By Stephen Stirling
Wang began his musical career at just 4 years old, when he was enrolled in the Taiwan Youth Genius Program. Considered a child prodigy, Wang immigrated to the United States at age 10 to further his classical music studies. Since then Wang has studied and performed across the world receiving numerous honors and awards both locally and internationally. One such honor was the Flushing Rotary Club's Career Grant, which was given to Wang by the charitable club in 2005. Wang returns to Flushing for a benefit concert jointly presented by Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts and the Rotary Club of Flushing. The concert will take place on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall, where he will perform 12 pieces, including Claude Debussy's “Beau Soir” and George Gershwin's “It ain't necessarily so” from “Porgy and Bess.” The performance will be part of Flushing Town Hall's Lunar New Year celebration and is part of a worldwide tour for Wang which has already included stops in Taiwan, Belgium, Austria, Romania and France. His performances with orchestras include appearances with the Oregon Symphony in Portland, Ore., the Queens Symphony Orchestra in New York City, the North Carolina Symphony in Greensboro, N.C., the Broadway Symphony in Seattle, Wash., and the Seattle Philharmonic in Seattle, Wash. As a recitalist, his performances include appearances in New York City at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Concert Auditorium at Museum of the City of New York, and the Amigos de la Zarzuela Series. Admission to the concert is $20, but space is limited. For more information on how to attend call 718-463-7700, ext. 222. Reach reporter Stephen Stirling by e-mail at Sstirling@timesledger.com or by phone at 718-229-0300, Ext. 138.
