Shihan Wang and Ke Ma
Classical music virtuosos Shihan Wang and Ke Ma, who amazed the world, are coming to Doček, on 13 January at 8 p.m., with an exclusive performance at the Novi Sad Theatre! What does the combination of a former child prodigy who is now winning first prizes all over Europe and a doctoral student of the London Royal Academy sound like – we will find out at a performance that will be remembered for a long time.
’Pianists go on a lifetime’s search for the heart of this music, but Ke Ma is already closer than many, and quicker than most’ – Peter Quantrill, The Arts Desk
‘Where [Timothy Ridout] and his sensitive pianist Ke Ma are at their most convincing is in the short character works.’ Vieuxtemps Disc review on Gramophone
Ke made her debut in 2017 at Wigmore Hall under the auspices of the Kirckman Concert Society, she has given concerts across the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Hungary and the US. As a soloist highlights have included appearances with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Young Musicians Symphony, Suffolk Symphony Orchestra and the Miskolc Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tamás Gál at the Palace of the Arts in Budapest.
During 2020, Ke appeared as one of the soloists at the Gold Medal competition and performed the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 with the new low latency technique and collaborated with Guildhall Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Richard Farnes. In addition, it’s a privilege to perform at the York Minster as the first Chinese pianist ever in the prestigious venue, where she was also invited to discuss the influence of pandemic on musicians and was featured on BBC television programme ‘Look North’.
A committed chamber musician Ke has undertaken a Tunnell Trust Award tour of Scotland, given a recital at Wigmore Hall and recorded music by Vieuxtemps for Champs Hill Records with violist in Timothy Ridout. She has collaborated with the Cuarteto Casals at Santander International Piano Competition.
Ke studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Christopher Elton, Michael Dussek and Andrew West, where she received her Bachelor and Master degree with distinction in 2017. Now, she is currently pursuing her Doctoral study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Professor Joan Havill, Rolf Hind and Dr. Alexander Soares.
Shihan Wang
Shihan Wang was born in Beijing in 2005 and began taking violin lessons with Zhiqiang Wang at the age of four. At the age of nine he was admitted to the Central Conservatory of China, where he studied with Hong Wang. Since 2021 he has been starting his bachelor’s degree with Feng Ning at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.
A winner of multiple international competitions, Shihan won the 2nd prize and the prize for best baroque performance at the Kloster Schöntal International Competition for Violin in Germany in 2015 at the age of ten. In following years, he earned major prizes at international competitions, including the 1st prize at the London Bridge Music Academy Competition in 2016, the 1st prize at the Louis Spohr International Violin Competition for Young Violinist in Germany in 2016, the 1st prize and the best capriccio prize at the Zhuhai Mozart International Violin Competition in 2017 and the 3rd prize at the Piccolo Violino Magico International Competition for young violinists in Italy in 2018. In 2019 Shihan was an active participant in the Kronberg Academy Violin Masterclasses & Concerts, where he took masterclasses with Ana Chumachenco and was awarded the Ana Chumachenco Prize. In the same year, he was awarded the 2nd place at the Cooper International Violin Competition in the USA. In May 2021, he has been awarded the 1st prize of the China Preliminary Auditions of International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians.
Shihan debuted in 2011 at the age of six. As a soloist, he has worked with conductors and musicians such as Gemma New, Marco Comin, Lavard Skou-Larsen, Giancarlo Guarino, Cho-Liang Lin, Maxim Vengerov, Friedemann Eichhorn, Guoyong Zhang, Yi Huang, Farncis Kan, Lin Chen and Mengmeng Huang. He has perfomed with major orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, State Orchestra Weimar, I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra, Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Italy Central Europe Orchestra, Macao Symphony Orchestra, Qingdao Symphony Orchestra and Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra.
Shihan plays on a violin loaned to him by the China Foundation.
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