ANDREW WAN has been Concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal since 2008 while maintaining an acclaimed international career as soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. He has appeared with major orchestras across North America, Europe, and Asia under conductors including Rafael Payare, Kent Nagano, Maxim Vengerov, Vasily Petrenko, and Bernard Labadie.
A founding member of the New Orford String Quartet, Wan is recognized for dynamic performances and an award-winning discography. He has collaborated with artists such as Vadim Repin, Marc-André Hamelin, Daniil Trifonov, Emanuel Ax, James Ehnes, and Gil Shaham, and regularly performs at leading festivals including Seattle Chamber Music, La Jolla SummerFest, and Toronto Summer Music.
His recordings, honored with Grammy nominations and Juno, Félix, and Opus awards, include projects with Kent Nagano and pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin, with whom he recorded the complete Beethoven and Schumann sonatas; their Brahms cycle is scheduled for release in 2026. Wan teaches at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music.