Sha Wang D.M.A.
Dr. Wang is an active concert pianist, tenured full professor of music and the Chair of music department at Geneva College, Director of Pittsburgh International Piano Competition, and a private piano teacher for competitive students in the Pittsburgh region. Her performances have taken her throughout the United States and Asia as a concert pianist as well as chamber musician.
Sha Wang is a Yamaha Artist.
Biography / 生平简介
Pianist Sha Wang enjoys a career as an active concert pianist, a professor of music, as well as a scholar in music theory. She was the first prize winner of the 16th International Young Artist Piano Competition, Washington, D.C. 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 2nd prize winner of the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, and the alternate finalist at the Seattle International Piano Competition.
Dr. Wang has appeared on WFMT, Chicago, WQED, Pittsburgh, television stations in China and other parts of the world. She performed at Carnegie Hall, Norton Symphony Space, and 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. 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, musicians from Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, soprano Tamara Wilson (the Metropolitan Opera), and etc. 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 the director of Pittsburgh International Piano Competition and its annual concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. She also directs the Geneva International Music Festival that attracts pianists and other musicians from Asian, American, and other parts of the world.
Dr. Wang is a frequent clinician and adjudicator for national and international competitions. She is also invited to give masterclasses at many institutions both in the United States and Asia. She has presented at many conferences, including the MTNA national conference and the Royal Music Association Conference (U.K).
Ms. Wang holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. Her teachers include Karen Knecht, John Perry, Richard Fields, and Frank Weinstock. Wang has been on faculty at the Interlochen Arts Academy and the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. She is currently a tenured full professor of music at Geneva College.