Bing Wang
Instrumental Focus
- violin
Violinist Bing Wang joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as associate concertmaster in 1994. Previously, she held the position of principal second violin with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and has also been guest concertmaster of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra since 2009, where she has been highlighted in televised concerts conducted by Riccardo Muti, Daniele Gatti, and Jaap van Zweden. As a soloist, Ms. Wang has won critical praise for her performances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She appears annually as both concertmaster and soloist at the Hollywood Bowl, under the baton of composer John Williams, performing solos from movie classics. She has also been a featured soloist with the Oregon Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Eugene Symphony, the YMF Debut Orchestra, and the American Youth Symphony. Ms. Wang has collaborated with such distinguished artists as Lang Lang, Yefim Bronfman, Emanuel Ax, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Born in China, Ms. Wang attended the Music Middle School Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory, Peabody Conservatory, and Manhattan School of Music, under the tutelage of Berl Senofsky and Glenn Dicterow. Ms. Wang is an adjunct associate professor at the USC Thornton School of Music and has served on the faculty at the Aspen Music Festival and School since 2003.