Masterclass Recital • Zitong Wang
About the event
📅 25.02.2026 | godz. 19.30
Sala Koncertowa im. prof. Jerzego Katlewicza
Performers:
Zitong Wang – piano
laureate of the 3rd prize at the 19th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw
Programme:
- Fryderyk Chopin – Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major op. 61
- Robert Schumann – Davidsbündlertänze op. 6
- Fryderyk Chopin – Sonata in B minor op. 35
- Fryderyk Chopin – "Wish" op. 74 no. 1 (Ferenc Liszt)
- Fryderyk Chopin – "My Darling" op. 74 no. 12 (Ferenc Liszt)
- Ferenc Liszt – Ferruccio Busoni – Figaro Fantasy on two themes from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro
Zitong WANG – laureate of the 3rd Prize at the 19th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw and winner of the Krystian Zimerman special award for the best performance of a sonata. Wang has become one of the most intriguing artists of her generation, captivating audiences worldwide with fiery temperament and deep sensitivity revealed in each of her unforgettable interpretations. She is also a laureate of many international competitions, including the 64th Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition.
She graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Meng-Chieh Liu and Eleanor Sokoloff. She is currently pursuing graduate studies at the New England Conservatory under Dang Thai Son. Fascinated by early music, Wang also studied harpsichord at the Curtis Institute of Music with Leon Schelhase and was invited by Trevor Pinnock to perform on historic harpsichords from the Flint collection.
She has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, the National Philharmonic Orchestra in Warsaw, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, collaborating with conductors Jahja Ling, Xian Zhang, Andrzej Boreyko and Antony Hermus.
