Cara Wang, cello, Co-Winner Khuner Young Artist Concerto Competition 2023-24
May 2024 Concert Program Biography:
Cara Wang, age 13, studies cello at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) Pre-College division under Amos Yang. She first began cello lessons at the age of 4 with Alan Yang. She has won various competitions, including First Place in the KAMSA Competition, Second Place at the Pacific Musical Society and Foundation Competition, First Place in the CalASTA Strings State Competition, Outstanding Gold Medalist in the U.S. Open Music Competition (2022, 2023), Second Place in the Houston International Music Competition, and First Place in American Protégé International Concerto Competition.
Cara made her solo concerto debut February of 2023 performing Lalo Cello Concerto with the Central Oregon Symphony. She has also performed the concerto with the Castro Valley Orchestra and Symphony Parnassus (as winner of the 2023 SFCM Pre-College Concerto Competition). Previously, she has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Junior Bach Festival, and various community events.
Cara loves collaborating with others and was previously principal cellist of the SFCM Pre-College String Orchestra. Currently, she is a member of Young Chamber Musicians and the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. This past summer (2023), Cara studied with Hans Jorgen-Jensen at the Meadowmount School of Music. She has had additional lessons and masterclasses with artists Brannon Cho, Yi-Bing Chu, Minna-Rose Chung, Thomas Landschoot, Sydney Lee, Jonathan Swensen, Vicky Wang, and Becky Yang, and members of the Chamber Music Society of San Francisco. Cara is inspired by the opportunity to learn from the wonderful musicians she has met and in gratitude, has started providing lessons to other young cellists in her community.
When not working on music, Cara enjoys attending concerts, creative writing, and tackling robotics challenges with her teammates.
