Xiayin Wang

As recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral soloist and recording artist, Xiayin Wang has been recognized for her commanding performances and the rare ability to blend warmth and beauty with technical brilliance.

Xiayin has performed at Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium, where she made her orchestral debut performing the Schumann Piano Concerto and Ravel’s Concerto in G Major with the City Symphony under conductor George Manahan. She was presented in recital as part of the Prestige Series at the International Keyboard Institute and Festival at Mannes College of Music in New York. In May, 2009, Xiayin premiered Richard Danielpour’s “Enchanted Garden, Preludes, Book II” at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center.

Xiayin’s latest solo album released May, 2009, on the Naxos label, debuted on Billboard’s classical album chart and features a range of works by Scriabin. Her debut recording Introducing Xiayin Wang was released in 2007 and her Brahms chamber recordings with the Amity Players in 2008 were both released on the Marquis Classics label. In March 2011, Naxos will release her recording of Danielpour’s “Enchanted Garden.”

Xiayin Wang began playing piano at the age of five in her native China, where she was nurtured by her musician father, Zhongyu Wang, known throughout China for his performances on the erhu, a two-stringed fiddle. Xiayin entered the Shanghai Conservatory of Music at the age of nine, where she garnered an enviable collection of first-prize awards and special honors.
After moving to New York, Xiayin won the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall by the Associated Music Teacher League. While pursuing studies at the Manhattan School of Music, she won the school’s Eisenberg Concerto Competition and the Roy M. Rubinstein Award. Xiayin Wang holds Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Professional Studies degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and is a Steinway Artist.

Ms. Wang is a Steinway Artist

Ms. Wang is represented by Palomino Entertainment Group

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