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), 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 Kamala Sankarem’s A.E. Reverie/Rise with Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, for which she will also serve as assistant music director.

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 Music degree in Music Composition from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, where she is a staff pianist working primarily with the voice department. She has studied with Ian Krouse, William Kinderman, Richard Danielpour, Derrick Skye, Kay Rhie, and Sarkis Baltaian. This fall, she will attend Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music to pursue a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano, specializing in vocal collaboration in the studio of Kevin Murphy.