Yinfei Wang 王寅飛, pianist
Yinfei
Wang began his piano studies in Shanghai at the age of four.
Shortly thereafter, he was awarded top prizes in several
national competitions in China. He made his first public
appearance at the age of 7 in the Shanghai Concert Hall. At the
age of 11, he recorded in the “Shanghai Conservatory of Music:
Seventieth Anniversary Gala Album” as the youngest performer
with some of the most famous Chinese musicians. Since then, he
has performed throughout China, Singapore, Spain, Australia and
the United States.
Among his accomplishments include the top prizes in the 2005
Sandner Cross-Taiwan Straight Piano Competition, the 2009 Jacob
Flier Piano Competition, the 2011 Shande Ding Piano Competition
in Shanghai, 2012 5 towns piano competition in New York, 2016
Chopin Piano Competition in Connecticut. In 2014 Wang was one of
eight finalists in the 61st Washington International Piano
Competition. In 2015, he was awarded first prize in the 2nd
Gershwin International Piano Competition in New York. He made
his orchestral debut as soloist in the Chopin f minor Concerto
with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of
Mr. Vladimir Feltsman. In the spring of 2010, Yinfei was chosen
to perform the Mozart Concerto in d minor (K.466) with the
Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra under the baton of
the renowned pianist/conductor Phillipe Entremont.
Mr. Wang has worked with many world renowned pianists in the
masterclasses, including Hung-Kuan Chen, Stephen Hough, Lang
Lang, Robert Levin, Russell Sherman, Fou T’song, among others.
An avid chamber musician, Mr. Wang was chosen as a winner of the
annual Lilian Fuchs Memorial Chamber Music Competition three
times at the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Wang has also
attended many music festivals, including the International Piano
Festival in Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Music Festival at
Walnut Hill in Boston, and PianoSummer at New Paltz
International Institute and Festival.
Mr. Wang received his Bachelor’s degree from the Shanghai
Conservatory of Music, his Master’s degree and Professional
Studies Certificate from the Manhattan School of Music as a
student of Mr. Phillip Kawin. He is currently in the Doctoral
Program at Manhattan School of Music, where he is continuing his
studies with Mr. Kawin.
(2016)
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