Born on 13 May 2001, he studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and is currently continuing his education at the Juilliard School under the guidance of Robert McDonald. His previous teachers were Alexander Korsantia and Paul Wirth. Winner of the National Chopin Competition in Miami (2025), where he also received the mazurka and sonata prizes, he also won second prize in the Midwest International Piano Competition (2014) and was a semi-finalist in the Cleveland International Piano Competition (2015), where he received the Bach prize. He has performed with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra. He is a recipient of the Steinway Recording Project award, and participated in a concert tour that included a recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.

William Yang is the 1st prize winner at the National Chopin Competition in Miami in 2025.