Described by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Martin Bernheimer as “eloquent and elegant…(with) passion and introspection…sensitivity and a finely honed sense of style”, pianist Jerry Wong has performed throughout the United States, Europe and Asia in such prestigious settings as the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, National Concert Hall of Taipei, National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., Opera City Hall in Tokyo, PianoForte in Chicago, Shriver Hall in Baltimore and Weill Recital Hall in New York City. His performances and interviews have been featured on HCTV, KHSU, WCLV, WKSU, Finnish National Radio, Living & Travel Section of msnbc.com, Nippon Television and Radio Video Mediterranean. Recent solo recitals have brought him to the campuses of Ball State University, Bowling Green State University, Brigham Young University, Chapman University, Indiana University, National University of Singapore, Syracuse University, Tung Hai University and Tainan National University of Arts in Taiwan.
An avid chamber musician and collaborative pianist, he has toured extensively with trumpeter Joe Burgstaller (formerly with Canadian Brass), performed an all-Schubert recital with violinist Werner Hink (concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic) at the Pacific Music Festival in Japan and appeared with the flute duo ZAWA! at the Ithaca Flute Institute. He performs regularly at Kent/Blossom Music, where he has been featured with violinist Soovin Kim, the Miami String Quartet and members of The Cleveland Orchestra.
A graduate of Indiana University, Peabody Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music, where he completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree, Mr. Wong’s major teachers have included Menahem Pressler, Ann Schein, Sara Davis Buechner and Byron Janis. Frequently sought after as adjudicator, clinician and lecturer, his masterclasses have brought him to such noted institutions as Cleveland Institute of Music, Northwestern University and University of Michigan.
Mr. Wong presently holds the position of Associate Professor of Piano at Kent State University in Ohio. During the summers, he is co-director of the Piano Institute at Kent State and a member of the Kent/Blossom Music faculty.
Upcoming performances:
Friday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m., Collaborative recital with cellist Keith Robinson
All-Russian program to include sonatas of Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff
Kent State University Stark Campus, Main Hall
Sunday, October 11 at 5:00 p.m., Collaborative recital with cellist Keith Robinson
All-Russian program to include sonatas of Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff
Kent State University, Ludwig Recital Hall
Sunday, November 15 (time TBA), Concerto appearance with Akron Youth Symphony under Christopher James Lees
Kent State University, Cartwright Auditorium
Monday, December 7 at 8:00 p.m., Collaborative recital with clarinetist Dennis Nygren
Program to include Mozart, Debussy and Brahms
Kent State University, Ludwig Recital Hall
Sunday, December 13 (time TBA), Private benefit for KSU all-Steinway campaign
Hudson Country Club
Saturday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m., Solo recital
All-Chopin program
University of Memphis
Monday, March 1 (time TBA), Solo recital
All-Chopin program
University of California at Riverside
Sunday, March 7 at 5:00 p.m., Solo recital
All-Chopin program
Kent State University, Ludwig Recital Hall
Monday, March 29 (time TBA), Solo recital
All-Chopin program
Butler University