Serene Wang

Born in San Francisco in October 2004, Serena Wang began her piano journey at the age of four, first studying with Sumi Nagasama. By the age of five, she had already claimed top prizes in competitions such as the Bach Piano Competition at UC Berkeley and the Northern California Chinese Music Teachers’ Society competition. In 2010, she won gold in the Children’s Group at the 2nd National Youth Piano Competition in Xiamen, China. Her formal studies progressed under the guidance of esteemed teachers, including Zhaoyi Dan, Meng-Chieh Liu, and later Veda Kaplinsky and Robert McDonald at The Juilliard School Pre-College.

Serena’s orchestral debut came at age six with Haydn’s Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major in Shenzhen. Since then, she has performed with leading ensembles such as the China Philharmonic, National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra in Beijing, Shanghai Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Vancouver Symphony, and New York Philharmonic. Her notable collaborations include performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Shanghai Symphony under Zubin Mehta, playing alongside Martha Argerich in Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals under Charles Dutoit, and appearing as a featured soloist with the New York Philharmonic during their Lunar New Year celebration.

At age nine, Serena made her recording debut on the Channel Classics label, performing works by Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Poulenc, Shostakovich, Tan Dun, and Zhaoyi Dan, earning her early acclaim. As of the 2024–25 season, she is pursuing undergraduate studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, having entered in fall 2024 as a fellow studying with Robert McDonald, after beginning her undergraduate work at Juilliard. Beyond her solo performances, Serena is passionate about chamber music and vocal collaborations, which enrich her expressive artistry and continue to shape her as one of the most promising pianists of her generation.

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