So what? We have the BEST Chinese always hadand she knows what the public wants. If you have to show up in more or less formal evening dress at the concert at the major venue, how do you feel about the soloist being at the same time half naked? Yuja may not be able to wear it off the rack, but nor am I in the pants I wear everyday to work. A rare instance of my having essentially no view at all on the subject. Daniel Harding and Charles Dutoit conduct 20th-century masterpieces - With Yuja Wang, Christoph Prgardien, David Guerrier, and Renaud Capuon. As a sixty-year veteran of orchestras, I have to say, grow up. Beethovens piano conceri 1 and 2 three weeks ago in Eindhoven with the MCO. And Thank You for YOUR contribution to music in Manhattan and music in general with your delightful playing. Pianist Yuja Wang is celebrated for her charismatic artistry, emotional honesty and captivating stage presence. FREE delivery This title will be released on March 17, 2023. Macys is rife with size 3 and 4 womens apparel. If youre that easily distracted, let me encourage you to listen to her audio recordings. I was not at all interested in some obscure pianist who had difficulty finding clothes to fit, such are article should not appear at all but then the blog seems full of irrelevant trivia, instead of debating more relevant topics such as the general decline of composed classical music since the death of Johann Strauss (Sohn) in 1899, the rise of ghastly wrong note music, why classical music today in the 21st century has a declining audience ,the death of music performed in the home, the lack of music broadcasts on BBC TV, why 21st century classical music is unlistenable, these are just some themes for discussion. Judging by the picture Norman posted here, it looks to me she would need pedal extenders without her super high heels Or she has to sit lower and change her posture while playing. Why on earth should I care why is someones outfit news? . And shes found a way to guarantee sold out shows. a micro-dress cut an inch below the butt. Her clothing is but a visual statement not necessarily of fashion it is, however, one component of her music which lends itself to her artistry and expresses her total love and complete passion for the experience the she shares with us the audience. I really cant see any appropriate reason for it. First Thielemann, now Wang. She celebrates the works of Beethoven and Brahms, and she also makes no apology for the clothing she wears while performing those works. It is not only the choice of clothes. Among several outstanding performances I attended by her, Prokofiev Piano Concerto 3 with Abbado is equalled only by Argerich. One day a concertmaster who, like his colleagues, has carefully put on his white tie and tails to honor tradition will say: Just a moment, Ms. Wang. Yuja Wang performs Schubert, Schumann, Scriabin, and Prokofiev. Completely true, Steinway Fanatic. 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. Oh dear. by Yuja Wang & Simn Bolvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel. SFCM. She stated that to her, it was a matter of mood. Its just clothes. The only way they know how to get attention is NOT through their music, but through their slut shabbiness. SHE will tell YOU how it is going to go down.Gettit, stuffy?? Stay home prudes. Dear Peter Nero, Having heard you when I lived in NYC I appreciate your comments on Yuja. Yeah. And yet: it is talked about her!!! Dude, nobody is forcing you to stare. She probably ran to the Acela. 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. By your logic, USA will be the most repressive country as there are so many people find it necessary to liberate themselves. Yuja Wang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wng Yji; born February 10, 1987) is a Chinese classical pianist.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. Males wearing swimsuits on stage would, no doubt, be a women`s rights issue. I prefer that performers pay no attention to dress, hair &c, and dont glitter. Oh right, were going to listen to The Guardian!! Astonishing, really, and such artists seem truly superhuman to me. A pianist who radiates palpable magnetism and a distinctly contemporary sensibility, Yuja Wang is an astounding artist whose awe-inspiring technique is. Does she first attract or seduce the audience by her attire, and is that what she wishes people to focus on while she walks on stage and poses at the piano ? Why does our industry complain about Ms Wang when she flaunts the physical gifts she has along with her wonderful musicianship. 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. This is obviously a hard topic. Yuja was born in the 1980s. Not very tall, somewhere around 1,60m Id say. I couldnt care less what any given performer wears, as long as the music (and hopefully, but not always, the performane as well) is good. Fortunately, its not up to you to decide who belongs and who doesnt. Yuja Wang is simply working with designers, the way that other attractive stars her age do and the way that plenty of opera divas always have, from Renee Fleming's specially designed gowns by. The pianist Yuja Wang, whose petite frame contrasts with her forceful playing, performed lush post-Romantic works and a Lowell Liebermann piece on Thursday at Carnegie Hall. Yet this is peripheral to the musical experience, and never a distraction. Why the visual obsession? What an amazing woman! Except that in this case, there is plenty in the playing! Little wonder young people are so utterly messed up they feel forced to engage in sex because they are surrounded by overtly sexualised morons who trade their titillation for recognition. Watch on. Unfortunately, this Genius has not yet opened up to all classical music friends whose attention is drawn to the external music aspects But I think they also have hope, because Yuja is only 30 years old. The denial of Wangs agency also feeds into racist stereotypes Can we get a break from race baiting? I only care about her music he is uneven, but very talented, certainly will be more constant in a few years. Am I the only one who cares more about how she plays than how she looks? The Washington Post calls her "arguably" the hottest pianist in the . Welcome! Rationality and the mind have historically been coded masculine, sensuality and the body feminine, with the result that women and their bodies have been marginalised within classical music. THIS REVIEWER AND ANYONE WHO AGREES WITH HER IS A TOTAL DUMB ASS. What is interesting about Yuya Wang and certainly unsettling to her critics is that she is uncompromising in her artistry. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. HONESTLY! People fear her openness because they are jealous and so purged by so called tradition it impales rational thought and congruity. In this world of noise she carries through. Iniciou os estudos de piano com a idade de seis anos e logo ingressou no Conservatrio Central de Msica em Pequim. And m2 k2 ( aka) r2d2 take a break also. Pretty please? i wonder why. Who cares how shes dressed???? Yuja Wang does not dress like a whore, as some in this string have alleged. Yuja Wang, Gramophone's "Young Artist of the Year" 2009, hearkens to the no-holds-barred pianistic sensations of the 19th century "Whereas many pianists try to dominate this set of variations, she worked with it. Yuja got praiseworthy reviews and dress was ignored in passing. She was talking to Elle US. Correct. Yuja Wang. Yuja is free to be the person she wants to be. When Wang played the Hollywood Bowl in August in a skimpy coral-colored dress, the performer's appearance stirred debate on blogs and in newspaperswith some going so far as to say "My poor eyes did not need to see the things they saw. Shes an international phenomenon. She is young. 2. If NL had chosen the quote about Bartoks three concertos, only 4-5 people would have commented. Im so sick and tired of my tuxedo I could spit. As they do not outsource their prices are much higher, but the quality is far better than anything made up in a sweat shop in Hong Kong. How sad to be such a prig and miss out on so many joys in life. 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. It tells us nothing about the dress beyond its length. Yuja Wang came out to play Prokofievs 5th last night with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington. If the audience were mysogynists, why then the applause? In some eastern countries the dress code is prescribed for musical safety reasons: http://subterraneanreview.blogspot.nl/2015/08/beethoven-in-iran.html. There she was, aged 15, living alone in the USA - and found herself being stuck into the next pigeonhole. The smile on her face looking at people staring her reveals everything. 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. To answer the question, Why? Because she can. Really now. There is a certain dress code expected from the audiences. In my twenties, Id put on my tight Herve Leger dress and heels, and it looked like I was going to the bar. Born in Beijing, China, on 10 February 1987, Yuja Wang comes from an artistic family. As I have said many times before, we desperately need sex appeal in our industry especially when its backed by great artistry and great repertoire. Past month; I guess she feels she cant do it, though, fully dressed. Beauty can also be stimulating. It s not easy , but it may work. Actually, I think it looks ridiculous. Perhaps shell write a piano transcription, who knows? Yuja Wang, Dudamel and the LA . Yuja Wang is the world's greatest classical pianist. Misogyny?? Otherwise it would be extremely unprofessional for the concertmaster to refuse to play just because he/she doesnt like the soloists attire. A fifth Deutsche Grammophon album, released . Neil, Yuja Wang ( chins: , pinyin: Wng Yji; [ 1] ( Pequim, 10 de fevereiro de 1987 [ 2]) uma pianista clssica chinesa. Unfair, BFC. night. If she continues to perform well ,she willoutgrow the attire! Chopin: Sonates 2,3. Surely her performance of that on the piano would be truly amazing. Robin is a name people of either sex are given, but you managing to force in a mention of breasts strongly suggests your gender. 3. Most of us musicians play for ourselves and perform only to share that same joy we experience with our audience. Se is an outstanding pianist, but her (beautiful) nude skin is distracting. Her playing still leaves me cold although shes come a long way over the years. You can rest assured you are not the target audience of this interview. People dont matter about pop artists nudity on stage because de audience of this kind of music is already drown in an ocean of vulgarity. It depends. This seems to be a slow & long ongoing process of unveiling, and considering the only estimation where the trajectory will end, at that point she will no longer have anything to leave behind in the soloist room. Well, I guess we got use to Madonna and others that followed that sort of dress code. Dont we ask our audience to silence there ringtones as a sign of respect? Boris Berezovsky dressed too casual at his Moscow recital. (Alas, there was no costume change for the encore. Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. Yuja Wang came out to play Prokofiev's 5th last night with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington. 296K followers. But then it is the Guardian! Id love to have been there! . Agreed. Lang Lang is better at melody, and Yuja Wang is better at rhythm. Kindly stop distracting from riveting discussions about her shoulders and 90 degree bow. I hope there will be a radio broadcast of the concert. Interesting how much the image of Michael Bojesen on this very same page does fit to the expectations the 60+ have of the dressing of a serious classical musician. Like so many women, they flaunt themselves when they know theyre hot, she just happens to be a great pianist. Yujas attire is consistent with her views she is a wunderkind who (so far) has not shown any meaningful signs of maturity. Oh dear, yet another Slipped Disc comment that thinks its acceptable to compare a woman to a prostitute because of how she chooses to dress. Credit: Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times. or so years ago. The Clothes Closet gives students access to gently used professional clothing. Yes, Yuja Wang did an encore. Meet Aubrey Plaza: The "Parks & Rec" star making us laugh on TV and the big screen >. I like her style. Yuja Wang is surely one of the best pianists now-a-days in her share of the repertoire. This suspicion may only be justified before she starts playing. 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. Third, I am an Eastern Asian; what submissive stereotype this article is talking about? RG says it all! Heard Yuja do Prok 2nd live with the Philadelphia Orchestra years ago when she first started to become known. Here goes Norman again looking for comrnents in safe fields. Situated in the heart of downtown Rochester, the home of the world-renowned Rochester Philharmonic, Eastman's stellar faculty, enduring legacy and entrepreneurial edge place our students at the spark point where great . Nice legs yeah but no butt. Or $11.49 to buy MP3 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. Classical music is non-conceptual in the sense that it is about the how, not the what of experience. At least up to now. Ive been a classical violinist for over sixty years. She is sexualizing herself. I suspect you are correct. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) On paper, pianist Yuja Wang's recital Sunday. From a new Guardian agony article titled Fashion, fabrics and fishtails why we need to talk about what female classical performers wear. Yuga would love it. If she thinks being eye candy gets her more gigs, so be it. I am a female. Its more passionate and cathartic. Product details. Or Karajan. Evening tails, with white vest. I just love it how a bunch of old geezers here refer to this scrawny flat-nosed Asian miget as a beautiful woman. I dont find this a crazy comment, but of coure I may be mistaken. Liszts recitals would have baffled you too, perhaps. Miss Wang is a musical firecracker, a fantastic musician for a wide range of repertoire. 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. As you said, nut cases politicize everything. Having said that, Yuja Wang is a super human virtuoso and she may very well deserve to be added to that list, if not now, then as her career expands. Who out there? Interesting attempt to bring music down from its own sphere to relate it to the reality of the performers body. At NSO she was bored, disengaged. She is free to wear whatever she feels comfortable playing in. I generally take a dim view of the celebrity phenomenon, above all in the classical music business; unfortunately I dont have any bright ideas about how to rid the business of it. I really dont understand why people care about her clothes. You are one the few who have the guts to tell the truth about her taste, or lack thereof, in choose what to wear when presenting herself on the stage of classical music concerts. Artist-in-Residence at both the Czech Philharmonic and the Rotterdam Philharmonic in 2021/222, she has performed with the world's most venerated conductors, musicians and ensembles, and is renowned not only for her virtuosity, but her spontaneous and lively performances, famously . Nut cases politicize everything. We are doing our best to ensure that Slipped Disc is free to all readers. a truly great American performer does not matter what she plays. Is every single little thing Politics, in your world? No! 907 posts. Musician/band. What: Pianist Yuja Wang and Gustavo Dudamel conclude its Rachmaninoff festival with the last two piano concertos and "The Bells". Whats leftist about calling out misogyny whenever its evident? Welcome to Yuja's official Facebook Page! I always go, in the intermission of a symphony concert, to the conductors room and ask forgiveness for the sins of my collegues, because they dont know what they are doing. Yuja Wang. In your original article you wanted to turn a diva into an old, unsexy savant, something like a 90-year-old Faust (or Glenn Gould). Sorry you can handle but yall need to get over it. .limited SHE IS NOTHING BUT BRILLIANT! No one complained about Tina Turners legs or arse. Two questions immediately spring to my mind: Speak for yourself. I actually like the masks we have to wear. I think the dress should not detract from the performance, whether male or female. Ravel: Piano Concerto in G. Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit. Norman its about time you stopped obsessing over the way she looks. Keep it to yourself. Yuja Wang, Verbier Festival Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Kirill Troussov, David Aaron Carpenter, Maxim Rysanov, Sol Gabetta & Leigh Mesh. Mutter still wears off-the-shoulder, but people no longer find it distracting from her artistry. Yuja Wang is a genius, she could play wearing the Yellow pages it wouldnt matter. And to do so, Wang has been painted as a naive, lost individual who has had neither time nor guidance to acquire perspective, and is consequently being used as tinsel by more experienced, expert (male) musicians. ). And I was born and raised in Beijing, too. 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. Dress appropriately means what it is. Also, reading at this website about harassment in the profession in general. 31 Jan, 2023. Its the pianism that counts. There is a 1905 piano roll of Strauss himself playing a transcription of Salomes Dance of the Seven Veils. 3 years ago. This is not the first story that has brought these kinds of ugly comments to the fore. She should get confidence from her playing, not from taking off her clothes. Yuja Wang. That specific kind of showbiz implies fast moving fingers, thats it. Yuja Wang is a good pianist, and the way she dresses on stage is her schtick. 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! In fact I dont think that makes too much sense to compare both, just because they are females. When I saw the pictures of "that outfit", my first thought was "how on earth can she pedal in those shoes?". Some of the crowd, as Ive noticed, from watching her performances online, is stifling in thier gaze, and I wonder how they remain expressionless obviously, theyve seen too much, and perhaps feel they know enough about music not to show gratitude for her efforts displayed out on the stage, in part for their auditory pleasure. In 2001 she enrolled as a student at Calgary's Mount Royal College, and the following year she won the audition at the famous Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. PianoToronto Symphony Orchestra's Spotlight Artist 22/23San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Artist in Residence 22/23. No one cares. Yuja Wang. Yuja Wang /Her Best Performance Moxigeren50 Gabe 1.64K subscribers 176K views 2 years ago I saw Yuja Wang for the first time at Disney Hall in Los Angeles California in 2015, and that was my. You can close your eyes, or bring your binoculars- your choice. What a bunch of crap! Yuja Wang Tickets Described as a piano prodigy, Yuja Wang is not your typical classical pianist. You dont play like Yuja Wang, I assume. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. The notion that what we see might distract from music, rather than shape our experience of it, stems from a centuries-old division of body and mind, physicality and rationality, that claims classical music as purely cerebral stuff. My point is, whats so goddamned wrong with having multiple senses being triggered, if not, enhanced all at the same bloody time????? Thats right, Ive turned into a fashion critic, wrote Norman Lebrecht, who described Wangs outfit as a micro-dress cut an inch below the butt. But this sexualised account couldnt be further from fashion criticism. However, she does have the pianistic creds in spades, and is now one of the most in demand pianists in the world. Showing Editorial results for yuja wang. At this moment the global. If they want respect, they can change their tramp gear. I came from nyc to see the Saturday performance. Voil, a comment disrespectful to women, revealing a damaged (deranged..?) If you call Yuja Wang an obscure pianist and are unaware of how much great classical music was composed after 1899, then you should start educating yourself before commenting on any matter related to classical music. SHE organize everything! At the age of 26 she has already performed in all the great concert halls, stunned the world with her blazing YouTube performances, made her debut recording with Claudio Abbado and the Mahler. She sounds interesting. Clothing: Ring Smart Home Security Systems eero WiFi Stream 4K Video in Every Room: Blink Smart Security for Every Home Neighbors App Real-Time Crime Also, Yuja Wang hides in plain sight in her livery. As a nudist myself, Ive nurtured a secret hope that one of these days, maybe before she turns forty, Yuja will take her sartorial proclivities to their logical extreme and perform at least one concert, preferably a large number of concerts, entirely without clothing (and preferably with grown-out axillary and pubic hair as well, since the shaving of body hair can be considered a falsification of the natural body in the same way that wearing clothes is). The login page will open in a new tab. The reason she chooses to dress that way is, quite simply, because she can just like a child who will eat nothing but candy, if left unsupervised. A competent seamstress (is that word still allowed?) The triple-play, one could say??? Streaming; Home Come to the Cabaret Isaac Mizrahi Is Singing Darling! Post-intermission Ms. Wang likes to wear something more revealing. So by your logic presumably any particularly attractive performers should have bad hair cuts and wear unfashionable spectacles so as not to uglify themselves so were not distracted? Yuja Wang. Just one thing is worthwhile to pick-out: the idea that the music is gendered masculine and the body, in case it is related to sensuality, as gendered feminine. I attended that Prok 3, if you mean the one in Luzern, and it was certainly good. Its just an outfit best suited for her when she was younger. She is a gifted pianist no doubt and I, for one, will refrain from attending her appearances until such a day when the parade ends. Schumann Fantasy In C, Op. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMQ4JicUs1A. The New York Times: Yuja Wang Sweeps Through a Rachmaninoff Marathon. If it were me, having audiences pay to see me is more than enough boost! For information on becoming a SoundBox Sponsor, contact May Van Norman at mvannorman@sfsymphony.org or 415.503.5475. The body has no place here.. But it is as much a driver of her celebrity as is her playing. It helps if the chosen costume somehow echoes what they play. Sunset Boulevard? Unfortunately it often does. To appreciate a musical performance, obviously the looks are irrelevant. No, wishful thinking. LOKIs comment of scrawny flat-nosed Asian miget brings the conversation to a whole new level. Oh, give up the corduroy jacket with elbow patches, Norman. are you implying that Prokovievs 5th Piano Concerto is flash and trash? 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.. etc. taking off her clothes Freudian slip, John? We are doing our best to ensure that Slipped Disc is free to all readers. Well, the picture of Yuma Wang's face during this tense scene says perhaps just two. right?! The problem is, she doesnt really have the figure for it, right?? Worth mentioning again, her outfits are still fairly conservative by the standards of many popular female musicians today (Kesha, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, etc.). Nobody is sexualising Ms Wang. a glossy black piano never fits the wooden stage? No, he has a point, those are some of the greatest, and he is right that Wang is attention seeking. As in any kind of showbiz, there has to be an enticing image, it must be very visual, with glitter, butts, heels and whatnot. 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,. 38 - I. Allegro non troppo Gautier Capuon, Yuja Wang & Johannes Brahms 3. obscures a multitude of sins. She played with urgency, brilliance, color, energy, and emotion. I just heard Yuja: Beet, Schoenberp, Ligeti, Scriabin, Albeniz, Kapustin, mostly magnificent. Daily reminder that a woman wearing what she wants doesnt mean shes sexualising herself! If you need to get attention by appearing semi-naked, either you know your artistry is limited (as is the repertoire for which Yuja Wang is known) or you have a suspicion it is, a deep-seated lack of confidence in the depth and breadth of your abilities. Or $11.49 to buy MP3. How did the dress choice interact with the musical programme? Yuja is mostly larfing at rigid old bores who cant listen beyond the visual effect the horrible hi-heels and disproportionate dresses. I believe we both think in the same way. A lot of people here have severe hang-ups if they cant enjoy the sight of a beautiful woman in her pre-birthday suit. And shes got it. We expect such elegance from our cultural icons, of course. Only time will tell and of course she plays with such verve that all of this ostentatious display seems superfluous and part of the act. You should see Theresa May play the auld Orange flute, here she is in Downing Street parading to welcome Arlene Foster! Keep the classic arts the way it is, never ever to be cheapened. Why should she deviate from that? Yuja Wang (born February 10, 1987) is a Chinese classical pianist who records on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Their hand-wringing articles trying to undo millennia of evolution and common sense always provide me with a refreshing nap. Indeed, it should be a mere bonus and not a distraction.
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