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Ryan Wang is a Canadian pianist. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show'
Early life and education
editRyan Wang is from West Vancouver.[1] and he has a younger brother.[2] He started playing piano at the age of four with Ms. Fafan Xiao.[3] From 2013, he studied with Professor Lee Kum Sing and Dr. Sunsung Kong. [4]
Career
editWang was only five years old in 2013 when he performed his first solo recital at Carnegie Hall. He was selected for the performance as part of the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition and played Variations on a Russian Theme.[1] He came second in the competition.[3] Shortly after his performance at Carnegie Hall, Wang appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where he again performed Variations on a Russian Theme.[5] Wang has played with the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra[6] and the Shanghai Symphony[5] and performed at the Steinway Hall and Italy's Fazioli Hall.[3]
Awards
editAmong his awards are the wins in the 2019 Seattle International Piano Competition, 2019 Edith Lando Gifted Youth Competition, 2021 Young Euregio Piano Award Competition, 2021 Gustav Mahler Piano Competition, the 29th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Youth in Szafarnia Poland, 2022 Chicago International Music Competition, 2022 Paderewski International Piano Competition, and the 2022 International Piano Competition ‘SAMSON FRANCOIS’. From 2015 to 2019, Wang participated in the Casalmaggiore International Music Festival in Italy where he gave solo recitals and performed concertos with the Festival Orchestra. He was the recipient of the Gabora Prize in 2017 and the Audience Favorite Award of Best Musician in 2019. In 2017 and 2019, Wang was the recipient of the Emerging Artist Grant from the Vancouver Academy of Music.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "5-year-old B.C. piano prodigy gets Carnegie Hall debut". CBC. March 18, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Kaur, Gurveen (June 23, 2017). "Michael Jackson's songs help child become piano prodigy". The Straits Times. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Young piano prodigies set WV concert date". North Shore News. June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Wang - Steinway & Sons". www.steinway.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ a b Heatherington, Reyhana (May 28, 2013). "Pint-sized B.C. piano prodigy performs on Ellen". CTV British Columbia. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Piano prodigy featured in Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra concert in Burnaby". Burnaby Now. February 20, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
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