Born in China, composer, conductor and music educator Wang Leyou’s works have won numerous international awards, including the Tcherepnin Composition Competition and the American Composers Orchestra’s “EarShot” Award. His orchestral compositions have been performed by symphony orchestras, such as the Stuttgart Philharmonic and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, with Wang as conductor in some of the performances.

From a young age, Wang received choral training in the renowned Yang Hongnian Choir (currently the Beijing Philharmonic Choir). During his time in Germany, he served as a Repetiteur and music coach at the Opera School of the State University for Music and Performing Arts, where he participated in the rehearsals and assistant conducting of several operas, including The Marriage of Figaro, La Bohème, Carmen, What Next?, and Gianni Schicchi. He is also actively involved in arrangement and composition of various choral and vocal works, with a spectrum of styles and genres spanning classical, ethnic, musical theater, and pop. 

In addition to composing and conducting, Wang is passionate about music education. He taught ear training and music theory at the German and American universities where he graduated. Wang received his master’s degrees in music theory and conducting from the State University of Music and the Performing Arts Stuttgart and the Freiburg University of Music in Germany, and doctorate in composition from the University of Missouri-Kansas City under the guidance of Dr. Chen Yi and Dr. Zhou Long.