Praised for his “technical mastery and deep sense of lyricism,” (The Durango Herald), pianist Zhu Wang is the First Prize winner of several renowned piano competitions, including the 2nd Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians, 4th Manhattan International Music Competition, Hilton Head Young Artist Piano Competition, Music Academy of the West Solo Piano Competition, PianoTexas Concerto Competition and Juilliard Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition. He was also a finalist of 2019 Clara Haskil International Piano Competition and recipient of Juilliard Mieczyslaw Munz Scholarship.
Wang started learning piano at the age of five. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Zhu will pursue his Post-Baccalaureate Diploma at Curtis Institute of Music under the tutelage of Robert McDonald.
You can hear Wang’s First Round performance during Session 4 on Sunday, August 2.