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| Ryan Wang, 16 years old, from Vancouver Canada, started playing piano at the age of four and performed his first solo recital at the age of six. In 2013, he began his musical studies under the tutelage of Professor Lee Kum Sing |
Ryan Wang, 16 years old, from Vancouver Canada, started playing piano at the age of four with Ms. Fafan Xiao <ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-05 |title=Young piano prodigies set WV concert date |url=https://www.nsnews.com/in-the-community/young-piano-prodigies-set-wv-concert-date-2920655 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=North Shore News |language=en}}</ref>and performed his first solo recital at the age of six. In 2013, he began his musical studies under the tutelage of Professor Lee Kum Sing. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Wang - Steinway & Sons |url=https://www.steinway.com/artists/ryan-wang |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.steinway.com |language=en}}</ref>He is currently studying on a music scholarship with Mr. Gareth Owen at Eton College in the UK, and received his Artist Diploma under Professor Marian Rybicki at the École Normale de Musique de Paris iFrance in May 2024, being the youngest ever to win the Prix Cortot.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Genty |first=Camille |date=2024-05-22 |title=Prix Cortot 2024 - Ryan Wang |url=https://www.ecolenormalecortot.com/2024/05/22/prix-cortot-2024-ryan-wang/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Ecole Cortot |language=fr-FR}}</ref> | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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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
Ryan Wang, 16 years old, from Vancouver Canada, started playing piano at the age of four with Ms. Fafan Xiao and performed his first solo recital at the age of six. In 2013, he began his musical studies under the tutelage of Professor Lee Kum Sing. He is currently studying on a music scholarship with Mr. Gareth Owen at Eton College in the UK, and received his Artist Diploma under Professor Marian Rybicki at the École Normale de Musique de Paris iFrance in May 2024, being the youngest ever to win the Prix Cortot.
Career
Ryan has recorded for radio stations as well as performed at Carnegie Hall, on the Ellen deGeneres Show, Fazioli Concert Hall, RTHK radio 4 in HongKong, CCTV 4 (China), CBC Music and live on FM96.3 Toronto’s Radio Station at Zoomer Hall. He has performed solo recitals in Italy, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, USA, Poland and the UK. As a soloist, he has performed with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Toronto Festival Orchestra, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, and the West Coast Symphony Orchestra.
Awards
Among 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.
References
- "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.
- Genty, Camille (May 22, 2024). "Prix Cortot 2024 - Ryan Wang". Ecole Cortot (in French). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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