Congyu Wang

Congyu Wang (王聪瑀} (born 7 January 1992) is a Singaporean concert pianist based in Réunion, France. He is also the founder and artistic director of Piano Island Festival and Piano Concerto Festival. In 2022, Wang achieved the distinction of becoming a Steinway Artist.

Early life
Wang was born in 1992, in Singapore. He began playing piano at the age of three. He attended Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, where he studied with French pianists Jean-Marc Luisada and Odile Catelin-Delangle. 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.

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.

Given that Wang has pursued the majority of his musical education in France, he exhibits a strong inclination towards French composers and classical musical genres. 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. In December 2023, Wang published his autobiography, The Wandering Pianist which reached the bestseller status on Amazon.

Discography

 * 2015 - Charme
 * 2018 - Reflets