Angel Wang
Artistic Director, Canadian Chinese Society for the Arts Renowned violinist Angel Wang has established herself as a violinist of exceptional ability in both China and Canada in solo, chamber and orchestral settings. In China she was a member of the Tianjin Symphony Orchestra and established the Angel Trio, performing chamber music throughout the country. In Canada she has performed with the Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Opera and was concertmaster for a production of La Traviata.
About this Performer
Renowned violinist Angel Wang has established herself as a violinist of exceptional ability in both China and Canada in solo, chamber and orchestral settings. In China she was a member of the Tianjin Symphony Orchestra and established the Angel Trio, performing chamber music throughout the country. In Canada she has performed with the Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Opera and was concertmaster for a production of La Traviata.
As a soloist she has been heard on television and has appeared as a judge for numerous television competitions and festivals. Angel Wang performed in the Toronto production of the hit musical The Sound of Music and has performed with the Elora Festival singers and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.
A veteran of both stage and screen Angel Wang has recorded extensively for the film industry in China and in North America. She is also active in the Toronto recording scene for CDs, commercials and movies.
Angel Wang has also appeared in concert with such notables as singer Roger Hodgson and international piano star Richard Clayderman. She was the concertmaster for Richard Clayderman’s 2017, 2018 and 2019 North American concert tours.
Her most recent passion has been the founding of the Chinese Canadian Society for the Arts (CCSA), a charitable organization that promotes traditional Western music and Chinese music live in concert. Under the auspices of the CCSA Angel sold out her first performance, “From Vienna to Beijing to Hollywood”, in April of 2017 at the George Weston Recital Hall. This was followed by a second major success with another sold out performance in January 2018, “From Bach to Beijing to Broadway”, at Koerner Hall. In May of 2019 Angel and the CCSA Orchestra were invited by the Chinese government to perform at the “Meet in Beijing” Art Festival. Angel and the orchestra received great critical acclaim. In 2020 Angel and the orchestra will return to the Toronto stage after her spectacular success in Beijing. Their next Toronto concert, “Winter Waltz Concert”, “Vivaldi to Vienna to Beijing”, will take place at Koerner Hall on March 24th, 2020.
In addition to her diverse and busy performing activities Angel Wang is much in demand as a teacher. She is on faculty at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto where she leads a full violin studio. Her students are frequent recipients of awards and are distinguished players. Many of her students are now pursuing careers in music.
