Daniel Wang, cello

Meet Daniel

Daniel appears on Show 474.

Daniel Wang (cello), 13, from Belmont, California, began studying cello and piano at an early age under the guidance of his parents. Daniel has won top prizes in numerous international music competitions. He was the winner of the Gustav Mahler Cello Competition, where he also received the Director of the Gustav Mahler Institute Award and the Prize for Best Interpretation of a Work by Haydn. His other accolades include First Prize awards from the American Virtuoso International Music Competition, the Paris International Music Competition, the International Music Moscow Competition, the Malopolska International Music Competition, and the Pacific Music Society & Foundation Competition. Most recently, he took First Prize in the Burlingame Music Club Competition and the Grand Prize in the Chamber Music division of the Enkor Competition.

As a sought-after soloist, Daniel’s 2025-2026 season highlights include concerto performances with the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Ningbo Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Parnassus and the Cambrian Symphony. He was recently selected as the youngest artist for “Project Spring Bird,” an initiative supporting exceptional young talent led by Maestro Long Yu (Music Director of the Shanghai Symphony). Under this initiative, Daniel opened the Spring Bird season with a solo recital and chamber performance at the Beijing International Music Festival. He has also given a featured performance on The Violin Channel.

Daniel currently studies with Richard Aaron at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College Academy where he is a full scholarship recipient. His previous teachers include Weixi Luo and Leo Singer. He has also received guidance from distinguished artists such as Jian Wang, Johannes Moser, Hans Jensen, Zlatomir Fung, and Kirill Rodin, among others.