[2024 WCIPC] Haozhou Wang (1st Place)

L. v. Beethoven: Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78
F. Chopin: Etude Op.10, No.1 in C major
Nocturne Op.27, No.1 in C sharp minor
F. Liszt : Hungarian Rhapsody No.8 in F sharp minor
A. Babajanian: Poem (1965)
Haozhou Wang has already established himself as one of the finest pianists of this coming generation. In 2023, He was awarded the first prize of Viseu International Piano Competition in Portugal. In 2021, he won the second prize for Massarosa International Piano Competition in Italy, and became the youngest winner in the competition history. Further accolades include the winner of The Juilliard School Piano Concerto Competition, and made his debut at Alice Tully Hall in New York; first prize for 2018 William Knabe International Piano Competition; first prize of the 2017 Juilliard Schools’ Bachauer and Nordmann Piano Competition; first prize for the 7th YAMAHA USasu International Piano Competition held in Phoenix Arizona; and grand prize at the 5th Cadenza National Chinese Youth Piano Competition in 2013( in Beijing, China), launching himself as a recognized international and global rising star. Haozhou Wang began studying the piano at age of three and half. Wang enjoys playing soccer and working out at the gym when not practicing piano. In his free time, he volunteers as an interpreter at music festivals in the U.S for students from China. Currently, Haozhou studies at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Robert McDonald.