Boston Civic Symphony - Season Opener

A native of Irmo, South Carolina, Sophie Wang joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s violin section in April 2022 and was promoted to associate concertmaster in June 2025, also becoming Associate Concertmaster of the Boston Pops. She has been featured as a soloist with the New England Philharmonic, South Carolina Philharmonic, and Schwob School of Music Philharmonic, and appears with the Boston Civic Symphony in November 2025.

Prior to joining the BSO, she was senior assistant concertmaster of the South Carolina Philharmonic and assistant principal second violin of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. She was a Fellow of the Tanglewood Music Center and has also participated in festivals such as International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove, Taos School of Music, and Sarasota Music Festival. Wang holds a graduate diploma and master’s degree from New England Conservatory, as well as a bachelor’s degree from the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University, where she was a recipient of the Woodruff Award.

Her principal teachers have included Malcolm Lowe, Donald Weilerstein, Sergiu Schwartz, and William Terwilliger.