Ruiqi Wang Double Quartet is an all-female band consisting of voice (Ruiqi Wang), piano (Stephanie Urquhart), bass (Summer Kodama), drums (Mili Hong), and string quartet (Craft Ensemble). In October 2023, Ruiqi released her debut album “Subduing the Silence” with this ensemble on the Montreal-based female-run independent record label “Orchard of Pomegranates”.

Ruiqi’s music creates a unique and uncatagorizable sonic world that stands at the intersection of jazz and classical music. Drawing influences from composers such as Anthony Braxton, Béla Bartók, Meredith Monk, John Hollenbeck, Ruiqi integrates her practice in Deep Listening practice developed by Pauline Oliveros, and her heritage in traditional Chinese music into her composition and improvisation style.