ABOUT ME

Jialin Wang is a young collaborative pianist and opera coach. She is now pursuing her AD in Opera Coaching (’28) under Marie-France Lefebvre and Kirill Kuzmin in University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. 

She began studying piano at the age of 5. By the time she was 12, she had developed an interest in the vocal area and began studying mezzo-soprano singing. Jialin received her bachelor’s degree in Music Education from East China Normal University in 2022. She was previously active on stages in Shanghai, China. 

Given her background, Jialin naturally developed a passion for collaborative piano. She received her master’s degree(’24) and her graduate diploma(’26) from the Cleveland Institute of Music studying under Professor Anita Pontremoli. While there, she collaborated with the University Choral and the concert choir at Case Western Reserve University.

Jialin is especially experienced in collaborative piano. In summer 2023, she attended SongFest. She received guidance from the famous vocal coaches Martin Katz and Lydia Brown and performed at Ingram Hall in Vanderbilt University. In 2024, she studied at the Collaborative Piano Institute (CPI) under Martin Katz, Rita Sloan, Ana Maria Otamendi, Elena Lacheva, Elena Abend, Elvia Puccinelli, Howard Watkins, and Jorge Parodi. She also worked with Malcolm Martineau, Kenneth R. Griffiths, Gary Matthewman, and Charlene Harb through American Institute of Music Study (AIMS) in Graz in 2024 and performed in Kammermusiksaal, Graz, Austria.

She is doing La Bohème at CCM in fall 2026. In spring of 2027, she will participate in the production of Giulio Cesare and Ariadne auf Naxos at CCM.