That being said, I often find Yujas outfits pretty cool! Love live Yuja! The Argentinian made some of the most important records during the 70s, that remains up to now among the best ever interpretations. ?Were discussing musical composition for grand piano here. To appreciate a musical performance, obviously the looks are irrelevant. There still remains the real classical music part, a much smaller one, and it seems that the classical musicians that remain in that group are men or women who do not go down the cleavage-butt-nude body-stilettos marketing hole. Revealing so much of her body on stage in order to boost her confidence? Take a break! Repeating the same statement without supporting it with any credible evidence does not make it true. Why should she deviate from that? But maybe she is just honest and herself, not that calculating. And as we see, many performers do their best to serve the music in this way. This is our concert. You may have a problem, and judging from your choice of words, Id say that misogyny might be only the beginning. Personally? Its no coincidence that Hoffmann used he as the default for his imagined musician. Why not comment on the way she puts together her program, or the bad interior design choices of the theatre, where e.g. 1. You have also left out such women luminaries of the piano as Clara Wieck Schumann, who was admired by both Liszt and Chopin for her playing. Nov. 24, 2008. I believe we both think in the same way. They didnt come for the Rach Symphonic Dances. Yuja Wang is surely one of the best pianists now-a-days in her share of the repertoire. Makes you want to go to confession at intermission to ask forgiveness for your performance not being 100%! She offers an hh special, and I understand her hjs are without compare. Yuja Wang actually is a very good musician, both live and on recordings, as solo artist, concerto performer, or in chamber music. . Crass, ugly, vulgar, and, ultimately, dumb. This suspicion may only be justified before she starts playing. But might not her wonderful name be to some degree wasted on a female? Why on earth should I care why is someones outfit news? And even if they were, why care? .. does she?! How did the dress choice interact with the musical programme? Its just a piece of cloth, but once its on my body, it boosts my confidence, and that translates to the music.. Yuja Wang came out to play Prokofiev's 5th last night with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington. Shes an excellent pianist and succeeds with demanding programs. Franck Chopin . I actually like the masks we have to wear. It is a much smaller group now, of course. I dont find this a crazy comment, but of coure I may be mistaken. We are doing our best to ensure that Slipped Disc is free to all readers. SFCM. The point is to dress appropriately! When I saw the pictures of "that outfit", my first thought was "how on earth can she pedal in those shoes?". Heard the same kind of stuff about Ann Sofi Mutter. Why judge her on this, she is an attractive young woman and is not harming anyone. Hate women? As to height she seems just over 5ft tall and needs those heels for healthy alignment and form playing pre made pianos. (Not that she will be interested in you guys even she is straight!) Daily reminder that a woman wearing what she wants doesnt mean shes sexualising herself! Yuja Wang Julia Wesely/The Times Combining phenomenal technical brilliance and dramatic outfits, Yuja Wang is one of the hottest tickets on the classical music stage. This narrative needs to change, not least because either sexualising or ignoring womens clothing diminishes their agency as artists. I agree, to an extent. Miss Wang is a musical firecracker, a fantastic musician for a wide range of repertoire. Is every single little thing Politics, in your world? If shes sufficiently immature to want to be deliberately provocative, its best to ignore the display and focus on the music. However, she is in the way to do it. They are not respectful to her fellow musicians. Two camps are bitterly opposed and will never agree. Dont confuse your objection to her appearance (which, obviously, is her business) with not knowing or hearing her artistry. Really! a micro-dress cut an inch below the butt. Yuja Wang Tickets Described as a piano prodigy, Yuja Wang is not your typical classical pianist. Unfortunately it often does. You know the saying, 'a picture says a thousand words'? Boris Berezovsky dressed too casual at his Moscow recital. The Peace Concert Versailles. So, the music is filled to the brim with emotional experience without literal hang-ups, and the range of types of experience goes from eerily cerebral to disturbingly carnal, and everything in between. Its precisely the same with the crap music being pumped out by artists should as Gaga, Lopez and Beyonce : utter crap, dressed and behaving like depraved prostitutes. Recently, Chinese piano Yuja Wang created a bit of a furore amongst critics and concert-goers for appearing in a dress more at home on the fashion catwalk than the concert platform: a thigh-skimming, body-hugging frock and gold stilettos. Yes, speak for yourself. I like her pianism, although she is far from the authority of Argerich as some people said here. It s not easy , but it may work. The list of artists who have collaborated with the label reads like a roll call of the greatest musicians of the past 100 years: Abbado, Argerich, Barenboim, Bernstein, Boulez, Domingo, Dudamel,. I think, Kyle, that these days she would more likely be called a seam technician. I suppose next in line for silly criticism is Khatia Buniatishvili with her low cut top which would not suit Yuja, with her characteristic deep bow to the audience, lest something fall out. Madam, go to Dunmore & Locke, you wont find them online, they are the last great bespoke tailors in St.James, all the others do outsourcing to HK, China, Italy & India. !l Shes a living doll and she plays magnificently. Your amateurs analysis of Ms. Wangs psyche also leaves much to be desired. From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: This, The mayor of Strasbourg has announced that the, The Observers foodie Jay Rayner does not go, The Spanish violinist Roxana Wisniewska was officially posted. In other words: classical music has loads of sensuality in it to be experienced, but in a stylized way, so that it is accessible to anybody with enough perceptive abilities. Anyway, I dont think Wang is equal to Argerich at the same age. As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/59 a year, or $165/125 for three years. Vida familiar [ editar | editar cdigo-fonte] Wang nasceu numa famlia de msicos. In my twenties, I'd. And she DOES look gordious! Nah.. There is a certain dress code expected from the audiences. However, she does have the pianistic creds in spades, and is now one of the most in demand pianists in the world. But that is an entirely wrong argument. She can wear whatever visual cues she wishes and most of us in the profession are sick to death of the phony respectability that comes from being overdressed. 1994: Yuja entered the Beijing Central Conservatory at age seven.. She doesnt have it. Good! Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Yuja Wang Simn Bolvar Symphony Or Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 (US IMPORT) at the best online prices at eBay! Regardless of the performance, the dress (uniform) should equally complement the music and not overwhelm it. Your leftist fantasy politics stab in the dark is actually a very tired, uneducated attempt. With that attitude, the concert halls are going to be empty very soon. Yuja Wang has more than proven herself since replacing Martha Argerich in a series of four concerts with the BSO in 2007 while still a student at Curtis Institute of Music. More seats for those of us who arent scandalized by a bit of thigh and who can appreciate physical beauty along with technical and artist ability. And when she chose to play a vulgar, circus-like transcription of the Turkish March right after Beethoven, it was yet another evidence of her immaturity and lack of taste. Clothing is a lot about styling, you know, put juxtaposing things next to each other that are extremely interesting that have not been done before. Yuja Wang has lived on her own, pursuing a career as a concert pianist, since she . Perhaps wisely, Klaus Mkel kept the Oslo Philharmonic in a largely supporting role for the concerto, with plenty of individual instrumental quality, but overall orchestral levels low enough to let their star soloist shine. She is a great pianist and have a huge repertory ! The American Project - Yuja Wang is the brilliant soloist in a piano concerto by a longtime friend of hers: Teddy Abrams. I came from a place that every week you can see people dressing very small clothes in the beach, during the whole year. Actually, I think it looks ridiculous. If youre that easily distracted, let me encourage you to listen to her audio recordings. From a new Guardian agony article titled Fashion, fabrics and fishtails why we need to talk about what female classical performers wear. If NL had chosen the quote about Bartoks three concertos, only 4-5 people would have commented. *munching popcorn*, Inspirational. Macys is rife with size 3 and 4 womens apparel. So, performers should NOT draw attention to their own bodily presence because there is already more than enough bodily presence in the music to be experienced. To cite just one example of more recent changes, attire of male conductors is far more varied now than it was just a few decades ago when virtually every one of them was wearing tales. She recently filled Carnegie Hall with Beethoven/Ligeti/Schnberg/Scriabin/Albeniz/Kapustin thats on the level of Pollini in his heyday. There are several versions of that on youtube, two with Dutoit, one with a blue dress, one with a red dress. I dont understand why anyone cares what a performer wears. . Unfair, BFC. It helps if the chosen costume somehow echoes what they play. Its not sexism since I did the same with Jean-Yves Thibaudet eons ago the second I spotted the rainbow socks and Liberace-glitter jackets. Probably a transgender who identifies female. Harold, you must be one of the music lovers who enjoy snapping pictures while she bows 90 degree. She has performed with the world's most venerated conductors, musicians and ensembles, and is renowned not only . It was so cold that she stood up and went to backstage to take a fur coat . I think Yuja is the piano genius of her generation, and seen her perform in NYC several time. I cant tell if youre a little boy or not RICHARD, but you do seem an acolyte of Hugh Hefner, maybe his reincarnation. I want to attend such a concert All these prudes, they dont know about GREAT culture Sad. Musician/band. With the passage of time this sort of attire will not be possible anymore and then you can assess whether it is her pianism that is the source of her success. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2017/parade-of-images-sees-internet-have-fun-with-theresa-may-35810222.html, http://www.irishnews.com/news/2016/10/29/news/arlene-foster-has-no-regrets-over-being-pictured-with-a-uda-commander-760193/. You should see Theresa May play the auld Orange flute, here she is in Downing Street parading to welcome Arlene Foster! Transcribed by Gmez-Tagle for Piano. Critics and pundits who moan the death of classical music should be thrilled that Wang can sell out the National Symphonys monthly Friday noon-time concert like she did this week. Lang Lang is better at melody, and Yuja Wang is better at rhythm. Or Karajan. Surely her performance of that on the piano would be truly amazing. Yuja is free to be the person she wants to be. Voil, a comment disrespectful to women, revealing a damaged (deranged..?) We have the BEST Chinese always hadand she knows what the public wants. The whole orchestra is the star, you prick. RG nails it. Nothing else matters. Ultimately, shes in the entertainment business, just like the Kardashians are. If music is the point, you dont need to see anything. Amazon.com: Yuja Wang: CDs & Vinyl 1-16 of 22 results RESULTS American Project by Yuja Wang | 2023 New to Amazon Audio CD $2799 Pre-order Price Guarantee. To the stage, she brings the ability to play the piano with ease as well as sensuality. Wang won over Europeans, Asians, North Americans, and probably also Martians and Venetians with her ability to play with both drama and dexterity. I only care about her music he is uneven, but very talented, certainly will be more constant in a few years. Ive seen her at the Wiener Konzerthaus and the only thing which staggered me was her facility with pedalling in high stiletto heals. God knows. This is obviously a hard topic. Yuja Wang. Why cant you boys grow up? What is interesting about Yuya Wang and certainly unsettling to her critics is that she is uncompromising in her artistry. I actually finished the article all the way to the end to see if I could find something important. I cannot understand the big deal with her dresses at all. THIS REVIEWER AND ANYONE WHO AGREES WITH HER IS A TOTAL DUMB ASS. A pianist who radiates palpable magnetism and a distinctly contemporary sensibility, Yuja Wang is an astounding artist whose awe-inspiring technique is. One must earn his cash. Most of us musicians play for ourselves and perform only to share that same joy we experience with our audience. Who would not want to make a splash with an outfit. She has also performed on the soundtrack to the film Summer in February. I think that the only reason is Yuja Wangs musical genius. Ive been a classical violinist for over sixty years. Correct. She is over-done and inappropriate. Ambassador @rolex @steinwayandsons. Heard Yuja do Prok 2nd live with the Philadelphia Orchestra years ago when she first started to become known. I listened to YW live once, it confirmed what I implied and that was my last one. The pianists mentioned are the greatest, better than Uchida, Hess, Haskil, Hewitt, etc. Nope. Yeah. In the meantime, she is laughing at the comments, all the way to the bank, and secretly (or not) worshipping Norman for all the free publicity shes gotten. Hope is eternal. a truly great American performer does not matter what she plays. It expands her bank account but diminishes her as an artist. This is not the first time she is here for the very same reason. Otherwise, no one of real talent will ever bother to study music seriously. People fear her openness because they are jealous and so purged by so called tradition it impales rational thought and congruity. But I guess this is what Mr. Lebrecht intended. night. Yuja Wang, Verbier Festival Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Kirill Troussov, David Aaron Carpenter, Maxim Rysanov, Sol Gabetta & Leigh Mesh. A lot of people here have severe hang-ups if they cant enjoy the sight of a beautiful woman in her pre-birthday suit. Marcello shirt with plain collar mother of peal studs, not wing collar (only worn during the 1920-30s) Do not wear a black tie otherwise you might get mixed up with Gieves. From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: This, The mayor of Strasbourg has announced that the, The Observers foodie Jay Rayner does not go, The Spanish violinist Roxana Wisniewska was officially posted. So what? And Yuja gets my thumbs up. 19 - Sinfonia In Sol Maggiore N. 88 - Concerto Per Quattro Pianoforti BWV 1065 (CD, Album . At this moment the global. Shuman Associates. Why does our industry complain about Ms Wang when she flaunts the physical gifts she has along with her wonderful musicianship. LOKIs comment of scrawny flat-nosed Asian miget brings the conversation to a whole new level. Yuja, its all up to you. The two remaining concerts in the orchestra's Rachmaninoff cycle with Yuja Wang, Feb. 4 and 5 in Verizon Hall, are sold out, but patrons may check for availability at philorch.org or 215-893-1999. I couldnt care less about her apparel (not strictly true as I enjoy it), but her suggestion that its not possible to wear less revealing apparel due to her size strikes my as ridiculous. That does not take away from the fact that she is one of the most stunning pianists of our day. Music is human experience translated into sound, into a musical space where experience is stylized, its essence filtered out of its original reality, and thus made accessible to people living in another time, at another place, another culture. There is a great deal of this. Yuja Wang. When it comes to Yuja, I would enjoy her physical beauty but not her outfits. i wonder why. She brightens up the World! Your comment makes no sense unless you meant to say Yuja Wang is a prostitute by profession. You dont know her Beethoven, Scriabin, Brahms, Stravinsky, Messiaen, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Mozart, Ravel, in solo, concerto, chamber music? Shes a beautiful woman and an extremely gifted pianist. This concert curated by Nico Muhly is supported by the Paul L. and Phyllis Wattis Endowment for New Music. Please respect our format and your fellow musicians. Arlene always brings her enforcer with her, just in case! I dislike vulgar advertising, have always cringed at the incessant press releases whenever certain artists have a bowel movent (see: Domingo; diDonato, or make your own list)but dont find this with Wang. Thats on you. Are sex workers not just as human as everybody else? You dont know what nonsense you are writing. I appreciate your original article was for The Critic which is aimed at a particularly reactionary audience but surely in the third decade of the 21st century an artist can wear whatever they feel good in? ). White men? But it is as much a driver of her celebrity as is her playing. She (or her management) is smart enough to know that her playing isnt particularly interesting or special, so she does what she can to stay in the spotlight. For instance, for Ravels water sprite Ondine she could wear a long flowing white diaphanous robe; for Beethovens Pastorale Sonata she could wear a country maids outfit (or perhaps even a Bavarian Dirndl); in Liszts Czardas Macabre something entirely in black, with Goth makeup; and so on. Perhaps now that shes found her inner exhibitionist she feels a little freer, enjoys more. Audio CD. In music, that is not the case. I would never attend her concert even if its FREE. Yuja Wang and guest attend the RIMOWA & Porsche Exclusive Event on April 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Product details. One of our readers in the audience gives this description of her outfit: all black, pantyhose, over-the-knee high heel boots, black bra and black very little and very tight shorts that look more like panties., Anne Midgette writes in the Washington Post: The piano soloist was Yuja Wang, a brilliant artist who is fond of provoking conservative audiences with skimpy concert attire, and who on Thursday appeared to have forgotten her dress altogether and looked as if she were playing in her underwear.. Ive try to close my eyes to avoid all the clowning/japery/drollery of Dudamel on Stage, but in his case the music is the biggest problem ever. Liszt: Sonate H-Moll (In B Minor). Her outrageous duds have nothing to do with that. And I was born and raised in Beijing, too. Mutter still wears off-the-shoulder, but people no longer find it distracting from her artistry. Iniciou os estudos de piano com a idade de seis anos e logo ingressou no Conservatrio Central de Msica em Pequim. by Yuja Wang & Simn Bolvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel. The denial of Wangs agency also feeds into racist stereotypes around the submissiveness and inexpressiveness of both women and classical musicians of Asian descent stereotypes that Wangs clothing choices actively disrupt. Yuja Wang had different clothing for each of Rachmaninoff's four piano concertos, and his "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini," which she performed in a marathon at Carnegie Hall on Saturday.. Many other comments demonstrate the crowd commenting on this premiere classical music news blog is not the smartest one, which may or may not shed light on contemporary audienceship of classical music. She has released six CDs on with Deutsche Grammophon: Sonatas & Etudes in 2009; Transformation in 2010; Rachmaninov in 2011; and Fantasia, in March 2012. It is because when I look at her hair style, shoes, walk, nail polishk I do not see her buttocks. This drew wild cheers from the Carnegie audience. People hear what they see. The examples in the Guardian piece are not the same. Now, I will give Yuja her due she does have an extraordinary technique, that allows her to excel in certain segments of the repertoire. limited (as is the repertoire for which Yuja Wang is known). Yuja Wang plays Mendelssohn (LIVE) 1 in E Minor, Op. If the audience were mysogynists, why then the applause? She is young, beautiful and fascinating ! She is awesome. Wang's formidable technique and remarkable dynamic control allowed her both to hurl the opening flourishes out with terrific force and produce exquisite pianissimos in the adagio, which is. It tells us nothing about the dress beyond its length. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) On paper, pianist Yuja Wang's recital Sunday. nobody !!! Luckily for you, there will be a video stream of her playing the same concerto next year with WDR SO and Hra. Im always grateful to the Guardian. What traumatic event(s) could have happened to her childhood in Beijing that she now needs to show her skin in order to boost her confidence on a performing stage?! If at a concert your eyes dominant your ears, than maybe yes. The login page will open in a new tab. Yuja Wang performs in New York's Carnegie Hall in 2020. She says somewhere that early in her career she complained about feeling uncomfortable on stage, to some senior figure who laughed right back in her face: Feeling uncomfortable on stage is what youre paid for! Many are good, some are great, but none achieve her consistent level of artistic brilliance and innovative virtuosity. Yuja Wang's next performance will take place on March 1st, 2023 at 7:30pm at the Davies Symphony Hall, which is located at 201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA.
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