Wang Jingjing ; born 1981 in Hefei,

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Biography

Wang Jingjing started piano at age 10, and began to make a career of it at age 17. A Piano Performance graduate of the

Shanghai Conservatory of Music The Shanghai Conservatory of Music () was founded on November 27, 1927, as the first music institution of higher education in China. Its teachers and students have won awards at home and abroad, thus earning the conservatory the name "the crad ...

, Wang Jingjing made his concert debut at the age of 18, performing Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with China Hebei Orchestra in the

Shanghai Concert Hall Cadillac·Shanghai Concert Hall is located on the intersection of Yan'an Road and South Tibet Road of Huangpu District, Shanghai. It was founded in 1930 as Nanking Theatre. In 1949, its name was changed to Beijing Cinema. In 1959, it was renam ...

. Since his debut, he has given numerous recitals in the United States, France, Spain, Russia, Italy, the Netherlands, Panama and the Canary IslandsEl Dia newspaper, June 30, 2006
/ref> as well as his native country. He has collaborated as soloist with France's L'Orchestre Symphonique du Limousin, the China Movie Philharmonic, and the Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra. He has performed at the Concert Hall of Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Town Hall in New York City, the Teatro Nacional in Panama City, among others. During July 2006, Wang performed in the XV Festival Internacional de Piano held on the Canary Islands. One month later, he won 3rd prize at the 2nd Panama International Piano Competition. In summer of 2007, as a scholarships receiver in both Mannes International Keyboard Festival and the Music Day Festival in the Netherlands, he attended master classes and given concerts around the Netherlands and the United States. In March 2008, he was a winner of prestigious Artists International Audition in New York City. In October and November, respectively, Wang won First Prize at the

Panama International Piano Competition The Panama International Piano Competition is held at the Teatro Nacional in Panama City every two years. It was established in 2004 by Jaime and Nelly Ingram. The 7th Competition is scheduled to take place in October 2016. Award winners receive c ...

and Second Prize at the Poulenc International Piano Competition. In March, 2009, he won First Prize the Kankakee Piano Competition and subsequently performed

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's Piano Concerto with the Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra near

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. In April 2009, Wang won Third Prize at the 51st annual Concurso Internacional Premio Jaén, an internationally respected and longest-running piano competition in Spain. In July, 2009, Wang was 3rd Prize winner in the 15th Ricard Viñes Piano Competition. As of 2012, it is evident from the winner lists that Wang is the only Chinese National to have accumulated top prizes at all of these competitions. In February, 2010, Wang played his South American debut in Bogota, Colombia. This followed a January performance with the National Symphony Orchestra of Panama. In April, 2010, Wang won the University of Illinois Concerto Competition, winning a concerto debut concert in the Krannert Center. The International Music Foundation welcomed Mr. Wang's debut performance at the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts held in the

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in December, 2012. In addition to his degree from the Shanghai Conservatory, Wang received a master's degree in Piano Performance at the

Chicago College of Performing Arts Chicago College of Performing Arts is a performing arts college that is housed at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois, United States. While the school is officially a part of Roosevelt University, it has its own distinct personality. The rel ...

in 2007, studying under Dr. Solomon Mikowsky.Dr. Solomon Mikowsky's Official Site, List of Prize-winning Students
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References

External links

Official Jingjing Wang Website

Premio Jaen official site

Kankakee Daily Journal

Mention for 2008 Panama in Mexican newspaper {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Jingjing 1981 births Living people Chinese classical pianists People from Hefei Musicians from Anhui 21st-century classical pianists