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Beibei Wang is a Chinese multi-percussionist living in London.

Early Life and Eduction
Beibei Wang grew up in Hefei, China. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chinese Percussion Performance from Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing and in 2011, moved to London, United Kingdom to pursue her Master's in percussion performance at the Royal Academy of Music.

Career
In 2008, Beibei Wang made her debut performance as a primary percussionist performing Tea: A Mirror of Soul by Chinese-American composer Tan Dun. SInce this time, Beibei has frequently featured as the primary soloist in Tan Dun’s organic music trilogy concertos—Water, Paper, Earth. In 2009, she performed the world premiere of Earth Concerto at the 2009 Grafenegg Festival with conductor Kristjan Järvi and Tonkünstler Orchestra. in 2018, Beibei Wang featured as soloist performing Tan Dun's Tears of Nature percussion concerto with the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Barry Wordsworth on their 2018 China Tour.

In 2009, Beibei made her international debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, performing the UK premiere of Tang Jianping's marimba concerto, Sacred Fire, at the Barbican Centre. She has performed with international orchestras including the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, and at festivals such as Edinburgh International Festival, Lucerne Festival, and Malta International Arts Festival.

In 2022, Beibei Wang featured as jury member for the percussion final of the 2022 BBC Young Musician competition.