Participant
Ruiyi Wang
Violin
Accepted to the preliminary round of the 2026 Naumburg International Violin Competition.
Biography supplied for the 2026 competition.
Wang Ruiyi, a young violinist, studied under Professor Huang Chenxing, a famous violinist and educator. In 2021, he was admitted to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music with the first place in the violin major. He has given solo concerts at Shenzhen Concert Hall, Zhuhai Grand Theatre, Menuhin Concert Hall, He Luting Concert Hall, Qingdao Concert Hall, Poly Grand Theatre and other places. First place in the China Division of the 2023 Hachaturian International Violin Competition, First Prize of Qingdao National Violin Competition, First Prize in the Professional Youth Group of the 14th Hong Kong International Violin Competition 2024. In 2024, he won the second prize in the Russian "Yamal Symphony" International Competition for Young Musicians, and 3rd Prize of 31th Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition, Category D. He was invited to participate in the opening concert of the 39th and 40th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival, and performed with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra as a soloist. And as a soloist play with Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra , Sibelius Concerto and Tchaikovsky Concerto. In the 2026 concert season, Wang Ruiyi have collaborated with the Suzhou Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the iconic Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto.
Pianists
2026 International Violin Competition
Eri Kang
, piano
Eri Kang is a Japanese-born Korean-American pianist whose career encompasses solo performance, chamber music, and collaboration with string players. She has appeared at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium and Weill Recital Hall and at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, as well as in concerts across Europe, Asia, the United States, and South America. Her collaborations include performances with violinist Gil Shaham, both in recital and through livestreamed concerts, and piano-duo appearances with Akira Eguchi.
Kang’s performances have been broadcast on NPR, WQXR, and WNCN. She has served as an official pianist for the Johansen International Competition, Switzerland’s Sion Valais International Competition, and the Buenos Aires International Violin Competition. Her experience with violin and piano repertoire also includes years of work with Dorothy DeLay and her students at Juilliard.
She earned her bachelor’s degree at Toho School of Music and her master’s degree at Juilliard, studying piano with Satoko Tokumaru and Martin Canin and chamber music with Felix Galimir. Kang joined the Brooklyn College faculty in 2011.