William Feng, piano

Meet William

William appears on Show 473.

William Feng (piano/composition), 16, lives in Plymouth, Minnesota, and is a tenth grader at Wayzata High School. William has studied piano at the Macphail Center for Music for the past ten years and is currently studying with Richard Tostenson. He has also studied composition for six years with Sarah Miller.

Making his concerto debut in 2022 and solo recital debut in 2023, William has won prizes in many competitions, including the Margaret Ankeny Award at the Minnesota Orchestra’s Young People’s Concerto Competition, Third Place at the La Crosse Rising Stars Concerto Competition, Second Place at the St. Paul Piano Concerto Competition, First Place at the MMTA Young Artist competition, First Place at the Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum Mozart Piano Concerto Competition, and First Place at the Schubert Club Competition.

He has attended masterclasses with Reiko Imrie, Susan Billmeyer, Evren Ozel, and Inna Faliks. As a composer, William has written pieces for the Minnesota Sinfonia, Ivalas String Quartet, Riverside Winds, and Minnesota Percussion Trio, winning second prize at the National Federation of Music Clubs National competition. As a violist, William is part of the MMEA All-State Orchestra and the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony, and is preparing for a tour in Australia and New Zealand in 2026.

Outside of music, William enjoys running and cooking.