Henry Wang

Grammy Award-winning violinist Henry William Wang has been praised by the Washington Post as an artist “that makes the audience cheer lustily.” A native of St. Louis, he has appeared as soloist with orchestras throughout the United States.

Currently based in New York, Henry serves as Concertmaster of Metropolis Ensemble, the Grammy Award-winning Experiential Orchestra, and The Orchestra San Antonio. He is a substitute violinist with the New York Philharmonic and performs regularly with New York Classical Players, Trinity Wall Street NOVUS ensemble, Quodlibet Ensemble, and the Manhattan Chamber Players. His solos can be heard on the Grammy Award-winning album The Prison on the Chandos label.

Henry is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Glenn Dicterow. He continued his studies with Mr. Dicterow and Lisa Kim in the Orchestral Performance Program at Manhattan School of Music, and earned his Bachelor of Music at Northwestern University under Almita and Roland Vamos.

Active beyond the classical realm, Henry regularly collaborates with jazz legends including Steve Coleman and Billy Childs. He has appeared on recordings by the Roots, on the television program America’s Got Talent, and on soundtracks for films including Barbie, Joker, and In the Heights.