Performances + Events
Yinfei Wang
Education and Training
BM Shanghai Conservatory of Music; MM, DMA Manhattan School of Music
Awards and Recognition
1st Prize at 2009 Jacob Flier International Piano Competition (New York, USA)
2nd Prize at 2012 5 towns Piano Competition (New York, USA)
Finalist at 2014 Washington International Piano Competition (Washington DC, USA)
1st Prize at 2015 George Gershwin International Piano Competition (New York, USA)
1st Prize at 2016 Paderewski International Piano Competition in Connecticut (CT, USA)
He is a top prizewinner of numerous national and international piano competitions, including the Washington International, Gershwin, Five Towns, Jacob Flier, and Hartford Chopin competitions. As a soloist, Mr. Wang has appeared with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and the Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra under the batons of conductors such as Vladimir Feltsman and Philippe Entremont.
A passionate chamber musician, Mr. Wang has been featured in renowned festivals and concert series such as The Perlman Music Program, PianoSummer at New Paltz, Summer Concerts at NEC in Boston, Walnut Hill Music Festival, and Concerts on the Slope in New York. He has collaborated with distinguished artists including Thomas Hill, Nai-Yuan Hu, Hsin-Yun Huang, Nicholas Kitchen, Qianqian Li, Mo Mo, Kenneth Radnofsky, Nathan Vickery, and Cong Wu. His performances are also featured on the Shanghai Conservatory of Music: Seventieth Anniversary Gala Album.
As a dedicated educator, Mr. Wang has worked with students of diverse ages, levels, and cultural backgrounds. His students have earned accolades in competitions such as the Bay State Piano Contest, Crescendo, Gershwin, Hartford Chopin, PianoTexas Concerto Competition, and the Steinway Society of Massachusetts Piano Competition. He has served as an adjudicator for events including the Gershwin International Piano Competition, Irvine Music Competition, and Fou Tsong Concerto Competition. His students have gone on to study at prestigious institutions such as the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, SUNY Purchase, Northwestern University, Mannes School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, and the pre-college divisions of Juilliard and MSM.
Mr. Wang holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and both his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. His principal teachers include Phillip Kawin, Yanxin Chen, Christopher Zhong, and Chongfang Zhang. He has also performed in masterclasses for renowned pianists such as Hung-Kuan Chen, Nikolai Demidenko, Vladimir Feltsman, Stephen Hough, Lang Lang, Robert Levin, Russell Sherman, and Fou Tsong.
Curriculum Vitae
BM Shanghai Conservatory of Music; MM, DMA Manhattan School of Music
- 1st Prize at 2009 Jacob Flier International Piano Competition (New York, USA)
- 2nd Prize at 2012 5 towns Piano Competition (New York, USA)
- Finalist at 2014 Washington International Piano Competition (Washington DC, USA)
- 1st Prize at 2015 George Gershwin International Piano Competition (New York, USA)
- 1st Prize at 2016 Paderewski International Piano Competition in Connecticut (CT, USA)
