Skip to main content

Jason Wang

Pre-College
  • Cello
Jason Wang photo

Contact

Departments

Education

DMA, Eastman School of Music

MM, Eastman School of Music

MS, Stanford University

BS, Case Western Reserve University

BA, Case Western Reserve University

Ensembles

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (2007-2009)

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra 4th chair (2005-2007)

Q&A

What is your hometown?

St. Charles, Illinois

What are you passionate about outside of music?

Chess

Who were your major teachers?

Richard Aaron, David Ying, Alan Harris

What question do you wish students would ask sooner rather than later?

Any questions from students are great!

What was the defining moment when you decided to pursue music as a career?

I realized that I was more interested in continuing my musical studies rather than my engineering studies.

What was a turning point in your career?

Winning a job with the RPO helped me realize that music could be a viable career. 

If you weren't a musician or teacher, what do you think you would be doing now?

I'd probably be an electrical engineer.

If you could play only three composers for the rest of your life, who would they be?

Bach, Beethoven, Dvorak

What is your unrealized project?

My garden at home has been neglected.

What recordings can we hear you on?

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's Gershwin CD with Jon Nakamatsu

Biography

Jason Wang has performed widely across the United States, Europe, and Asia, appearing as both a soloist and chamber musician.  A prizewinner at many competitions, including the Heida Hermanns International String Competition, he has performed at music festivals such as the Aspen Music Festival, the Taos School of Music, and the Kalkalpen Music Festival.  A longtime faculty member at the Music Middle School of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, he has given recitals at venues such as the National Performing Arts Center in Beijing, the Shanghai Concert Hall, the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, and Shanghai Conservatory.  Dr. Wang previously served as assistant principal cellist of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and was formerly a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. 


Dr. Wang received his master’s and doctorate degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He also holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and undergraduate degrees from Case Western Reserve University.