of Paris since 2016. In 2019, she was a member of the jury of the Marguerite Long Competition, responsible throughout the 2018/19 season for selecting candidates worldwide. In October 2017, she was appointed President and Artistic Director of the Nice International Summer Academy.