Pianist Yuja Wang Signs With Askonas Holt and Opus 3 Artists

The award-winning pianist has now joined both agencies for general management 

Yuja Wang has now joined the rosters of both Askonas Holt and Opus 3 Artists for general management. She will be represented by Ruby Robinson, Donagh Collins (the CEO of both agencies), and Phillippa Cole (Senior Vice President at Opus 3.)

Wang recently completed a tour of Asia with Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra, and will next be joining pianist Víkingur Ólafsson for a duo recital tour in Europe, and across North America in 2025. 

Next month, she will embark on a European play-direct tour with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, where she is the Artist in Residence this season, before returning to the U.S. where she is also partway through a residency with the New York Philharmonic.

Born into a musical family in Beijing, Wang studied with Gary Graffman at the Curtis Institute of Music. She rose to stardom in 2007, after she stepped in for Martha Argerich as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Two years later, she signed an exclusive contract with the Deutsche Grammophon label.

Wang has since given countless concerto appearances alongside conductors including Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Gustavo Dudamel, Lorin Maazel, Neville Marriner, Zubin Mehta, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Sir Antonio Pappano, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yuri Temirkanov, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Pinchas Zukerman.

Among her accolades include a GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for her 2023 release “The American Project,” which also won an Opus Klassik award in the concerto category.

“Yuja is a superstar. She’s an inspirational artist with a dynamic personality, she’s passionate, sensitive and kind,” Collins said in the press release. “I’ve worked alongside Yuja for over ten years, I’ve always enjoyed being with her, and it’s such a delight that she has decided to join our roster. And I'm so pleased to be working with Phillippa again - and for such a great artist. It's just like when we worked together for Simon Rattle and Michael Tilson Thomas some years ago...it’s a dream come true!”

“I wanted to find a management team which will be creative and perceptive, with people who understand and encourage my ambition, overseeing my career whilst remaining attentive to the detail,” Wang expressed. “I’ve known Donagh and Phillippa for many years, and I’m thrilled to work more closely with them both. It’s wonderful to come home to Opus 3 Artists, and to be with Askonas Holt. I can’t wait for this next chapter to begin!”