Sophie Wang has been promoted to the role from within the section
The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and its music director Andris Nelsons has announced the appointment of violinist Sophie Wang as associate concertmaster (Robert L. Beal, Enid L., and Bruce A. Beal chair), effective at the start of the Tanglewood season this summer.
Wang takes up the role having joined the BSO in 2022. She will also become associate concertmaster of the Boston Pops. Wang replaces Alexander Velinzon, who was promoted to first associate concertmaster last year.
Wang hails from Irmo, SC, and has featured as a soloist with the New England Philharmonic, South Carolina Philharmonic, and Schwob School of Music Philharmonic.
Prior to joining the BSO, Wang was senior assistant concertmaster of the South Carolina Philharmonic and assistant principal second violin of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
She was a Fellow of the Tanglewood Music Center and has also participated in festivals such as the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, Taos School of Music, and Sarasota Music Festival.
Wang holds a graduate diploma and master’s degree from New England Conservatory, as well as a bachelor’s degree from the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University, where she was a recipient of the Woodruff Award. Her principal teachers have included Malcolm Lowe, Donald Weilerstein, Sergiu Schwartz, and William Terwilliger.
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