Hanzhi Wang
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Single tickets to this performance are on sale August 5, 2024.
HANZHI WANG
Acclaimed for her “staggering virtuosity,” Hanzhi Wang is the only accordionist ever to win a place on the roster of Young Concert Artists in its 60-year history. An ambassador for her instrument, Hanzhi has been praised for her captivating stage presence and performances of passion and finesse.
In 2017, Hanzhi Wang became the very first accordionist to win First Prize at the YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions. She has been named Musical America’s “New Artist of the Month,” and featured on WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase.
Her innovative programming enhances Wang’s mastery of her instrument, while her unconventional approach to keyboard repertoire distinguishes her as a standout among today’s rising stars. Experience this young virtuoso perform the accordion as you’ve never heard it played before with contemporary works, baroque compositions and interpretations of Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Acclaimed for her “staggering virtuosity,” HANZHI WANG is the only accordionist to ever win a place on the roster of Young Concert Artists in its 60-year history. An ambassador for her instrument, Hanzhi has been praised for her captivating stage presence and performances that display passion and finesse.
A groundbreaking artist, Hanzhi’s other firsts include being named Musical America’s “New Artist of the Month,” an interview and performance on the 2,145th episode of New York WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase as the first solo accordionist on the program, and the Naxos label’s first-ever solo accordion CD, “On the Path to H.C. Andersen,” which was nominated for the prestigious DR (Danish Radio) P2 Prize in 2019.
A first-prize winner of the 2017 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, Hanzhi debuted in New York in The Peter Marino Concert at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall. Her Washington, DC debut opened the 40th Anniversary Young Concert Artists Series at the Kennedy Center, co-presented with Washington Performing Arts. She holds the Ruth Laredo Prize and Mortimer Levitt Career Development Award for Women Artists of YCA.
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