1 with the San Francisco Symphony. GB 638 3492 15, Copyright 2023 Warners Group Publications Plc, Find your favourite scores in our sheet music store, Yuja appears on the cover of Issue 105 of, Yuja Wang Powers Through Traumatic Experience To Give Rousing Recital. Madonna has gone on stage two hours late. This is a picture of her, taken on stage at the end of the Vancouver recital. Header image: Lksemburg Filarmoni Orkestras & Yuja Wang at a previous recital. Regardless of how well her performance may have rated from a technical perspective, she was standoffish and rude to the Vancouver audience, the sunglasses an absurd, look at me! touch that unfortunately fit right in with the Yuja Inc. brand of exhibitionism. The photo of her which you reproduced here was taken by me and should be credited, I believe. She did play fantastically I was thereand it is abject nonsense to say the audience was furious or disappointed. I mean, really, who gives a rats a** what you think? Given her status she could also call the press, which she did not do. She consistently dazzles audiences with her electrifying stage presence, jaw-dropping virtuosity and keen musical insight. She is a gentle, kind, funny, passionate, sincere person. I realize that artists of Yujas level can, and do cancel, because they have a management team that can easily find another comparable artist to fill in at a moments notice. . Some of the audience tittered at the thought that this was some sort of cool new dress code. The people sitting around me were all mesmerized by her performance, particular the Bach piece and the encore Chopin. Asymptomatic carriers are of great concern. Certainly will no longer watch your pod cast. What a load of nonsense. Once at the keyboard, however, the 30-year-old Chinese pianist Yuja Wang cuts a seriously commanding figure who tackles the most challenging repertoire with fearless self-confidence and profound artistry. You didnt get your ya-yas, didnt get your stroke, and know you are fussy and peeved. Too bad. Have a nice day. . Why does it matter if she wore glasses. You went to a concert, YOU DESERVE TO BE ENTERTAINED. We welcome Musical America's 2016 Musician of the Year back to the VRS after an absence of 10 years. Chinese virtuoso pianist Yuja Wang had been in Vancouver on Friday for a concert at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts with the Vancouver Recital Society. The experience resonated long after her first encounter with Tchaikovsky. So I cant imagine how mentally hard it must of been for Yuja, especially after this shocking experience at border and yet she still carried out her performance. . Why dont you both grow up and put your big-people shoes on and realize that most artists go above and beyond, and try to transcend, when they communicate with their listeners. In her post, Wang calls out the media for spreading harmful speculation and criticism. . Usually if these two documents are handy, , there should be no problem at all !! . Have you any idea how many borders Yuja Wang crosses in a year? Last night I attended a Vancouver Recital Society concert with Yuja Wang performing. Care to elaborate on these hundreds of thousands of civilians with unbiased evidence based on empirical researchor is this your usual weekly anti American rant. How would you like it when you are given dirty looks from random strangers of all other races when you are just being yourself? And her astonishing concert at Orchestra Hall Sunday afternoon could easily serve as the ultimate proof. And that some are bestowed with the ability to share it and it is an honour and a blessing to do so. Very disrespectful of her to wear the glasses. Yujas humilation notwithstanding, it does not seem as though she was treated fairly. She was born in Beijing, began studying piano there at age six, and went on to study at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Nevertheless, Yuja still gave a stunning recital in Vancouver. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Attention seeking pianist?!!! Thinking Big: Yuja Wang. I am deeply grateful to Leila Getz and her team in Vancouver, and to the audience there with me in the hall for their support throughout the day and evening. She began picking out melodies on the piano at home, her parents' wedding gift, and received her first piano lessons at the age of six. It was on my website linked to my account but is now added to my Twitter page. Here, playing with guarded poise, Ms. Wang seemed to inhabit a kind of aftermath of the dazed chaos she had depicted in the early-20th-century works on the first half. This was a long time ago, but it is a reminder of what can happen in difficult times. As far as smiles for the audience goes: neither Mr. Sokolov, nor Mr. Pletnev, nor Mr. Richter, or Mr. Gilels ever smiled on stage for their audiences. It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience, she said. As each piece ended, there were sighs of appreciation from the audience, extended applause, and acclaiming shouts. On arrival at Vancouver International Airport on Friday, I was detained for over an hour and subjected to intense questioning which I found humiliating and deeply upsetting. Before the concert the ushers explained to everyone that he was not well and might not be able to finish. The Norman Lebrechts and Tania Millers of the world are what real musicians refer to as wannabees. She would have perferred to do her job, its what she lives for. Although I was traumatized by what happened, I was determined not to cancel the recital, but to go ahead with the performance and not to let the audience down, which included my dear teacher Gary Graffman. 300:51 Strauss/Cziffra - Trisch Tratsch Polka01:20 Prokofiev - Toccata02:12 Pr. Through a small village in Sudtirol (Austria): one for the rich. Bergamo is just few hours away. (Although I did appreciate her changing dresses, that was fun). Read more: Vote for your favourite music to win 1,000 >. There you can experience intense questioning. Why was she detained? By the age of 21 she was already an internationally . , Concerto Grosso No.8 in G minor Opus 6 (4), We can rebuild pianos, but we cant rebuild lives Yuja Wang on Philadelphia piano, Classical music festival Riga Jurmala launches this summer with Yuja Wang and Milo on, English National Opera to receive 91 percent of original Arts Council funding but for, When late rock legend Jeff Beck turned Puccinis Nessun dorma into a roaring electric, Cate Blanchett wins Best Actress Golden Globe for her lead role in Tr as fictional, Classic FM's More Music Breakfast with Tim Lihoreau, Download 'Concerto Grosso No.8 in G minor Opus 6 (4)' on iTunes, A post shared by Hope (@pianowithhope). All tickets are 100% guaranteed. You can be sure all her papers were in perfect order. On arrival at Vancouver International Airport on Friday, I was detained for over an hour and subjected to intense questioning which I found humiliating and deeply upsetting. You think you are special, priveleged. One persons entirely subjective reaction. Yuja Wang got some major emotional distress at customs, it bummed her out, she couldnt do her job. But it happened, unexpectedly, hours before a performance and placed in doubt whether she could make her commitment. She strikes me as an excellent pianist. Yuja got her first big break when she was asked, on very short notice, to fill in for another pianist in a piano concerto at the Orange Bowl. I cant wait for all the thumbs down for this comment. The real view is many know and appreciate the performers in our time especially Classical music artists the point had you been the fly on the wall would YOU have looked upon Ms. Wang as an threat ? Instead, fucking Trump lets his people die in the thousands. (the insurgence directly stirred up by the US and Saudi foundations (old established CIA channel) for instigating regime change, costing innocent lives in the tens of thousands? She lived 2400 miles from me. Yuja needs to smile more. The real question is whether these airport screeners treated Yuja with dignity and respect (i.e., as they would treat anyone else with a global travel profile, esp. Remember we are not selfish and we get MOCKED for wearing masks, we wear it not mainly to protect us but the society as well (prevention, just look at the statistics). https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762028, Many could relate to Ms. Wangs experience. All safety measures are taken by airlines and airport authorities to keep safe travelers and themselves from this deadly virus. "It is difficult for me to share this with all of you, but given the circumstances, and harmful speculation and criticism being shared online and elsewhere, I feel it important that the following is made public. I was there, in the fifth row. Yuja Wang, a pianist who demonstrated outstanding finger dexterity and incredible touch, made audiences laugh and gasp. Now with the covid scare, I dont even want to deal with airports. I somehow played the best recital on that tour! 6am - 9am, Concerto Grosso No.8 in G minor Opus 6 (4) Regardless of whether one is a phenomenal player (like Ms Wang BLOODY OBVIOUSLY is) theres always going to be some talentless and clueless imbecile who opines that one plays so so or one is not all that good anyway. The audience looks at Yujas face when she plays, whereas, all they can see is the back of Ms. Millers head when she conducts. Yuja Wang was born into a musical family in Beijing on 10 February 1987. Indeed! I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. A few actually go on the road and be the real thing, traveling, professional, performance musicians, and this, friends, is in the grand tradition of 14th century lute players traveling from town to town, proffering their audio wares, rubber meets road the real thing. eTickets has top seats available for every Yuja Wang concert in Canada and the US. Miller went on to offer some advice to Wang: I heard later that she had trouble with the Canadian border getting into Canada. As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/59 a year, or $165/125 for three years. But Yuja Wang, you must not forget that the music is the most important treasure. Please wait before you write news of this sort, and learn what made her wear sunglasses! When Wang played the Hollywood Bowl in August in a skimpy coral-colored . I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. She was traumatized and devastated. What else would you have expected her to do?! I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. You should have stuck to appreciation of what really counts rather than appearances. Do you produce anything of value, other than peckish criticisms? ), Just a few days ago a case was reported in Vancouver a patient who came from Montreal tested positive. Yuja went above and beyond by following through with her concert. Apart from the fact that we dont know the reason for this questioning (as if St. Yuja is incapable of fault. Yuja Wang, piano Presented by the Vancouver Recital Society Prodigiously talented pianist Yuja Wang's life is a whirlwind of appearances at all the major concert halls of the world with the most prestigious orchestras and conductors. Her having been harassed to the point of tears matters not. The piano virtuoso has defended herself in an emotional response, explaining that she had been detained and subjected to intense questioning for over an hour at Vancouver International Airport, causing her to almost miss her recital at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.Nowadays, Covid-19 or coronavirus has completely changed air travel. Regardless of whether one can, indeed, be held longer than one hour at customs (I was also held for one hour at Canadian customs once, in 1997 cheers! Of course, I wasnt at the concert, so I dont know how I would have felt. Looking for Yuja Wang online? Following on from Marin Aslops hostile blast, two, The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra has chosen renowned conductor, After a dazzling concert with Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bavarian, Gruesome story in the Daily Mail that convenient. until we had travelled several times together and I was pulled aside every single time, while he sailed through security like it wasnt there. 16. Do you understand the amount of racism Asian people are suffering right now because of Covid-19? NL is always obsessed with Ms. Wang, having penned at least half a dozen posts on the inappropriateness of what the artist chooses to wear. It wasnt about Ms. Wangs performance, it was about your emotions, wasnt it? I would have done an r e a l s l o w Helen Hunt. Her refusal to cancel the show despite what had just happened to her highlights her incredible professionalism. Classic FM's More Music Breakfast with Tim Lihoreau Your understanding of the term socialist is clearly limited to your ability to spell the word. I have no idea who Tania Miller is, sorry, and if she couldnt hear the emotion and rawness that powered this outstanding performance she cant be blamed. My white husband didnt believe it happened . http://yujawang.com/tour-through-china-with-the-wiener-philharmoniker/. Miller has since apologised for her comments. Trump? 3- Canadian border security are known for being intrusive and not particularly amenable. Thank you! Yuja Wang's age is 35. Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. Oh and I should tell you that I have faced discrimination myself on several occasions. Instead of seeing bigotry in every face I see when I leave my home in the city to less diverse locales, I see my fellow human beings, weak and imperfect, but almost always good at heart. Yuja Wang (n chinez: , pinyin: Wng Yji, n. 10 februarie 1987, Beijing, Republica Popular Chinez) este o pianist de muzic clasic de origine chinez.Ea s-a nscut n Beijing i a nceput s studieze la pian la vrsta de ase ani, continund apoi la Conservatorul Central de Muzic din Beijing i la Curtis Institute of Music din Philadelphia. In the English version of his autobiography Jackie Chan, the action movie star, spent two chapters mainly describing the prejudice, racial profiling, and typecasting he experienced when he was in the US. Nevertheless, Yuja still gave a stunning recital in Vancouver. The contours were sharper . BTW, travelers from East Asia *should* expect extra scrutiny given the spate of zoonotic diseases that tend to originate in that part of the world (Covid-19 being only the most recent). She was detained 1 hour. Yuja Wang, the young pianist who marked the Vancouver Recital Society's 30th anniversary with a recent downtown performance, is beginning to be described as "the new Lang Lang" . perhaps they she thought she is contagious? Who said what to whom in that room will never be known, but someone who has been an international artist for so long, with her papers in order, would likely have been shaken to be subject to interrogation. Mu ha ha. Finally, she returned to give TWO encores, smiling and bowing with her hand over her heart to express her gratitude to the audience, also turning to wave to the people sitting in the choir loft (the recital was completely sold out). Susan, thank you for your beautiful and empathetic and supportive post!!! Wang later responded via her Instagram page, calling the criticism harmful. What is humiliating about giving information to the security organs of a democratic state in troubled times? Her repertoire for the night included Bach'sToccatain C minor BWV 911, Brahms's Intermezzoin A minor Op 116 No 2, Galuppi's Andante from Sonata in C major, and a number of Chopin Mazurkas including Op 67 No 4, Op 30 No 4 andOp 33 No 4. Yuja Wang is first and foremost a human being! She needs to go away, period. The US-Chinese pianist has offered an explanation on social media for performing in sunglasses on Friday night in Vancouver, an appearance that surprised an disappointed many in her audience. And heres an Instagram clip from the recital: The queen blessed our city with her presence last night.. it was my 1st concert ever and how special that it was the amazing @yujawang.official! . If he had any dignity he would take this post down. I was so peeved. finding practice time, trying to eat well somewhere near the hall, getting used to an unfamiliar instrument in a matter of hours (most of the time they are not great) and, later, dealing with critics who, of course, know the mind of a dead composer better than the artist up there doing it and are determined to have the last word, often published before the artist has even boarded the plane. She didnt want to distract the audience with her red and swollen eyes, so instead wore sunglasses and appeared shaken up, distant and refused an encore? 2. I was at the concert (seated quite close to the stage) and can attest that no one in my immediate vicinity or with whom I spoke during intermission or afterwards was furious. She made it to the concert hall and didnt wish to disappoint her audience. That war alone has cost roughly a hundred thousand peoples lives. THE SCOOP | Pianist Yuja Wang Sets Record Straight Over Bizarre Incident At Vancouver Recital, IN MEMORIAM | St. Lawrence String Quartet Violinist Geoff Nuttall Has Died, PREVIEW | The Elora Singers Open Season With Concert Honouring Matthew Shepard, PREVIEW | The Womens Musical Club Of Toronto Outlasts Them All, Canadian Chinese Society for the Arts (CCSA). Oops, there I go again, cheap, vulgar opinion about someone I know nothing about just the same as the way she spoke about Yuja. . Humiliated after being detained at the airport, Yuja Wang says she delivered the recital in sunglasses to hide her tears. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the PerformingArts. Posts like these give a sense of whos really an old fart on the Slippedisc comment pages (oh hai, Sue! No, V Lind, I will not cut them some slack. You poor, small people. I do know, what it feels like to play the piano in front of an audience. April 8, 2022 6 PM PT. conflict of status ( working on a tourists visa, the Q and A process was not consistence enough . For pianists, that means dealing with the modern nightmare of travel, jet lag, exhaustion, lugging cases around, We have received so many comments from patrons who attended the recital, glowing about how wonderfully she performed and asking for her return. 10 February 1987 (age 35) Born In Beijing, China Yuja Wang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wng Yji; born February 10, 1987) is a Chinese classical pianist. from Asia). On 23 February, Lebrecht published a blog post quoting audience member and conductor Tania Miller, who wrote on her own Facebook page: Your innocent audience, some donning masks to protect themselves from the potential Coronavirus, came to be in your presence for this sold-out concert, and to hear the music and extraordinary talent that you had to share. You are behaving like hack cynics: A person who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing. Speaking as a fellow touring musician, I can absolutely say: if that is Ms. Millers attitude, I guarantee you, she sucks as a conductor. Yuja Wang is NOT a Chinese citizen, thus detaining an US citizen at Canadian border can and should be looked at as racial profiling, which, I am sure, it was on the part of Canadian Security people. They have safe little sedate jobs. . She had been on her death bed for months. I went to a Kobrin recital when he was not well. Right? This thing is in danger of becoming pandemic, and it is far beyond nationality (or ethnicity) now. One of the world's most compelling performers, Yuja Wang made her VRS debut in 2008 in the very early stages of her career and has returned twice in the intervening years. Riiiight. I think you should review your definition of terrorism. You implied it was a cheap stunt. Its incredibly short-sighted to say that she should have been professional. Neither a Yuja Super Fan here, nor a detractor. But never, not for one second, did she hold back in her performances, and I felt very lucky to be there for such an intimate and courageous sharing of music. You and Ms. Miller didnt get the service that you thought you deserved. the should be little more patient and understanding better, not every day is sunshine , people request too much from others, i wish i can see the inside of this people to see how good they are , come on give the puanist a break!!! Her repertoire for the night included Bach's Toccata in C minor BWV 911, Brahms's Intermezzo in A minor Op 116 No 2, Galuppi's Andante from Sonata in C major, and a number . Im glad you are at least setting the record straight. The Canadian Borders is bad enough for anyone who looks Asian, and especially with covid-19 going on. It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience. Just like you. 7.4mm l0.6 25 60100 8 DLC Yuja Wang's Net Worth In 2022. People need perspective. She played brawny repertory, such as Brahms' First Piano Concerto, thought. At 30, pianist Yuja Wang has performed at Carnegie Hall 13 times, has played in more than 35 countries, and is Musical America's 2017 Artist of the . Should we consider the smile comment being in the direction of slightly sexist?!? When she walked out on stage with sunglasses and a direct approach to the piano, quick bow and immediate performance with no acknowledgement of the audience, I thought it was quirky. by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2022. She was born in Beijing. Yuja Wangs melodramatic, attention-seeking behavior seems even more absurd and self-absorbed considering what is happening around the world. A post shared by Hope (@pianowithhope) on Feb 22, 2020 at 9:07am PST. I agree with V. Lind well done indeed, Mr. Wells. The ones who place sword in hand and venture forth into the middle world, they are the heroes/heroines of the world. Read more: Opera star calls out critic for body-shaming his reply sparks backlash >, It is difficult for me to share this with all of you, but given the circumstances, and harmful speculation and criticism being shared online and elsewhere, I feel it important that the following is made public. Lang Lang and Yuja Wang are surely our two most popular and trend-setting classical pianists. Its pretty obvious that this deeply condescending response to her highly professional behaviour is because she is a young woman. That was truly shameful. . It is a shame that you have been subjected to this. She had also been worried she would miss her recital. Heifetz was attacked with an iron rod by an audience member who managed to reach him and hit his hand (which he used to protect his violin). Yuja Wang ( Chinese: ; pinyin: Wng Yji; [1] born February 10, 1987) [2] is a Chinese classical pianist. Ive performed 66 different works with various orchestras and have never once canceled. As a pianist who has performed hundreds of concerts, sometimes in dire situations (I performed an all Beethoven recital the day my mother died), I have always resented the show must go on mentality. No one was angry or upset. What a night!! People who actually had contact with others infected are placed in quarantine for two weeks! Reporting that Yuja Wang performed a concert would be like reporting that an accountant did a tax return, or that a composer procrastinated on Twitter. I feel her pain, and completely empathise. Last Friday Yuja Wang, superstar pianist, played a concert. 4:15, 17th March 2017. Poor N. Lebrecht. Wearing sunglasses is SUPER weird. But, does anybody else have a better reason to explain her non-professionalism in describing the performance? As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/59 a year, or $165/125 for three years. As another commenter sagely points out, perhaps Yuja Wang, Inc. should consider a less busy concert schedule. But it is part of a high-speed music business and it wants it that way. Im sure everyone did their best, including border service agents, who are instructed to screen travellers who have visited Wuhan, as this one did in October, two months before the outbreak became a serious public-health challenge. Not for 5 months! I dont mind the fact he doesnt smile. I dont want to say that I dont believe it didnt trouble her. You are Amazing and dont stop doing what you are doing! What is it, because what you just said was poor journalism, even, hack journalism. Download 'Concerto Grosso No.8 in G minor Opus 6 (4)' on iTunes, 24 February 2020, 16:05 | Updated: 27 February 2020, 13:24. Khatia, Valentina, Anna, Lola, Annie, Alice, and the godmather of them all, Martha what do they have that you, dear Norman, do not? World-renowned Chinese concert pianist who has performed with groups like Tonhalle Orchestra and New . 3 in C Major." Just in: Fourth Italian opera is shut by virus, https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/concerts/concert-detail/event-id/%2010042, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-coronavirus-flight-montreal-vancouver-1.5473283, http://yujawang.com/tour-through-china-with-the-wiener-philharmoniker/, https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762028, Two women conductors come out for Cate Blanchetts Tar, 7/11 stores play opera to drive away the homeless. However, like every other news site, we have costs to bear and are urging readers to help share them. Not helpful for our industry and not even actual journalism. Sunglasses, though yeah, thats going to attract attention, especially without further explanation from the performer. Im of Asian descent and am ALWAYS pulled aside for extra screening at airports in spite of having a global entry card. Yeah, that is actually the point of this entire discussion thread. A specialist in digital media for over 15 years, he has worked as a senior editor and is a former freelance classical music critic for the Toronto Star. And she definitely should apologize to the paying audience. My heart goes out to anyone else who has, and my hope is that by sharing what happened to me, there can be a much needed conversation and change in protocol to ensure this doesnt happen to anyone else. Thus, there can be NO comparison between detaining a famous American artist on Canadian border and detaining any Arab on American border. Her playing was possibly affected by her emotions, in that it was strongly emotional, and her Bach didnt sound like Bach if you like, but her mastery of the piano is such that her astounding range of colours, tone and articulations enabled her to present a deeply moving and personal interpretation to all the pieces. We are sharing her words describing her experience, and ask that everyone take a step back and try to imagine how they might have handled a similar experience. Believe me, getting into Canada is no picnic for anyone, its a miracle anyone goes there on vacation at allthe Voice of Experience. 2. It is recommended before booking a flight ticket; make sure you are aware of the status of the coronavirus outbreak in your destination. They grew increasingly resentful. traumatic? Are you saying she played in Wuhan in October, two months before the outbreak, and she was detained for that? She is not a beginner applying for a chance to play in places she has people who deal with this sort of thing. If it was simple racial profiling (hard to believe) that she would be right to be upset, of course. I was left extremely shaken by this experience. pleazzz.traumatic is whats happening to that Chinese tennis player right now.cant believe someone at her level would be that delicate, surely she had music teachers that were far worse?

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