Praised by The New York Times as “a superb pianist, a thoughtful, sensitive performer” and Fou Ts’ong as “an incredible talent with a natural feeling of harmony and imagination,” pianist Zhu Wang’s engaging performances exhibit a remarkable depth of musicianship and poise. Winner of the 2020 Young Concert Artists International Audition, he was awarded the Stern Young Artist Development Award, which is supported by the Linda and Isaac Stern Foundation. Mr. Wang showcases his artistry as both a passionate soloist and dedicated chamber musician.
Mr. Wang’s upcoming season includes solo recital debuts at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall and The Kennedy Center, world premiere performances of a work for solo piano by Nina Shekhar, Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement with the Mississippi Symphony and appearances with violinist Randall Goosby in a San Francisco Symphony recital series and at 92nd Street Y and Merkin Hall.
Mr. Wang has performed across the U.S. and internationally at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Chamber Music Hall of the Berliner Philharmonie, Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall and Shanghai Concert Hall. Since his orchestral debut at age 14 with the Hilton Head Symphony, where he performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, he has soloed with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Zermatt Music Festival Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony, Brunensis Virtuosi Orchestra, San Juan Symphony and Xiamen Philharmonic.
As an avid chamber musician and new music advocate, Mr. Wang gave the world premiere of Timo Andres’s Moving Etudes (2017). He has performed in festivals such as Kneisel Hall, Four Seasons Chamber Music Workshop, Lake Como International Piano Academy, Shanghai International Piano Festival, Perlman Music Program and Music Academy of the West, where he won the solo piano competition.
A native of Hunan, China, Mr. Wang began learning piano at the age of five, when he trained at Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music with Zhe Tang and Fou Ts’ong. For his bachelor of music degree he continued his study at The Juilliard School, where he received Gina Bachauer and Mieczyslaw Munz Scholarship. He is currently pursuing his artist diploma at Curtis Institute of Music, under the guidance of Robert McDonald.