One must learn to look beyond an artists choice of dress to the substance of their performance.
With a fine Oslo Philharmonic, Yuja Wang wows the Proms Yuja Wang VS Page Turner. Since being there is part of the experience I see nothing wrong in enhancing the live experience. The Argentinian made some of the most important records during the 70s, that remains up to now among the best ever interpretations. What is interesting about Yuya Wang and certainly unsettling to her critics is that she is uncompromising in her artistry. Yuja Wang & Gautier Capuon present new recording of Rachmaninoff's Sonata for Piano and Cello. Yuja Wang. Schumann: Sonate G-Moll (In G Minor). Not very tall, somewhere around 1,60m Id say. Yuja.Thank goodness there is a Yuja!! Stay home prudes. Personally?
Yuja Wang | Discography | Discogs Known for her charismatic artistry and captivating stage presence, Yuja Wang is one of the world's most celebrated pianists. Probably ordered those shorts online from Nike. The body has no place here. Actually she is right.
What Should We Wear Onstage? - Polyphonic Archive - Institute for Music I get an extra thick one that can absorb all the drool when I lure at women. No thanks. One sees two kinds in the so-called classical music lovers: old geezers, and riffraff. Good! 21-year-old Yuja Wang who will be playing at the Houston Symphony Nov. 28-30. Come on! Another portion is fascinated by her because of her concert attire. Closer to the present, you might have mentioned Lilli Krauss, Martha Argerich (who is still wowing audiences at age 80), Helene Grimaud and Guiomar Novaes, among others. The inability to talk about Wangs clothing in a sensitive and respectful way reveals damaging and longstanding assumptions around women and their dress on the classical stage.. Its the pianism that counts. Ive seen her at the Wiener Konzerthaus and the only thing which staggered me was her facility with pedalling in high stiletto heals. Once, it was winter, and at a cold theater in my city, she changed her clothes for the second part of the program, to use something like a black bathsuit. But what I hear is right on the spot too. as well as other partner offers and accept our. Mom, it was not a phase, . ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SOUNDBOX IS PROVIDED BY BERNADINO J. PISTILLO, JR. AND PAUL UPHAM & MICHAEL VOSIKA. The problem is, she doesnt really have the figure for it, right?? Really? There are several versions of that on youtube, two with Dutoit, one with a blue dress, one with a red dress. (not very good grammar, but the truth.). What you are calling for is anarchy (Yuja can do what she wants). As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/59 a year, or $165/125 for three years. Maybe three at the most. Ive been a classical violinist for over sixty years. "It was a momentous occasion as Wang played all five of Rachmaninoff's works for piano and orchestra at Carnegie Hall for one show only. Secondly, if her clothes are distracting you, then you might need to teach yourself how to not lure at womens bodies. Yeah. 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. But its such a small thing. And Yuja gets my thumbs up.
Yuja Wang: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 [HD] But they have rules about what classical musicians should be wearing, which I think is stupid., Criticism hasn't stopped Wang from wearing her revealing dresses while performing; instead, she says I can wear long and black too. Yuja Wang's dress designer is accused of deception main norman lebrecht May 03, 2018 From CBC Toronto: A Toronto fashion designer who has dressed international classical music and opera stars. That decorum has been changing constantly and is very different in this century compared to the 18th. It seems to me that there are a couple of quite sexist comments here. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. We in the nudist community are on your side! Yuja, its all up to you. We are doing our best to ensure that Slipped Disc is free to all readers. A segue from that might be concert dress or the lack thereof. Harold, you must be one of the music lovers who enjoy snapping pictures while she bows 90 degree. You are remembered very fondly! If the audience were mysogynists, why then the applause? ", They were paying attention to this rather than the music, Wang told the New York Times last week. I saw her (not wearing high heels) standing next to Yannick Nzet-Sguin and he was taller. Love her playing. 2 in C minor Op. And also, should they shave or not shave their legs? A certain portion of her audience has the ability to appreciate her talent. And eventually, we could possibly see her with blonde or cotton-candy streaks in her hair. Its just an outfit best suited for her when she was younger. THIS REVIEWER AND ANYONE WHO AGREES WITH HER IS A TOTAL DUMB ASS. We can wait. 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. Her pianism is as assessible as her dress. Everything in the musical arts has become increasingly visual, catering to our jaded senses. Many are good, some are great, but none achieve her consistent level of artistic brilliance and innovative virtuosity. The rest of the interview was about music, so obviously the quote was for clickbait purposes. https://slippedisc.com/2022/04/swedish-opera-fires-serial-alleged-molester/. Yuja Wang. If she didnt have the musical chops, it would be just a career-promoting gimmick, as some lesser classical musicians have done. Count me in.
Buy Yuja Wang Tickets, Prices, Tour Dates & Concert Schedule The pianists mentioned are the greatest, better than Uchida, Hess, Haskil, Hewitt, etc. Streaming; Home Come to the Cabaret Isaac Mizrahi Is Singing Darling! Long regarded as one of the world's premiere schools of music, the Eastman School of Music offers a uniquely inspiring array of artistic, scholarly, and creative opportunities. The clothes are irrelevant. But the concert hall is not a beach. 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. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. But might not her wonderful name be to some degree wasted on a female? Or can you not concentrate on the music when a pretty girl is playing? If she continues to perform well ,she willoutgrow the attire! The moment she starts playing, her appearance does not matter for me anymore because my full attention is on the musical sounds she produces, and most of the time her playing sounds outstanding to me. More power to her! Yuja is free to be the person she wants to be. Its what the kids in the know are wearing. She has said before (last years New Yorker interview comes to mind) that she doesnt feel as comfortable or as inspired playing in certain clothes, and maybe doesnt perform as well in certain clothes. I was there and the people loved her. Yuja Wang is the measure of all things in the entire world of classical pianists. Keep it to yourself. No, sir.she is your *honoured* guest! If youre that easily distracted, let me encourage you to listen to her audio recordings. Dismissing his list or him with labels like misogyny isnt an argument, its just identity politics. Yuja Wang. She is in that very large part of classical music which bifurcated into showbiz 30 (?) Yuja got praiseworthy reviews and dress was ignored in passing. 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. At least up to now. She plays the hell out of the piano in a world where there are many fine players and no way to stand out. SFCM. A rare instance of my having essentially no view at all on the subject. Neil, Sergey Prokoviev: Piano Concerto No. As to height she seems just over 5ft tall and needs those heels for healthy alignment and form playing pre made pianos. There she was, aged 15, living alone in the USA - and found herself being stuck into the next pigeonhole. Sort yourself out mate, learn some basic control. Her skills and reputation took center stage in April when she came to . She who allegedly plays piano provokes by appearing half naked and now sanctimonious woke people find the critics reference to her attire as disrespectful? Yuja Wang is the 25-year-old Chinese pianist revamping the classical music scene with her tight, short, colorful dresses. That theory is utter nonsense! We have the BEST Chinese always hadand she knows what the public wants. At this moment the global. . . Musician/band.
MEET YUJA WANG: the Pianist Whose Skimpy Outfits Are As - Insider She is young. Style?
Amazon.com: Yuja Wang Jealous women, insecure men: you all have your axe to grind. Shes an excellent pianist and succeeds with demanding programs. Mind you, judging by some of the comments here, her strategy for getting attention for all the wrong reasons works shes turned herself into a sex object, and that is sad. Rachmaninov, Liszt, Chopin, Busoni, Benedetti Michelangeli, Rubinstein, Argerich, Gould, Pollini, Gulda, Richter, Horowitz, Bronfman, Kempff belong to this category; not that chinese attention whore. Prior to that, she will play chamber music with top violinist Leonidas Kavakos at the European tour and the European Chamber Orchestras European Tour, too. If she had dressed conventionally all along, she might have been able to make a decent living as a concert pianist on the basis of her considerable talent, but she would not have become the celebrity that she is now. They now wear what resembles bar staff attire, quite appalling. She probably ran to the Acela. Luckily for you, there will be a video stream of her playing the same concerto next year with WDR SO and Hra. Search instead in Creative? Thank you, Alexander. And shes found a way to guarantee sold out shows. 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. Like, eating a wonderful meal while listening to brilliant music while being tantalized by the artistry on your play?!? I should be interested to know why misogyny seems to be so prevalent among readers of this blog. LOKIs comment of scrawny flat-nosed Asian miget brings the conversation to a whole new level. Just because i have genitals doesnt mean i listen with them. This narrative needs to change, not least because either sexualising or ignoring womens clothing diminishes their agency as artists. Repeating the same statement without supporting it with any credible evidence does not make it true.
Lang Lang and Wang Yuja, who is stronger? - iNEWS - Donuts I am 1,60 myself and have NEVER needed anypedal extensions on stage! Argerich. Who does she think she is, Ariana Grande? I agree with you ! When: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday (Piano Concerto No. Their hand-wringing articles trying to undo millennia of evolution and common sense always provide me with a refreshing nap. Recently, she was the soloist of The Mahler Chamber Orchestra on their European tour. But then it is the Guardian! surprising clothes . RG says it all! Just in: Tchaikovsky Competition is expelled from world body, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMQ4JicUs1A, Spanish violinist wins Berlin Philharmonic seat. night. A fifth Deutsche Grammophon album, released . Good for her! You may have a problem, and judging from your choice of words, Id say that misogyny might be only the beginning. About a pink dress that was girly and feminine but not all that sexy: Because of that dress, the little pink one, because its so different from everything Ive ever worn, I didnt really feel myself, and maybe that came through.. 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. 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. And all this because of what Yuja Wang probably jokingly told a womens fashion magazine. She is the reason so many have paid to see her perform brilliantlyalongsideyour orchestra. It is not only the choice of clothes. Ravel: Piano Concerto in G. Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit. And those ones who write negative whatever about her ARE . Nov. 24, 2008. So I'm really good at arranging . Miss Wang is a musical firecracker, a fantastic musician for a wide range of repertoire. Return backstage and rethink your attire. If we consider that following Yujas trend, some male perfomers would follow her fashion and perform a piano concerto in a black tank top and wear a shorts, how would we feel about it? It would be interesting to listen to her and Vanessa Mae (not sure about the spelling) playing the Kreutzer Sonate. The Guardian article is saying that she SHOULD be comfortable to wear whatever she wants, without creepy dudes leering at her. she can come out naked. a glossy black piano never fits the wooden stage? 3. Yuja Wang, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Gustavo Dudamel Top Songs 1. Its just you and your kind. Besides Those are not undies. Probably, then she will shock audiences with outrageous long dresses, capes, hats with feathers etc. Yuja Wang, Verbier Festival Orchestra, Kurt Masur, Kirill Troussov, David Aaron Carpenter, Maxim Rysanov, Sol Gabetta & Leigh Mesh. Our introduction to Mkel at work came in the concert's opener, Tapiola, by fellow Finn Sibelius.Mkel's style is unusual; like Wang, he looks totally relaxed . A lot of people here have severe hang-ups if they cant enjoy the sight of a beautiful woman in her pre-birthday suit. I really cant see any appropriate reason for it. The German can be a little square and serious, but it reaches deeper, What an incredibly sophisticated view of music. Nobody is sexualising Ms Wang. I always thought she was Lang Langs counterpart with her dress the least of concerns. And these idiots complain about the male gaze, the objectification of women, and being treated as sexual puppets ? Lang Lang is better at melody, and Yuja Wang is better at rhythm. I think the dress should not detract from the performance, whether male or female. Membership benefits will include a daily digest of stories delivered to your email, and occasional exclusive offers from our partners. 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. However, like every other news site, we have costs to bear and are urging readers to help share them. The point is that decorum is not static and will always keep changing. No, he has a point, those are some of the greatest, and he is right that Wang is attention seeking. Arlene always brings her enforcer with her, just in case! It is always refreshing to see that human evolution does not proceed on one track. YujaWang.com 1993: Yuja started playing piano at six-years-old. The rest of the interview is interesting too. Typical of The Guardian!! 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.
Piano prodigy Yuja Wang lives a life of playing solo - Chron It expands her bank account but diminishes her as an artist. If the first thing that people always ask about a Wang concert is What was she wearing?, and not What will she be playing?, that speaks volumes. Why cant you get that through your dense cranial feature??? During one of her concerts a wife said to her husband:You dont have to listen to the music!!! A true musician draws attention to the music she performs, but Ms. Wangs couture (i.e., what little there is of it) makes it impossible for her male listeners to do anything other than deal with the fantasies that her visuals inevitably conjure up. She wore, along with her typical very high heels, a different dress for each of the five pieces, with skintight fits and shimmering fabric in red, ivory, green and silver and, most immortal, a magenta minidress for the "Rhapsody" paired with sparkling periwinkle leg warmers. Photograph: Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images We need to find ways of talking about women's clothes that respect them as artistic choices, and. Dont confuse your objection to her appearance (which, obviously, is her business) with not knowing or hearing her artistry. I came from nyc to see the Saturday performance. She is a great artist indeed. The way she goes about playing it, yes. 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). However, if your eye has somehow complemented what has entered your ear and brain to process, how could that accompaniment be so horrible?!? I like her style. As in any kind of showbiz, there has to be an enticing image, it must be very visual, with glitter, butts, heels and whatnot. And thats just a small portion of her enormous repertoire. Such behaviour may reveal a damaged individual. 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. She thinks that shes Cziffra reincarnate, but there could only be one Cziffra, and he had plenty to say! are you implying that Prokovievs 5th Piano Concerto is flash and trash? It feels almost like Regitheater in opera things like Tristan and Isolde singing a love-hate duet in the first act with peolpe copuating eller defecating in the bakground. Kindly stop distracting from riveting discussions about her shoulders and 90 degree bow. Well, I guess we got use to Madonna and others that followed that sort of dress code. Well John ( or should I say Jesus) for your noble sacrifice. If shes sufficiently immature to want to be deliberately provocative, its best to ignore the display and focus on the music. Nut cases politicize everything.
Yuja Wang Archives - ROVING PIANIST Wangs clothing is a marketing tool that indeed distracts from her performance. I like her pianism, although she is far from the authority of Argerich as some people said here. Shes perfect and what she wears is her own decision as it is for every woman and every performer or should be.