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  05 May 17 DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
  Esplanade Concert Hall

  with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

  “…his gorgeously hewn tone – fully voiced, plain-speaking, yet so filled with vitality – made for another memorable performance”
  Chang Tou Liang, The Straits Times, 8 May 2017

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  04 Apr 16 HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Hong Kong Philharmonic
  Hong Kong Cultural Centre

  “Cellist Jian Wang seemed to win the hearts of the audience as he dug into Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C. Although Haydn’s music is modestly conceived, he can penetrate dark psychological realms, and this performance captured that element. Wang differentiated the ranges of the cello with rare poetry, with a gruff, earthy bass, a bold, ringing tenor and a fluting soprano.”
  Alexis Alrich, South China Morning Post, 4 April 2016

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  12 Nov 15 SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1 Hallé
  Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

  “Following this was Saint-Saen’s ‘Cello Concerto No.1’ featuring the solo cello of Jian Wang. Wang’s presence was immediately felt, despite his small stature, with amazingly intricate, technically expert playing. This initial surprise was then surpassed with the depth of feeling in the second subject, showcasing Wang’s true range, from melodically animated to emotionally resonant. This continued on into Dvorak’s ‘Silent Woods,’ which served as another showcase of Jian Wang’s expert solo playing, and Nicholas Collon’s control over the orchestra with a constantly appropriate balance.”
  Matthew Brew, The Mancunion, 23 November 2015

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  19 Feb 15 TCHAIKOVSKY Roccoco Variations Los Angeles Philharmonic/Xian Zhang
  

  “Jian probed deeply. He did not romanticize Tchaikovsky [Roccoco Variations], yet he was not cool either. He has handsome tone, and his focus was on a richness of sound that drew you into not the cello but Tchaikovsky.”
  Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 February 2015

  “Cellist Jian Wang tackled the Tchaikovsky in the program, Variations on a Rococo Theme, with expert balance and a deeply warm tone.”
  The Examiner, 23 February 2015

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  07 Dec 14 DVORAK Cello Concerto Bangkok Symphony Orchestra/Hubert Soudant
  

  ” … on this occasion he transfixed the audience with the mesmerising clarity of his playing, giving a fully absorbing account and rising effortlessly to all the technically demanding passage work…Wang explored the subtleties of the exquisite rubato material with an increasing and intoxicating meditative calm.”
  The Bangkok Post, 17 December 2014

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  25 Apr 14 CHEN 'Reflet d'un temps' NDR Hamburg
  

  “Messiaen’s last student Qigang Chen’s piece ‘Reflet d’un temps’ is almost a cello concerto and circles around an ancient Chinese folk tune, played here by Jian Wang. It sang in a transfiguring way- a highly virtuosic, orchestral silk painting.”
  Hamburger Abendblatt

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  01 Feb 14 TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations New York Philharmonic Orchestra
  

  “Jian Wang played with an impressive blend of charm, elegance and bravura in Tchaikovsky’s “Rococo Variations” for Cello and Orchestra.”
  New York Times, 02 Feb 2014

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  11 Jan 14 DVORAK Cello Concerto San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
  

  “As outstanding as Wang played throughout the 1895 concerto (Dvorak’s Cello Concerto), his best moment came with the heartbreaking final theme, a personal tribute by Dvorák to the loss of his beloved sister-in-law, Josefina Kaunitzova.”
  www.mysanantonio.com 11 January 2014