Haodong Wang

Bio

Haodong Wang (b. 2001, Xi’an, China) is a Cologne-based composer whose work explores theme of duality. His compositions have been performed at festivals and venues worldwide, including the Impuls Festival (Austria), Delian Academy for New Music (Greece), IntAct Festival (Thailand), Verbrugghen Hall (Australia), and Wigmore Hall (UK), among others. Ensembles such as the Aestus Quartet, BBC Singers, Ensemble Recherche, Explore Ensemble, mdi ensemble, Riot Ensemble, Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows, Taceti Ensemble, The Hallé, and Zone Expérimentale Basel, among others, have all brought his music to life.

Recent career highlights include the world premiere of his 19-minute Concerto for Viola and Ensemble, performed by Wenhan Jiang (Co-Principal Viola of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra), at the sold-out Woven Strings concert he curated in Manchester, UK, as well as the debut of his solo flute work In the Summoning of Rain at Wigmore Hall, London, commissioned by the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM).

In 2024, Wang became the youngest composer in recent history to win an RNCM Gold Medal, the institution’s highest accolade. He also received the Special Prize at the 4th Ise-Shima International Composition Competition in Japan, selected from 369 submissions. And his string quartet work Through Frail Shadows, commissioned by Valette Ensemble, is featured on Score Follower‘s “Follow My Score Spring 2024“ chosen from over 1,400 annual entries.

Wang began formal composition studies in 2021, supported by a scholarship to the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, UK), where he studies under Professors David Horne, Emily Howard, and Steven Daverson. In 2025, he graduated from the RNCM with First-Class Honours, achieving a mark of 95/100 on his final composition portfolio. Later that year, he begun his Master’s studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Cologne, Germany), studying with Professor Miroslav Srnka. He frequently participates in international festivals and masterclasses, receiving mentorship from Professors Clara Iannotta, Clemens Gadenstätter, Francesco Filidei, George E. Lewis, Liza Lim, Mark Andre, Matthew Hindson, Mauro Lanza, and Doctors Alexandros Spyrous and Lisa Streich, among others.