Program
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Klavierstücke Op. 118 (1893)
- Intermezzo in A minor
- Intermezzo in A major
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Piano Sonata in A major, D 959 (1828)
- Allegro
- Andantino
- Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Trio: Un poco più lento
- Rondo: Allegretto – Presto
About the Performer
William Wang is a first year PhD student in computer science. He currently studies with David Deveau as an Emerson Scholar, and 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 had the great experience of playing in a masterclass for Van Cliburn winner Olga Kern. William won the UC Berkeley concerto competition in 2016 and performed Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto with the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in 2017. In addition to solo repertoire, William has been active in chamber music, and will be performing the Tchaikovsky piano trio alongside two great string players later this semester.
Apart from music, William enjoys cooking, baking sweets, and playing club table tennis.
