An expert in his field, Mr. Wang earned a Bachelor of Music in music composition from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music in the same discipline from the University of Louisville.
JURUPA VALLEY, CA, March 19, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Zhiyi Wang has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Drawing on his passion for music, Mr. Wang excels as the chair of the Department of Composition at Leon Fleisher Academy, which offers musical education in piano, violin, and several woodwind instruments. Before obtaining his current position, he was a voting member of The Recording Academy and World Soundtrack Academy. Over the years, his music, which blends Oriental and Western influences with classical music, has been performed by numerous orchestras and ensembles, including the China National Symphony Orchestra, Lviv Chamber Orchestra, Baroque Camerata, Lemberg Sinfonietta, and the Moscow Soloists, as well as such artists as Sarah Brightman, Lang Lang, and Yuri Bashmet.
Throughout his career, Mr. Wang has had many notable highlights. In addition to arranging the official theme song of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which allowed him to showcase his music to nearly one billion people, he won numerous awards from international competitions, including the Red Note International Composition Competition and the International Franz Liszt Competition for Composers. Likewise, Mr. Wang has also had the honor of serving as a composer-in-residence for the Shanghai Opera House and National Sun Yat-sen University and of working with well-recognized cinematic directors such as Kaige Chen and Hark Tsui.
An expert in his field, Mr. Wang earned a Bachelor of Music in music composition from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music in the same discipline from the University of Louisville. Though hard work and dedication have brought him far in his career, he credits his success to his passion for music and his father, who taught him how to play the piano and instilled in him his love of music. Within the coming years, he intends to continue expressing himself authentically through music.
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