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! Remember that she is human like the rest of us, well, not exactly, but we praise her heart when shes playing but you would condemn that same heart here. #piano #yujawang #amazing #concert #pianist #pianokids #prodigy #pianoprodigy #pianoteacher #concertpianist #yuja #vancouver #performance #pianoconcert #ravel #chopin #recital #pianolessons #classicalmusic #music #queen #idol, A post shared by Hope (@pianowithhope) on Feb 22, 2020 at 9:07am PST, Company Registered in England no. I admit I do not know just how upset she was. You can guarantee that something was very wrong for Yuja to behave as she did. Thinking Big: Yuja Wang. I dont understand why the person whose comments you published, the Canadian conductor, didnt open her ears and hear what the rest of us heard on Friday. You didnt get your ya-yas, didnt get your stroke, and know you are fussy and peeved. Well, as many of you know, we are in an time where people have stooped to behaving quite primitively . 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. . Ditto if it was regarding the virus and she was rudely treated. Thus, there can be NO comparison between detaining a famous American artist on Canadian border and detaining any Arab on American border. She consistently dazzles audiences with her electrifying stage presence, jaw-dropping virtuosity and keen musical insight. 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. Photo: Stefan Cohen Through it all, Wang's extraordinary keyboard technique fluid, masterful, terrifyingly precise served as a reminder of why a concerto can be so much fun, for performers and . Ill venture a guess that you cant play anything other than charades. By age 21, Wang was already an internationally acknowledged concert pianist, giving recitals around the world. But in this case there was no need to explain anything because surely she was going to finish, and who cares about sunglasses anyway (except Ms.Miller)? Apparently, artist so-and-so broke his left wrist getting off the bus. 3 for superstar pianist Yuja Wang debuts on October 13-15 with the San Francisco Symphony and Esa-Pekka Salonen, a . The music was wonderful. 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. To begin with, Wang's program was . Im of Asian descent and am ALWAYS pulled aside for extra screening at airports in spite of having a global entry card. Wow, do really in all honesty think that is even worth a mention in review of her concert? What a night!! World-renowned Chinese concert pianist who has performed with groups like Tonhalle Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. Anyone who has been to Wuhan and other areas where the virus is known to exist should have lab tests, especially if they will travel internationally. Yes, we ought to allow a certain level of eccentricity from performers but our tolerance of such things is usually proportional to the talents (and charms) of the artist in question. 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. You will find her own story if you research. Why was she detained? Michael Tilson Thomas and pianist Yuja Wang take a bow after performing Liszt's Piano Concerto No. #piano #yujawang #amazing #concert #pianist #pianokids #prodigy #pianoprodigy #pianoteacher #concertpianist #yuja #vancouver #performance #pianoconcert #ravel #chopin #recital #pianolessons #classicalmusic #music #queen #idol, A post shared by Hope (@pianowithhope) on Feb 22, 2020 at 9:07am PST, Wow, intense questioning for over an hour. No picture was appended to her text post explaining the situation on FB : the picture you say she appended was simply her Profile Picture. Both of you remember this: a century from now, Yuja Wang will be listed in Wikipedia as one of the great pianist of the last 100 years, whereas neither of you will be remembered for more than a few months after your deaths. Yuja Wang is simply amazing from a technical perspective, but her playing is very self-regarding, at times even un-musical. 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. She caused controversy by wearing what some thought was inappropriate concert dress. 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!!! Its too bad, BUT IT IS NOT PERSONAL. So stop acting like petulent children. This without knowing that anything had happened before the performance to disturb her equilibrium. (Fadil Berisha) Not long after the brilliant pianist . As each subsequent work was performed and this pattern continued, it became clear that she was shutting the door on her audience. You can't even go to a video of Yuja Wang on youtube without negative comments about what she wears. Yuja was born into a musical family in Beijing. The sunglasses still seem like an overreaction and a mistake. I believe I have seen Sir Andreas Schiff did it last time one or two seasons ago. Yuja Wang ( Chinese: ; pinyin: Wng Yji; [1] born February 10, 1987) [2] is a Chinese classical pianist. Yuja Wang is a Chinese classical pianist. Too bad. This lady was damned if she did and damned if she didnt. Ah, Montral Mirabel. 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. She had a really bad experience and clearly it affected her deeply. Madonna has gone on stage two hours late. You are behaving like hack cynics: A person who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. This would be a red flag at any border, for anyone of any ethnic appearance. Wake up and smell the covfefe already! What is it, because what you just said was poor journalism, even, hack journalism. For pianists, that means dealing with the modern nightmare of travel, jet lag, exhaustion, lugging cases around, She was obviously angry. Here's a vivid post. These are all great artists and nobody ever mentioned that they do not smile!! 4:15, 17th March 2017. My main concern in that moment was to give the best performance I possibly could, and not to allow the audience to be distracted by my swollen eyes or visibly shaken demeanor. ! i played along from my seat! This does not place you in a lofty position. The primitive may suggest Yuja Wang as being an privileged individual enraged She was treated shabbily. When I was dropped off at the venue for my recital that evening, my eyes were still visibly red and swollen from crying. They gave almost back-to-back recitals at . By the age of 21, she already was an internationally recognized concert pianist, giving recitals around the world. I had no contact information for the presenter and was simply told I would be met at the airport. You obviously never went to an Elton John concert or a Roy Orbison concert. Look it up. A whole country in ruins? By Janet Malcolm August 29, 2016 Yuja is keenly awareas many. It would explain their questions I am not familiar with travel inside China but assume her passport would only be marked with entry and exit to the country, so they probably grilled her on where exactly she went. That should have waved her through, so any further questioning would have to have been based on her ethnicity. Oh, so she was (slightly) delayed at the airport? 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. Such letter should be prepared and issued by the presenter outlining all the details of such visit by the artist and pass to the artist, so the artist status is crystal clear. You poor, small people. And when one Has To, money (another favorite argument for the cynics) is not the motivation. She wore sunglasses because her eyes were so red from crying after being humiliated at customs. Find tickets for Yuja Wang in Vancouver on SeatGeek. 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. One must admire her for not cancelling. How about this: Artist so-and-so gave a lously performance last night. Give her a break! You should have stuck to appreciation of what really counts rather than appearances. She can hardly do more than that. How often do reviews also include many comments about her dresses? 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. Ouch. I have no sympathy for her. 300:51 Strauss/Cziffra - Trisch Tratsch Polka01:20 Prokofiev - Toccata02:12 Pr. Yuja Wang, a pianist who demonstrated outstanding finger dexterity and incredible touch, made audiences laugh and gasp. And she had a traumatic experience at your airport. Good point. Turning 35 next month, Yuja has seemingly racked up more accolades than she has Instagram followers, some 210,000. I went to a Kobrin recital when he was not well. The reason is: while coronavirus claims about 2000+ lives, Islamic Terrorism claimed already hundreds of thousands all over the world. 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). So, Ms. Wang had the right to be at least upset if not more. Ditto if it. 1. 1- The Coronavirus thing you mention here is nothing but racial profiling. They have real talent. 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. Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. People need perspective. This review was bush league. Based on your logic, US citizens should be detained anywhere first of all. Yuja Wang got some major emotional distress at customs, it bummed her out, she couldnt do her job. Composer Magnus Lindberg's new Piano Concerto No. . Writes who gain respect earn this status because of their capacity to empathize, encapsulate, enrichen, enlighten, reveal, broaden, etc. Perhaps a vigilant manager removed it. She is an amazing pianist. . Yuja Wang's age is 35. She played with urgency, brilliance, color, energy, and emotion. Oops, there I go again, cheap, vulgar opinion about someone I know nothing about just the same as the way she spoke about Yuja. I wasnt there, I didnt see the concert. Norman Lebrecht attention seeking pianist, one gimmick too far, refused to acknowledge the audience in any way. Awwww, I feel so bad for you. My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist. But Ms. Wang did not arrive from China. (two wars. She won the Echo Klassik Award for Young Artist of the Year in 2011. When Wang played the Hollywood Bowl in August in a skimpy coral-colored . Then you are qualified to be a music teacher. It seems inhumane to expect someone to get on the stage and be their best, or even just their norm, in such circumstances. She played brawny repertory, such as Brahms' First Piano Concerto, thought. Get off your high horse. The video can be found on youtube. . Nobody was upset about it there were still no twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Lang Lang and Yuja Wang are surely our two most popular and trend-setting classical pianists. 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. How would you like it when you are given dirty looks from random strangers of all other races when you are just being yourself? The touring life for top soloists is hideous these days, mainly because service has gone to hell across almost all sectors associated with travel. (Although I did appreciate her changing dresses, that was fun). Why this excitement about a young woman who in English and cosmopolitan and certainly well advised with regard to her public relation would also have had the opportunity to explain the wearing of sunglasses to an English-speaking audience. They have safe little sedate jobs. Gulf of Tonkin incident anyway, a lot of innocent civilians died). The general public has absolutely no idea what an artist goes through in the hours before a concert. Has anyone considered that she might have violated the Canadian law in some way? Shame on you for such a disrespectful headline. Shes the best we have. Youre getting all bothered because someone decided to wear sunglass to play a recital? After all, she is only a human being who went through something that affected her in a horrific way. As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/59 a year, or $165/125 for three years. Print eTickets instantly. So was Tania Millers. Many are good, some are great, but none achieve her consistent level of artistic brilliance and innovative virtuosity. . 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. The ones who place sword in hand and venture forth into the middle world, they are the heroes/heroines of the world. She had also been worried she would miss her recital. Humiliated after being detained at the airport, Yuja Wang says she delivered the recital in sunglasses to hide her tears. The coronavirus is a very recent pandemic not yet understood by the medical community. I was there, in the fifth row. So I guess it would be OK for you to stop and frisk every white red-neck looking person trying to enter a high school in america since ALL (100%) of the school shootings have been done by white supremacists or nutjobs who happen to favor racial profiling and are perennially afraid of arabs, as YOU may understand. See how if feels? During the sold-out show, Wang wore sunglasses and appeared visibly upset. Select your subscription length below and head to the checkout: Please log in again. It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience. Yuja Wang is different. I have no difficulty in believing that Ms Wang was poorly treated at the border. But I have no doubt Chinese travellers have been subjected to more than most. Pity. I guess some of us were there for the music and not so concerned about how you should behave in a classical music concert setting so you appear proper and classy., What everyone including the pianist fails to grasp is that it is the MUSIC that is the most important aspect of a performance, not what the performer looks like.people listen with their eyes these days and not their earssadly. There are plenty of other scenarios in which she might need to quickly exit the stage between pieces. This news is as disappointing to us as it is to you. Pianist Yuja Wang is celebrated for her charismatic artistry, emotional honesty and captivating stage presence. . Shame on you. Grow up. World-renowned Chinese concert pianist who has performed with groups like Tonhalle Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. She left the stage once for a long time between pieces, and it was odd again. One neurologist friend thought that perhaps Ms Wang was suffering from migraine, which would explain the dark glasses. In over 50 years of concerts, I have never encountered this behavior. Posts like these give a sense of whos really an old fart on the Slippedisc comment pages (oh hai, Sue! Miles Davis did entire concerts with his back to the audience. Yuja began playing piano at age six, and studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing under Ling Yuan and Zhou Guangren. Yuja is Normans click bait. !tu ne laime pas ok !! Her absurd behavior in Vancouver simply proved a point she has already made many times before: she is a performer, not an artist. Friends/fans of Yuja know she had been detained for over one hour at the Vancouver Airport and questioned. Attention seeking pianist?!!! I believe attributing photos, even if tweeted to you, is appropriate. 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). Poor N. Lebrecht. Audiences and critics will always be a key part of any performance. Sexuality: Straight. Davidat this moment there are tens of thousands dead of Covid-19 across the globe (perhaps hundreds of thousands, since we cannot trust the numbers coming from China). 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. Youre a pathetic speck of dust! What is important is she didnt fawn enough over her fans. I mean, who would wear sunglasses at a concert unless their eyes were puffy and red and embarrassing. . 2. It is recommended before booking a flight ticket; make sure you are aware of the status of the coronavirus outbreak in your destination. It is Beautiful! What is humiliating about giving information to the security organs of a democratic state in troubled times? She might be thinking that what was formerly just a royal pain and the price to be paid for maintaining one of the busiest touring schedules, will potentially become a living nightmare of more interrogations, delays, and missed connections. What profession do 90% of music grads do? By the way, is it a common occurrence that Arabs subjected to intense questioning at the border are scheduled to perform a recital in front of thousands of people a couple of hours later on the same day? And I also feel sorry for you, that you dont know what music is really about, and that you are so close-minded that you are missing out what is important, not just in music, but in life. You might apologize for your quick print. She was traumatized and devastated. No one was angry or upset. Naaaaahhh, shes just jealous. Classical audiences are a pampered lot. Looking for Yuja Wang online? If she hedged, to try to speed the process along, they might well have become quite nasty. I have no idea who Ms Miller is; she is certainly entitled to her own interpretation of Ms Wangs demeanor but she does not speak for the rest of the audience, any more than do the internet prattlers who feel the need to offer up their absurd speculative opinions even though they werent at the concert. In going out on to the stage after an abusive interaction with border officials, she showed that she is a class act, a consummate professional, and a deeply dedicated, audience-first performer. Fury?? Yuja Wang was born into a musical family in Beijing. Lang Lang and Yuja Wang are surely our two most popular and trend-setting classical pianists. In many cases, it is as difficult, if not more so, to enter Canada than it is to enter the US. Nevertheless, Yuja still gave a stunning recital in Vancouver. 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). Photo: Julia Wesely, A post shared by Yuja Wang (@yujawang.official) on Feb 23, 2020 at 2:10pm PST. I was in shock. 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 ? Asymptomatic carriers are of great concern. Especially with Yuja Wang. That means, USA had more than enough time to prepare. After all, the 9/11 was perpetrated by Arabs/Muslims on the American soil. Riiiight. You are no better. ), Afghanistan? They gave almost back-to-back recitals at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday and Wednesday nights,. To accuse her of seeking attention by wearing sunglasses ( as did Roy Orbison) is rather harsh. My main concern in that moment was to give the best performance I possibly could, and not to allow the audience to be distracted by my swollen eyes or visibly shaken demeanor. The power of her interpretations emerges from a distinct combination of her exceptional presence on stage and a natural affinity and inquisitive approach to the repertoire, which ranges from Mozart to Gershwin and beyond. She would have perferred to do her job, its what she lives for. Music degrees are easy to get. She could have done a Van Halen (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brown-out/) but instead she honored The Show Must Go On. Why are we musicians held to a different standard? The Canadian Borders is bad enough for anyone who looks Asian, and especially with covid-19 going on. Yuja Wang Illuminates Ravel and Gershwin. To imply that she snubbed the audience shows how entitled these whiners all are. He played great though and we gave him a huge ovation afterward. Yuja Wangs melodramatic, attention-seeking behavior seems even more absurd and self-absorbed considering what is happening around the world. Seriously. I wonder if they would talk about a non Asian artist of such stature in this manner. Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. If she said the magic word, they probably doubled down on her. Thank you to everyone who has sent or shared words of support during this difficult time. 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. If it was simple racial profiling (hard to believe) that she would be right to be upset, of course. Yuja needs to smile more. You, the lady who has awoken Mozart from his slumber and had him dancing to his rather less sedate rondo, just keep breaking down the barriers and opening people's eyes to the joy of Music. , 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). 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. Susan, thank you for your beautiful and empathetic and supportive post!!! Once you know what happened and if you can imagine being humiliated for traveling while Asian, surely youd appreciate the effort it took to go on and play the recital apparently in superb form, even if her body language was not to your liking. This is the dumbest thing Ive read in months. Yuja is a performer who already has a justly deserved reputation for putting herself before the music, and, therefore, the audience. She is absolutely one of the finest pianists alive on the planet. Through a small village in Sudtirol (Austria): one for the rich. Bergamo is just few hours away. If so, did they go on to give a virtuosic performance within hours? Thank you! Apart from the fact that we dont know the reason for this questioning (as if St. Yuja is incapable of fault. Ms. Wang was not only upset with the incident, but possibly also because this could be a preview of things to come more delays, more interrogations. Yes, between pieces she was odd and distant, but she always did try to smile, if only briefly. and charming, and beautiful, and not too fat but not too sexy, and whatever else is expected in todays world.. She is famous for being a Pianist. Having made her debut with that orchestra in 2006 and becoming a Shenson Young Artist later that year the pianist has since been celebrated for her charismatic artistry, emotional honesty, and captivating stage presence. She won the Echo Klassik Award for Young Artist of the Year in 2011. This will be because of her being visibly Chinese, and perhaps because she was so well-travelled, as someone has suggested. . So and So was struck out in the ninth. Mu ha ha. What else would you have expected her to do?! elle avec lagenda charg quelle a .. elle est surtout beaucoup plus demande que Claudio Arrau ne la t de toute a carrire pour moi cest la meilleur pianiste on comprend que a drange un peu les piliers de la musique classique. Yuja Wang is the 25-year-old Chinese pianist revamping the classical music scene with her tight, short, colorful dresses. When I was dropped off at the venue for my recital that evening, my eyes were still visibly red and swollen from crying. Michael Vincent is the Editor-in-chief Ludwig Van and CEO of Museland Media. Yuja did indeed perform. If Miss Wangs plans were similar, she could recover from real and supposed humiliations. Probably wouldve been best if shed briefly addressed the audience and explained she was rattled from just going through airport security heck, And why dont I start with a piece not on the printed program to get my head back into the music, before launching into what sounds like a perfectly well-rendered recital? Oh, poor baby had to answer a few questions You think you are special, priveleged. Despite this awful treatment at the hands of Canadian customs authorities Yuja still did a wonderful concert., and the audience was enthusisatic and overwhelming in their applause and praise.I applaud Yuja for her professionalism, and her determination to still play. Show this thread. Yuja Wang and the Art of Performance The piano prodigy is known for the brilliance of her playing and for her dramatic outfits. 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. Her international breakthrough came in 2007, when she replaced Martha Argerich as soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. I do not ever again want to hear any of you Canadians looking down your noses and Americans and Britons. Her sunglasses also made us think she might be ill, to shield her eyes from the bright stage lighting. We all have good and bad days and it is a testament to her strength and character that she chose to press on despite the terrible treatment she received. I dont mind the fact he doesnt smile. The effect was shocking. Chinese pianist Yuja Wang has issued an emotional response, after being criticised for wearing sunglasses during a recital in Canada. That is one persons entirely subjective reaction and nothing more. until we had travelled several times together and I was pulled aside every single time, while he sailed through security like it wasnt there. You, good sir, are not one of them. I decided that wearing sunglasses was the only way to prevent my distress from being seen, since I wasnt yet prepared to make a statement about what happened. So, this is on herTania Miller had every right to criticize her antics. I was mesmerized by her approach to an ambitious program. It is a shame that you have been subjected to this. 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. (a trap set up to give the Soviets their Vietnam), Iraq? . 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. 3- Canadian border security are known for being intrusive and not particularly amenable. 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