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Wendy Wang

Washington, USA · silver stream

silver finalist

Wendy Wang, from Guangdong, China, began piano at age 4. At 16, she completed a sponsored year-long cultural exchange in Massachusetts, where she performed at a pre-concert event for Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Jon Nakamatsu and was profiled in the Cape Cod Chronicle. Wendy later earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Statistics from the University of British Columbia in 2018. Upon graduation, she joined Microsoft as a Software Engineer in Vancouver, Canada. Recently, Wendy performed Carmina Burana with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra playing both Piano and Celesta at Benaroya Hall. Her dual journey as a software engineer and pianist is featured in the book The Women of Microsoft, published by Wiley in celebration of Microsoft's 50th anniversary. Her current teacher is Seattle pianist Mark Salman.

Program2

preliminary

Thu, May 28 · 1:00 PM ET

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Beethoven
Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo
Wang
The Dark Blue Flower
Rachmaninoff
Moments Musicaux No. 4 in E minor, Op. 16

silver final

Sat, May 30 · 1:00 PM ET

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Scriabin
Prelude in B, Op. 11 No. 11
Debussy
Pagodes, L. 100
I. Pagodes
Zhang
Three Preludes, II & III
Results

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