Sha Wang, Piano

Biography

At the age of 19, Sha Wang won the 16th International Young Artist Piano Competition in Washington, D.C. Since then, she has been successful in competitions such as the Jose Iturbi International Music Competition, Hilton-Head International Piano Competition and the Honens International Piano Competition. She was a first prize winner at the Long Beach Mozart Festival Concerto Competition, the grand prize winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society Competition in 2008, and the 2nd prize winner of the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition in 2009. Dr. Wang has been a performing artist for the Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania, and also featured in a concert for former U.S. President Ford.

Dr. Wang performed at the Kosciuszko Foundation Auditorium in New York this past December. She has been the guest soloist for the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and Pasadena Pops Orchestra, and performed at venues such as the Descanso Gardens in La Cañada and the Richard Nixon Library and Museum in Yorba Linda. Her New York debut was at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in Manhattan. She has appeared on the stages of the Aspen Music Festival and School, Interlochen Arts Academy, and other major summer festivals throughout the country. As a collaborative pianist, she has performed with artists such as pianist Lang Lang, violinist Kun Dong (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra), soprano Tamara Wilson (Houston Opera) and members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Dr. Wang is also a passionate new music promoter. Her active participation in new music festivals, such as Music X and Grandin Music Festival, gave her the opportunity to work with composers such as Joel Hoffman, Martin Bresnick, Kaija Saariaho, and Michael Torke.

Wang holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, where she was the youngest doctoral candidate to graduate from the Conservatory. Her teachers include Karen Knecht, John Perry, Richard Fields, and Frank Weinstock. Dr. Wang has been on faculty at the Interlochen Arts Academy as a vocal/opera coach and music theory teacher at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. She is currently serving as Assistant Professor in piano and theory at Geneva College.