“Blanc Wan is an accomplished young artist with much potential.” – Leslie Howard

“I am impressed with the thoroughness and ambition in his approach to music. He is a remarkable pianist.” – Bryce Morrison

Dr. Blanc Wan BEM 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, is the Chairman of Hong Kong International Pianists’ Association, an Examiner of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Dr. Wan holds 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. Dr. Wan was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in 2026 King’s New Year Honours for his service to UK Higher Education and Music Culture in Hong Kong

Graduated from the University of Oxford, Dr. 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.

Dr. Wan has 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 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth in 2010. His Germany recital debut was praised by the newspaper Der Odenwalder Zeitung as having ‘A very high musical sensibility’ and 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 Editor in Chief of The Pianist magazine, Dr. Wan has 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 Bavouzet and Stephen Hough, among others. He has been invited on the juries of many prestigious piano competitions including the Steinway International Piano Competition, Hong Kong International Piano Open Competition, Asia Pacific Piano Competition, and the Asia Youth Open Piano Competition.

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