2/20/2021 Sara Wang student piano recital

2020–2021

MUSIC AT EMORY

This virtual recital is presented by the Department of Music at Emory University. music.emory.edu

Photographs and Recordings Digital capture or recording of this concert is not permitted.

Cover Photo

By Mark Teague

2020–2021

MUSIC AT EMORY

Sara Wang, piano Junior Recital

Saturday, February 20, 2021, 3:30 p.m.

Performing Arts Studio Virtual Stage

Program Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, op. 58 I. Allegro maetoso II. Scherzo: Molto vivace III. Largo IV. Finale: Presto non tanto

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Dumka in C Minor, op. 59

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, op. 110 I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo II. Allegro molto

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Sara Wang, piano Sara Wang is a junior at Emory double-majoring in business and music.

She started studying piano with Martina (Hsiu-Shan) Liao at age five, and later studied with Ethan (Chin-Chuan) Chang for 11 years in her homeland, Taiwan. At age 11, Wang had her first solo recital in Taichung, Taiwan; since then, she has been invited to perform as a soloist in various performance venues and events.

Wang has competed in a number of regional and national piano competitions and has received top honors and awards. Most recently, she secured the first alternate of GMTA Piano Performance Lower College Division (2020) , won the Georgia Young Artist solo piano division of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Competition (2019), and received an honorable mention at the Emory Concerto and Aria Competition (2019).

She also performed a sophomore solo piano recital in 2019.

In addition to piano performance, Wang has conducted research with the Music Therapy Association of Taiwan (MTAT) analyzing psychological development and had suggested possible methods for promoting healing through music therapy. The research paper was later submitted to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. News and World Report, and Time.

Wang studied with Keiko Ransom and William Ransom during her first year at Emory and currently studies under Elena Cholakova. In college, she discovered a great passion for playing with other musicians, as she began playing chamber music and two-piano repertoire.

During the summer, Wang regularly attends music festivals including the Paris International Sessions, International de Musica de Torrelodones, and National Taipei University of Education (NTUE) International Piano Festival, and Prague Piano Festival. She wholeheartedly appreciates the joy she has experienced and amazing friends she has made through music. She would like to thank her family, friends, and teachers for their boundless support.

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