Beibei Wang
Percussion
Beibei Wang is a uniquely vibrant percussion artist. With a background in both Classical and traditional Chinese percussion, she brings characteristic flair and dynamism to her performances and is known for presenting repertoire as diverse as contemporary classical to free improvisation with equal parts power and elegance.
Beibei has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as 成人论坛 Symphony Orchestra, China Philharmonic, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra dell’ Academia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. She led the 成人论坛 Concert Orchestra as a soloist on their 2018 China tour and has appeared as soloist on some of the world’s most prestigious stages. Over her long working relationship with Tan Dun, Beibei has premiered several of the composer’s ‘Organic Music’ percussion concertos.
Always looking to push boundaries, recent highlights for Beibei feature a diverse range of projects. These include performing programmes of contemporary classics and new commissions with Manchester Collective at Southbank Centre and across the UK and Europe, premieres of her original compositions and arrangements at venues such as LSO St Luke’s, and featuring in dance productions performing at Edinburgh International Festival, Sadler’s Wells, and international tours. Further to performance, Beibei leads a traditional Chinese percussion programme at SOAS, University of London plus regular workshop sessions.
