The recipient of standing ovations for the her renditions of the concerti of Prokoviev and Rachmaninov, she now presents in solo recital some of the great chamber works of these composers plus the mystical sonata of Alexander Scriabin and several brief avant-garde études by the Hungarian György Ligeti. She’ll be performing Prokofiev’s Concerto No. Pity the poor program note writer (a good one) who constructed her notes so as to explain the various comparisons and contrasts of these pieces in the original order put forward. Ravel composed both concertos between 1929 and 1930 and the latter was commissioned by the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm during World War I. 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. 46 No. Directed by Shawn DeClair. “Yuja Wang turned Davies Hall into her own deluxe dice cup Sunday night, shook it hard, and let the numbers fall where they would. Yuja Wang has an interesting choice of concert repertoire here, anchored by the four Rachmaninoff pieces. Bach’s Toccata in C minor, BWV 911, felt a bit romanticized in Wang’s hands, though she built up a daunting head of steam to the contrapuntal thickets of the concluding fugue. Yuja Wang - From 2006 to 2019 by zest of piano. While I have become familiar with Ligeti's works more and more the last few years, I hardly ever hear his piano works live (and even on recordings) so this pairing with Rachmaninoff is a bit unusual. Yuja Wang (Chinese: 王羽佳; pinyin: Wáng Yǔjiā; born February 10, 1987) is a Chinese classical pianist. Allegretto gracioso & Op. Yuja Wang: "Fast hands, swift rise" Collection by New York Philharmonic. Also on the program: Mahler’s Symphony No. Chopin sonata's funeral march is among the most beautiful played. All other answers are thoroughly correct in reaffirming the need for years of intensive practice, loving music and thus comitting daily hours to it, and so on. Yuja Wang So there. From Dvořák's Slavonic Dances for piano four hands: Op. See more ideas about Wang, Prokofiev, Pianist. Wang conveyed the restless tension beneath the undulating repose of the rippling right-hand figures, with lovely pellucid tone in the final bars. 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. Also on the program: Mahler’s Symphony No. Yuja Wang responds to piano store image. It will surprise no one who has ever heard this stunningly gifted pianist that she cleaned up and left everyone at the bar gaping at her game. For pianist Yuja Wang's newest album on DG, she wows with two perennial hits: Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major and The Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major. I’ll not rewrite that. She’ll be performing Prokofiev’s Concerto No.