Yuja Wang

Pianist

Birthday February 10, 1987

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Beijing, China

Age 37 years old

#71962 Most Popular

About

World-renowned Chinese concert pianist who has performed with groups like Tonhalle Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. She won the Echo Klassik Award for Young Artist of the Year in 2011.

Before Fame

She began studying piano in Beijing at age six and went on to attend the Central Conservatory of Music.

Trivia

Her performance of the famous piece "Flight of the Bumblebee" at the Verbier Festival went viral, earning more than three and a half million views on YouTube.

Family Life

Her mother is dancer Zhai Jieming and her father is percussionist Wang Jianguo.

Associated With

She released a DVD on which she performs Sergei Prokofiev's famous piece "Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major."