Wang Chongwu
Central Conservatory of Music
Chongwu WANG: teaching at of the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM for short), the “Excellent Teacher Award” winner of the 12th International Competition for Youth String Musician of Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music 2015, the “Teaching Excellence Award” winner of the 2016 CCOM Middle School, the “Outstanding Advisor Award” winner of the 2017 CCOM Scholarship Competition,the 2017 “Beijing Municipal Excellent Teacher Award” winner. After released his first solo cello album “Striking a Chord with Chongwu WANG” in 2017, he then published in 2018 “Squirrel Cellist”(two volumes), new concept course for the CCOM amateur cello graded examination.
Mr. Chongwu WANG studied cello with his uncle, Zhang Tianming, from 4 years old and was admitted to the CCOM Middle School and then the CCOM Orchestral Instruments Department both at the first place. With recommended admission free from the entrance examination for postgraduates, he continued his study with Ms. Namula, CCOM cello professor and supervisor of postgraduate. During his art studies, Mr. Chongwu WANG won the 3rd place and “Final Award” in the 6th Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition, the 2nd place of the youth group in the 6th VC Cup national cello competition, 9 national and collegiate scholarships. His recorded repertoires won 4 awards at the level of national and international competitions for cello and composition.
As a member of the delegation of Chinese musicians and the representatives of the CCOM teaching staff, Mr. Chongwu WANG engaged in a series of major performances for the party and state leaders and other heads of states. He has performed at the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People, Party School of the Central Communist of the C.P.C., the National Center for the Performance Arts(NCPA), the Macedonian Opera and Ballet Theater, the Grand Theater of Mexico and the Varna Central Theater etc. And those performances were broadcast on the CCTV Music channel. Especially, his performance at the National Day party was reported on the XINWEN LIANBO(CCTV News Broadcast), People’s Daily, Beijing Daily and other TV stations, newspapers and magazines.
Mr. Chongwu WANG attended master classes of renowned cellists, including Song Tao, Wang Jian, David Greengas, Clirer Rodin, Lynn Harrell, Roman, Carlos Prieto, Jesus Castro-Balbi, William Molina, Philippe Muller, Aldo Parisot, Asier Polo,and Jo Cole FHEA, ARAM etc. As invited cello solo actor, Mr. Chongwu WANG played at hundreds of concerts under the programs of the “Elegant Art into Campus” and “Display of Outstanding Plays of National Art Troupes & Theaters”, jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance.