JianWang

Press

• Ernest Bloch's Schelomo with Chicago Smphony Orchestra

  Chicago

  Oct 2023

  • Schelomo may not be a timeless masterpiece but Wang’s intelligent, deeply expressive performance Thursday night nearly convinced one that it is. In his belated CSO debut, the cellist brought intense expression and an apt febrile quality to Solomon’s dark ruminations, with the slight trace of rawness feeling wholly idiomatic. Wang showed easy fluency in the fast passagework and his impassioned yet nuanced phrasing and hairpin dynamics were put entirely at the service of the score. Wang rendered the final solo meditation in a hushed inward quality that brought a rich eloquence to Bloch’s music.

    • Chicago Classical Review
    • 27 October 2023

• Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

  Hamer Hall

  Aug 2019

  • Wang’s Saint-Saëns… is luminous and translucent. Wang’s interpretation was lyrical, ebbing and flowing with the concerto’s rises and falls. He has impeccable technique and a rich tone... ★★★★

    • Limelight Magazine
    • 25 August 2019

• Zhou Tian Cello Concerto 'Flowing Sleeves'

  Esplanade Concert Hall

  Aug 2019

  • Wang is a compelling advocate of the work and his performance shone with an almost mystical intensity

    • The Straits Times
    • 17 August 2019