Sydney Wang is a Los-Angeles based pianist and composer whose work draws upon her extensive experience as a collaborative performer. A versatile solo and chamber musician, Wang is committed to recording and performing both classical and new music, having premiered dozens of new works by contemporary composers. She has collaborated on numerous operas including The Turn of the Screw (Opera UCLA), Le nozze di Figaro (Opera Lucca), Don Giovanni (Music On Site, Inc.), Iphigénie en Tauride (Opera UCLA), A.E. Reverie & Rise (Hawaii Performing Arts Festival), and the world premiere productions of Daniel Kessner's The Camp (Plain Wood Productions) and Wojciech Stępień's A Single Man (Overtone Industries). Upcoming engagements include Joel Thompson’s The Snowy Day and Madama Butterfly with IU Opera Theater in 2027.

An alumna of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Nancy and Barry Sanders Composer Fellowship Program, Wang's music has been played by leading artists and ensembles including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pasadena Symphony, Orchestra Senzaspine, Salastina, Los Angeles Brass Alliance, New Thread Quartet, and Aperture Duo. Wang is the recipient of accolades including a BMI Student Composer Award and a Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award. Most recently, her new work Liminal Waters—for solo trumpet and piano—was selected to be premiered at the 50th International Trumpet Guild Conference New Works Recitals in Rochester, NY in May 2026.

Wang holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Composition from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, where she was a staff pianist from 2023-26 working primarily with the voice department. She has studied with Ian Krouse, William Kinderman, Richard Danielpour, Derrick Skye, Kay Rhie, and Sarkis Baltaian. She is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, specializing in vocal collaboration in the studio of Kevin Murphy.