Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang 王羽佳 | |||||||
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Wang performing at Carnegie Hall in 2017 | |||||||
| Background information | |||||||
| Born | 10 February 1987 Beijing, China | ||||||
| Genres | Classical | ||||||
| Occupation | Pianist | ||||||
| Instrument | Piano | ||||||
| Years active | 1998–present | ||||||
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon | ||||||
| Website | yujawang | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 王羽佳 | ||||||
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Yuja Wang (Chinese: 王羽佳; pinyin: Wáng Yǔjiā; born February 10, 1987) is a Chinese-born American pianist. Born in Beijing, she began learning piano there at age six, and went on to study at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
By age 21, she was already an internationally recognized concert pianist and signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon. Wang currently lives in New York.