Peng Wen is a double bassist who holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Michigan State University where he studied with Kevin Brown, as well as Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from the New England Conservatory, where he studied with Donald Palma and James Orlean. He currently serves as Assistant Principal Double Bass of Hong Kong Sinfonietta, after having held section double bass positions in the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra and Lansing Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and others. He has advanced to the semi-final audition for the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and was selected for a trial with the London Symphony Orchestra, with which he toured to Edinburgh and performed Mahler’s Symphony No 9 conducted by Simon Rattle at the BBC Proms.
Actively engaged in international music festivals, Peng has been selected as a fellow of the Pacific Music Festival in Japan and Lucerne Festival Academy in Switzerland. He has extensive experience in chamber music, having performed important works such as Beethoven’s Septet, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No 5, Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet. He has won prizes in international competitions and has participated in masterclasses given by renowned musicians including Luo Bing, Edicson Ruiz, Christopher Hanulik and Nicolas Crosse.
