Dr Blanc Wan
尹俊邦博士

Blanc Wan has established a profile as a pianist, musicologist and educator. His recitals and radio appearances have included over a hundred performances across Europe, Asia, USA and throughout the United Kingdom. He was a Governor of the Royal Northern College of Music, the Chairman of the Hong Kong International Pianists' Association, a Grant Examiner of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and the Artistic Director of the Hong Kong International Piano Conference. Blanc Wanholds fellowships from the Royal Society of Arts, Royal Schools of Music, London College of Music, and Higher Education Academy. He was elected as a Young Steinway Artist in 2011. Widely recognised for his achievements and contribution in piano education, the title of "Steinway Honorary Teacher"was conferred on him by Steinway & Sons in 2021.

Graduated from the University of Oxford, Blanc Wan received his Ph.D.from King’s College London. Whilst a student he won a number of major piano awards: the F.J.P. Drake Memorial Award, the McLusky Challenge Award as well as the Celia Morris Gold Medal. He was also awarded the First Prize in the British International Federation Music Competition and subsequently, was a prize winner at the Euterpe International Piano Competition in Italy.

Blanc Wanhas broadcasted extensively on radio networks such as RTHK and other overseas services and has given many highly acclaimed recitals throughout Europe, Asia and North America including the Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States and a recital in Poland to mark the 200thanniversary of Chopin's birth in 2010. His German recital debut was praised by the newspaper Der Odenwalder Zeitungas having ‘A very high musical sensibility as ‘an artist who inspires his audiences in his music’. His solo recital in the Czech Republic also received critical acclaim from the press, where his playing was described as ‘brilliant, his performance exudes both excitement and elegance.’ The former EditorinChief of The Pianistmagazine, Blanc Wanhas published interviews with most of the world's greatest pianists including Lang Lang, Dame Fanny Waterman, Jörg Demus, Leslie Howard, Peter Donohoe, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Pascal Rogé, Pascal Devoyon, John Lill, Peter Frankl, Jean-Efflam Bavouzetand Stephen Hough, among others. He has been invited on the juries of many prestigious piano competitions including the St Petersburg International Piano Competition, Hong Kong International Piano Open Competition, as well as Asia Pacific Youth Piano Competition.

As a musicologist, he has given papers at various seminars and conferences in the UK and abroad and has received research grants and awards from the Royal Musical Association, the University of London, as well as the British Library. Blanc Wan was the 2015-2016 Edison Research Fellow at the British Library. He has taught undergraduates and postgraduate classes at Goldsmiths, University of London, as well as King’s College London. As a Visiting Artist, he has given masterclasses and lectures at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Royal College of Music, and the University of Cambridge.