Deren Wang, born in 1997 in Tokyo, Japan, is an internationally recognized concert pianist. He has won numerous awards, including first prize, the Beethoven Sonata Prize, and the Piano Concerto Prize at the 7th International Svetislav Stancic Piano Competition; third prize at the 65th International Piano Competition “Premio Jaén”; and second prize at the 2015 Marbella International Music Competition. At the 2014 International Franz Liszt Competition for Young Pianists in Weimar, he received the Chamber Music Prize, the Baroque Music Prize, and the Contemporary Music Prize. In Japan, he won third prize at the International Tokyo Piano Competition, and in 2019 he was selected as a finalist for the prestigious Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition.

Deren is currently pursuing the highest performance degree (Konzertexamen) at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar under Prof. Christian-Wilm Müller, where he also serves as an assistant teacher in the piano department. He studied continuously with Prof. Grigory Gruzman from the preparatory class through the undergraduate and graduate programs at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar, receiving guidance that shaped his technical and interpretative development. From 2017 to 2018, he studied on a full scholarship at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Prof. Naum Grubert. He has also received significant artistic guidance from Hideyo Harada, a distinguished pupil of the legendary Russian pianist Viktor Merzhanov, connecting him to the Russian piano tradition.

He has performed extensively as a soloist and with orchestras, including the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga, across Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Croatia. He frequently collaborates in two-piano and piano duet performances with pianist Alina Bercu and in chamber music with cellist Alexey Stadler. His repertoire includes both standard works and pieces that are performed relatively rarely, such as compositions by Messiaen, Taneyev, and Fauré.

Recognized internationally for his structural clarity, expressive depth, and nuanced tone, Deren Wang continues to build a diverse repertoire while performing across the world.