王文升 Vincent ONG

馬來西亞鋼琴家王文升近年迅速崛起，已成為同世代最受矚目的青年鋼琴家之一。2025年，他於第十九屆蕭邦國際鋼琴大賽嶄露頭角，成為首位晉級決賽的馬來西亞鋼琴家，並榮獲優勝獎（Laureate Prize）。其精彩演出獲得國際樂壇廣泛關注，也為馬來西亞古典音樂發展寫下重要里程碑。此前，他於2024年榮獲第十九屆舒曼國際鋼琴大賽首獎。

於2001年出生於馬來西亞檳城，四歲開始學習鋼琴，早年師事馬來西亞鋼琴家暨作曲家黃仲林（Ng Chong Lim），其後赴德國深造，就讀於柏林漢斯．艾斯勒音樂學院（Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin），師事Eldar Nebolsin教授。

自蕭邦大賽後，文升於亞洲各地的演出備受樂迷熱烈迴響，獨奏會經常於短時間內售罄。近期演出包括2026年4月1日與韓國國家交響樂團（KNSO）合作，於首爾藝術中心演出，由羅伯特·阿巴多(Roberto Abbado)指揮；此外亦曾於臺北國家音樂廳及東京濱離宮朝日音樂廳（Hamarikyu Asahi Hall）舉行獨奏會。2025年，他亦獲邀參加法國Nohant Festival Chopin演出。

未來的重要演出計畫包括：2026年5月受邀參與溫哥華蕭邦協會獨奏系列；6月至7月展開中國與日本巡演；8月將於拉羅克當泰宏國際鋼琴音樂節（Festival International de Piano de La Roque d’Anthéron）演出，9月則將登上「蕭邦與他的歐洲」音樂節（Chopin and His Europe Festival）。

王文升的曲目橫跨巴赫、布拉姆斯至李給悌等不同時期與風格，其演奏以兼具詩意想像力與嚴謹結構感的藝術特色著稱。他曾接受多位國際知名音樂家的指導，包括Elisabeth Leonskaja、Elisso Virsaladze、Natalia Trull、Marc Laforêt、Piotr Anderszewski及Kirill Gerstein等。他目前獲得Lucia-Loeser Foundation及Fondation Clavarte獎學金支持，並為維也納Lieven International Piano Foundation之青年藝術家。

Malaysian pianist Vincent Ong has quickly emerged as one of the most prominent and exciting young pianists of his generation. He gained international recognition at the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in 2025, where he became the first Malaysian pianist to reach the final round and was awarded a laureate prize. His performances drew significant international attention and marked a major milestone for Malaysia’s classical music scene. In 2024, he was awarded First Prize at the 19th International Robert Schumann International Piano Competition.

Born in Penang, Malaysia, in 2001, Vincent began playing the piano at the age of four. He studied with Malaysian pianist and composer Ng Chong Lim before continuing his musical education with Prof. Eldar Nebolsin at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.

Following the Chopin Competition, Vincent’s concert appearances in Asia have been met with exceptional public interest, with recitals frequently selling out in a short time. Recent highlights include a performance on April 1st, 2026, at the Seoul Arts Center with the Korean National Symphony Orchestra (KNSO) under the baton of Roberto Abbado; as well as solo appearances at the Taipei National Concert Hall and Tokyo’s Hamarikyu Asahi Hall. In 2025, he was also invited to perform at the Nohant Festival Chopin in France.
His upcoming engagements include an appearance in the 2026 recital season of the Vancouver Chopin Society in May, followed by tours in China and Japan in June and July. Further appearances include a recital at the Festival International de Piano de La Roque d’Anthéron in August, as well as the Chopin and His Europe Festival in September.

With a repertoire spanning from Bach and Brahms to Ligeti, Vincent’s playing is characterized by a distinctive artistic voice that combines poetic imagination with structural clarity. He has worked with musicians including Elisabeth Leonskaja, Elisso Virsaladze, Natalia Trull, Marc Laforêt, Piotr Anderszewski, and Kirill Gerstein. He is a scholarship recipient of the Lucia-Loeser Foundation and Fondation Clavarte, and an active participant in the Lieven International Piano Foundation in Vienna.