Chelsea Wang
Praised by The New York Times as an “excellent young pianist,” Chelsea Wang has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, and Asia in venues that include the Kennedy Center, Merkin Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, and Seoul Arts Center. A prizewinner and finalist at many national and international piano competitions, she made her orchestral debut at the age of six and since then has performed with many ensembles, including the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Des Moines Symphony, and musicians from The Met Orchestra. Her festival appearances include Music@Menlo, Ravinia Steans Institute, Bravo! Vail, Music Academy of the West, Fontainebleau, Music from Angel Fire, and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. A native of West Des Moines, Iowa, Chelsea is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Meng-Chieh Liu and Ignat Solzhenitsyn and was awarded the prestigious Sergei Rachmaninoff Award upon graduation. She received her master’s degree and Graduate Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory under the tutelage of Leon Fleisher and Yong Hi Moon, and is currently pursuing her doctoral degree at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music with James Giles. As part of her fellowship with Ensemble Connect, Chelsea teaches at PS 63 Old South in Queens.
