In light of President Reif’s announcement on March 10th regarding COVID-19, this event has been CANCELED.
On behalf of Music and Theater Arts and the MIT Community, I apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your support in Music and Theater at MIT. If you have questions or would like further information, please contact performance@mit.edu
William Wang is a second-year PhD student in computer science, working with Ali Jadbabaie at the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. He currently studies with David Deveau as an Emerson Fellow; his past teachers include Betty Woo and James Gardner. William is a four-time winner of the US Open Music Competition, first place winner of the East Bay Music Festival, and audience favorite prize-winner for the Pacific Musical Society Competition. He has also played in masterclasses with Olga Kern and Hans Boepple. William won the UC Berkeley concerto competition and performed Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto with the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in 2017. In addition to solo repertoire, William is an active member of the MIT Chamber Music Society and also performs at assisted living homes with the MIT Ribotones. Apart from music, William enjoys cooking, baking sweets, and playing table tennis.
Program
Prelude Op. 11, no. 11 in B major (1896) Alexander Scriabin
Etude Op. 42, no. 5 in C# minor (1903) (1871-1915)
Poème Op. 32, no. 1 in F# major (1903)
Sonata no. 5 in one movement, Op. 53 (1907) Alexander Scriabin
(1871-1915)
Prelude Op. 23, no. 4 in D major (1903) Sergei Rachmaninoff
Moment Musical Op. 16, no. 4 in E minor (1896) (1873-1943)
Prelude Op. 32, no. 10 in B minor (1910)
Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1913/1931) Sergei Rachmaninoff
(1873-1943)
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