Sha Wang D.M.A.

A signed Yamaha Artist, tenured professor of piano, Dr. Sha Wang enjoys a career as an active concert pianist, a professor of music, a clinian and adjudicator, as well as a scholar in music theory. At the age 19, Ms. Wang was the winner of the 16th International Young Artist Piano Competition, Washington, D.C. Since then, she has advanced into competitions such as the Jose Iturbi International Music Competition, Hilton-Head International Piano Competition and the Honens International Piano Competition. She is the first prize winner at the Long Beach Mozart Festival Concerto Competition, the grand prize winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society Competition, the 2^nd prize winner of the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, and the alternate finalist at the Seattle International Piano Competition.

Dr. Wang has been invited to join the judging panel of The New York International Young Artist Competition in 2017. She will be performing at the Carnegie Hall in NYC as a guest artist for the event.

Dr. Wang has appeared on WFMT, Chicago, WQED, Pittsburgh, television stations in China and other parts of the world. She performed at the Kosciuszko Foundation Auditorium in NYC and was also the featured soloist at the Bank of America-Dame Myra Hess Concert Series at the Chicago Cultural Center. She has been the guest soloist for the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and Pasadena Pops Orchestra and performed at venues such as the Descanso Gardens in La Cañada and the Richard Nixon’s Library and Museum in Yorba Linda. Her New York debut was at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in Manhattan. She has appeared on the stages of Aspen Music Festival and School, Interlochen Arts Academy, and other major summer festivals throughout the country. As a collaborative pianist, she has performed with artists, such as pianist Lang Lang, violinist Kun Dong (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra), soprano Tamara Wilson (Houston Opera) and the members of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She has performed for former U.S. President Ford, and has been a performing artist for the Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania.

Dr. Wang is also a passionate new music promoter. She has premiered compositions of most current composers. Her active participation in new music festivals, such as Music X and Grandin Music Festival, gave her the opportunities to work with composers such as Joel Hoffman, Martin Bresnick, Kaija Saariaho, and Michael Torke.

Dr. Wang is a frequent clinician and adjudicator for State and National competitions. She is also invited to give masterclasses at many institutions both in the United States and Asia.

Ms. Wang holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, where she became the youngest doctoral graduate from the Conservatory. Her teachers include Karen Knecht, John Perry, Richard Fields, and Frank Weinstock. Wang has been on faculty at the Interlochen Arts Academy as a vocal/opera coach and music theory teacher at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. She is currently a tenured associate professor in piano and theory at Geneva College.

Sha Wang is a Yamaha Artist.

王莎: 青年钢琴家、理论学者，日内瓦大学的终身钢琴，音乐理论教授，雅马哈钢琴艺术家。获辛辛那提州大学音乐学院的音乐艺术博士学位，成为了那个音乐学院最年轻的博士毕业生。在校期间，师从Karen Knecht, John Perry, Richard Fields, 和 Frank Weinstock教授钢琴。曾在特劳肯艺术学校声乐艺术指导，以及辛辛那提州大学的音乐学院的钢琴和理论教师。各州竞赛和全国性竞赛的评审团成员，应邀到美国和亚洲的许多学院教学和大师课。王莎博士并邀担任2017年美国纽约国际青年音乐比赛评委，并在纽约卡纳基大厅演出。

王 莎曾出现在芝加哥的WFMT电台，匹兹堡的WQED电台，中国的电视台，和世界其他国家的一些媒体节目中。在她19岁的时候，便赢得华盛顿D.C.第16届国际青年艺术家钢琴竞赛，从此以后，便一发不可收拾，进阶各种高阶比赛，如伊图尔维国际音乐竞赛（Jose Iturbi International Music Competition），希尔顿黑德国际钢琴竞赛（Hilton-Head International Piano Competition），霍恩斯国际钢琴竞赛（Honens International Piano Competition）。她曾是美国莫扎特音乐节音乐会（Long Beach Mozart Festival Concerto Competition）的一等奖获得者，匹兹堡音乐会（Pittsburgh Concert Society Competition）的大奖得主，美国布莱德萧和布诺国际钢琴比赛（Bradshaw &Buono International PianoCompetition）二等奖获得者，西雅图国际钢琴竞赛（Seattle International Piano Competition）决赛候补选手。

 作为一名活跃的音乐会钢琴家，她很享受现在的这份职业。曾在纽约的Kosciuszko Foundation Auditorium 表演，同时也是在芝加哥文化中心的美国圣母院迈拉·赫斯系列音乐会中（Bank of America-Dame Myra Hess Concert Series）的特邀演奏家；曾是长滩交响乐团、帕萨迪纳管弦乐团（the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and Pasadena Pops Orchestra）的特邀独奏家，并在各大场馆表演，如美国加州洛杉矶的德斯康索花园、美国加州约巴林达的理查德·尼克松图书馆与博物馆，还有她在纽约的初次登台的曼哈顿彼得顿诺幻彩空间（Peter Norton Symphony Space）；曾在阿斯本音乐节（Aspen Music Festival），美国因特劳肯艺术学院（Interlochen Arts Academy），和全美其它一些重要的夏季音乐节和美国学校登台演出。

作为一名室内乐音乐家，她曾与多名艺术家同台演出，如钢琴家朗朗，小提琴家董昆 (美国辛辛那提交响乐团)，女高音歌唱家塔玛拉威尔逊（美大都会歌剧院），以及来自匹兹堡交响乐团的成员们。她曾为美国前总统福特演奏过，并成为西部宾夕法尼亚州施坦威协会（Steinway Society）的表演型艺术家。

 作为一名充满热情的新音乐推动者，她曾演奏过许多新兴的作曲家的新作品，活跃于各大新兴音乐节。如音乐X和格朗丹音乐节（Music X and Grandin Music Festival）,由此使她获得了和作曲家Joel Hoffman, Martin Bresnick, KaijaSaariaho, 和Michael Tork一起工作的机会。

她现任日内瓦大学的终身钢琴，乐理教授。