Hailed as a “remarkable young pianist” by the New York Concert Review, 16-year-old Owen Yisu Wang started studying piano at the age of 5. He has since won numerous awards at various competitions, most notably first place at the 7th Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition, first place in the 2021 Canadian Music Competition 13-year-old category, first place in the 2023 Conero International Music Competition, the Gala Trophy in the 2021 Pacific International Youth Music Competition, first place in the Youth Category at the 2022 Architecture of Music Competition, and the Audience Favorite Prize in the 2022 Seattle International Piano Competition. Other accolades include second place in the Intermediate Piano category at the 2023 Performing Arts BC provincial competition, second place at the Philadelphia International Concerto Competition, winner of Concerto Class at the 2022 Pacific International Youth Music Competition, and the Overall Winner Award in the 2020 Steinway Canadian Young Artist Piano Competition.
In 2022, Owen played Gershwin’s Concerto in F, first movement, with the Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Bujar Llapaj, at Vancouver’s Chan Centre. Most recently, he played the same concerto with the West Coast Symphony Orchestra at the Christ Church Cathedral, once again under the baton of Maestro Llapaj. Owen is the Gold Medal recipient of Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music for Level 8 and Level 10 piano examinations. In June 2022, he received his RCM Piano ARCT Diploma with First Class Honors with Distinction. Owen currently studies with Dr. Corey Hamm, and he previously studied with Dr. Ronald Morgan.
Apart from piano, Owen is the principal bassoonist for his school Wind Ensemble. In 2023, he was admitted into the British Columbia Music Educators’ Association Honour Wind Ensemble.