Twenty-four-year-old pianist William Yang has emerged as one of the most compelling young Chopin interpreters of his generation. At the 2025 National Chopin Piano Competition, he claimed not only First Prize but also the Best Mazurka and Best Sonata awards — a sweep that signaled something beyond technical mastery. His subsequent Sixth Prize at the Warsaw Chopin Competition brought his playing before the world, with Gramophone writing that he "approaches every phrase, every dynamic directive, every expressive indication as an art conservator might restore a painting by an old master, removing decades of accumulated dust and grime." Yang has performed as soloist with the Warsaw Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and has debuted at both Warsaw Philharmonic Hall and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. He holds a recording contract from his National Competition victory, with a debut recording forthcoming in 2026. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and Kovner Fellow at The Juilliard School — where he studied with Robert McDonald — he continues his work at the Yale School of Music under his longtime mentor, Alexander Korsantia.