Wang Congyu

Congyu Wang (} (born 7 January 1992) is a Singaporean concert pianist based in Réunion, France.

Early life Wang was born in 1992, in Singapore, and has an elder sister. He began playing piano at the age of three. Despite resistance from his parents over his decision to further his studies in piano, Later, he attended the Schola Cantorum de Paris where he studied with Gabriel Tacchino.

Career By the time Wang turned 18, he had participated in several international piano competitions in cities such as Berlin, Bordeaux, Vulaines Sur Seine, Lagny Sur Marne, Merignac, Paris and Slovenia. In the competitions held in Berlin and Bordeaux, he emerged victorious and received the Grand Prizes., as well as a prize at one of the prestigious competitions in Asia, the Ananda Sukarlan Award in Jakarta, Indonesia.

In 2015, Wang released his debut album, Charme, a collection of piano works by French composer Francis Poulenc. The album was released on KNS Classical and received positive reviews from multiple news outlets including Today. In 2018, he released his second album, Reflets dedicated to Claude Debussy on the centennial of the French composer's death. In the same year, he founded the Piano Island Festival and Piano Concerto Festival.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wang taught piano students virtually. After the pandemic, with the resumption of concerts and shows, in 2022, Wang became a Steinway Artist. With a repertoire comprising nearly 30 piano concertos, Wang has extensively studied the complete solo piano works of Frédéric Chopin and Francis Poulenc. Consequently, he has performed in over 800 recitals globally and has shared the stage with numerous renowned musicians including such as Romain Leleu, Agnes Kallay, Giancarlo de Lorenzo, Elena Xanthoudakis, Grigor Palikarov, Quatour Arsis etc.

Personal life In 2010, while studying in Paris, he met his future wife, Julie Lu, a fellow student Chinese French from the Reunion Island. They were married in 2015, and Wang would move to Reunion Island.

Discography 2015 - Charme 2018 - Reflets