Zhiyi Wang
InterContinental Music Awards Winner
2024 – Best Instrumentalist
Zhiyi Wang is a highly acclaimed composer in the contemporary classical and film genres. His compositions have been performed by renowned artists like Yuri Bashmet, Sarah Brightman, and Lang Lang, as well as groups such as the China National Symphony Orchestra, Brno Philharmonic, Senzoku Gakuen New Philharmonic, Eighth Blackbird, Moscow Soloists, Lviv Chamber Orchestra and many others across Asia, North America, and Europe.
Wang was a core member of the music crew at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, where he composed various music programs for the Opening Ceremony. He has won numerous top prizes from International Composition Competitions and has also been Composer-in-Residence at several distinguished institutions. Since 2019, the Winter International Arts Festival in Sochi has commissioned him to create new music for Yuri Bashmet and Moscow Soloists for its opening and closing concerts. In June 2022, his piano piece, Etude for Concert, was performed at Carnegie Hall.
Wang has been recognized for his instrumental and film music with awards from Global Music Awards, World Entertainment Awards, Akademia Music Awards, Clouzine International Music Awards, China Movie Channel Awards, and nominations from World Soundtrack Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Golden Rooster Awards, and China Academy Awards for Documentary Film. He recently received the prestigious Huabiao Film Awards, the highest honor in China’s film industry, for his original score in The Battle at Lake Changjin. This film has now become the champion of China’s all-time box office. His music is included in the music textbook for middle schools throughout China.
Wang holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in music composition from the Oberlin College Conservatory and the University of Louisville, respectively. He has received an Alumni Award from both institutions for his achievements. Wang is a member of The Recording Academy and World Soundtrack Academy. He serves on the jury at the LIT Music Awards and Tencent Wave Music Committee. Wang is an appointed Industry Mentor at the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music and has been a guest faculty at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He now directs the composition program at the Leon Fleisher Academy. In 2024, he was inducted into the prestigious Marquis Who’s Who.