Jian Wang

Jian Wang has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras including the London Symphony, Cleveland, Zurich Tonhalle, NDR Elbphilharmonie, Stockholm Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris and NHK Symphony. These concerts have been with many of the greatest conductors, including Chung, Dudamel, Elder, Eschenbach, Gilbert, Harding, Neeme Jarvi, Langrée, van Zweden, Wigglesworth and Szeps-Znaider.

Recent and future highlights include concerts with the New York, Netherlands Radio and Seoul Philharmonic Orchestras; Boston, Chicago, Toronto and Singapore Symphony Orchestras, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and Philharmonia. Amongst his many high-profile concerts in China, he has opened the season for the China Philharmonic, Shanghai Symphony and Macau Orchestras as well as performing with the China National Orchestra and Hangzhou Symphony. Jian was the first ever Artist in Residence for both the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing.

He has an extensive discography with Deutsche Grammophon, including the Bach Cello Suites and the Brahms Double Concerto with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado and Gil Shaham and chamber music with Maria João Pires and Augustin Dumay.

Jian is a Professor at the Shanghai Conservatory. Whilst studying there as a student he was featured in the celebrated documentary film From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China. Mr Stern’s encouragement and support paved the way for him to go to the United States and in 1985 he entered the Yale School of Music under a special programme where he studied with the renowned cellist Aldo Parisot. His instrument is graciously loaned to him by the family of the late Mr Lam Sau-wing.