to write a post criticizing Wang for what she said was effectively shutting the audience out. It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience. Why the hell should she have apologised, never mind cancelled? Hi Saxon, One neurologist friend thought that perhaps Ms Wang was suffering from migraine, which would explain the dark glasses. I play a small, very small, sad violin for you and the laughable Ms. Miller. She was gracious in writing about this incident, as she always is. Wow, do really in all honesty think that is even worth a mention in review of her concert? 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 ? The victim role doesnt fit. I think that a lot of people just dont get what it takes to perform night after night when things are difficult in your personal life. 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. . She had a really bad experience and clearly it affected her deeply. But I dont forgive her bending the facts to fit her argument that she felt snubbed because Yuja didnt smile at her. 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. Some of the audience tittered at the thought that this was some sort of cool new dress code. 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). Thank goodness he did, because he left an amazing legacy of written work as well as recordings of his playing as well as numerous radio projects. Audiences and critics will always be a key part of any performance. Your understanding of the term socialist is clearly limited to your ability to spell the word. 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. 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 Illuminates Ravel and Gershwin. Totally understandable why one would be still be rattled by that when it came time to perform. The reality is that even in a fairly small concert hall, audience members sitting more than a few rows back wouldnt be able to notice red, swollen eyes.. This would be a red flag at any border, for anyone of any ethnic appearance. 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. 48. Norman Lebrecht was first to break the story on Slipped Disc, prompting vigorous debate in the comment section about the appropriateness of Wangs demeanour onstage, and Millers subsequent criticism. . In many cases, it is as difficult, if not more so, to enter Canada than it is to enter the US. No wonder she has never won a Grammy. 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. 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. Was she questioned in connection to the coronavirus matter? Print eTickets instantly. If so, did they go on to give a virtuosic performance within hours? Yuja Wang responds to "harmful" criticism for wearing sunglasses on stage after being "humiliated" at Vancouver airport. 3 in C Major." More the move of an attention seeker than artiste. Food poisoning, for instance. All I can say is, it was really a drag to see that gross tape wrapped on the wrist, and the playing was totally subpar, almost like the artist just really didnt give a darn about the audience, maybe wanted to deliberatly irritate them. My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist.. Look it up. 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. She released a DVD on which she performs Sergei Prokofiev's famous piece "Piano Concerto No. HOWEVER: the first case in the Western world (outside China) was found in the US! Instead, you and such others look only at what is on the surface a very shallow life, indeed! You obviously never went to an Elton John concert or a Roy Orbison concert. Then you have the respected conductor condescendingly giving advice to a major artist what she must not forget about music. Of course I dont doubt the interrogation that ensued was an unpleasant experience nonetheless. . 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. So, this is on herTania Miller had every right to criticize her antics. Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. She released a DVD on which she performs Sergei Prokofiev's famous piece "Piano Concerto No. As lousy as this experience was, nobody is suggesting that Yuja is scarred for life. The login page will open in a new tab. Yuja Wang ( Chinese: ; pinyin: Wng Yji; [1] born February 10, 1987) [2] is a Chinese classical pianist. 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. They teach. . 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. He kept on playing. However, most of her wealth is attributed to the musical performances and concerts she regularly tours on. 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. The overreaction was solely on the part of the thuggish Canadians. 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. I was in shock. Totally unacceptable. All tickets are 100% guaranteed. The people sitting around me were all mesmerized by her performance, particular the Bach piece and the encore Chopin. That was a cheap shot. ! i played along from my seat! Yuja Wang is a Chinese classical pianist. To accuse her of seeking attention by wearing sunglasses ( as did Roy Orbison) is rather harsh. Yuja Wang defends herself from online criticism for wearing sunglasses on stage after being detained and "humiliated" at Vancouver airport. Ms. Miller is well aware of this given her conducting history. 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. 2572212 | VAT registration No. 4:15, 17th March 2017. Hollywood Bowl - Hollywood. Telling people they shouldnt feel the way they feel is performing a humanitarian service. 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 . Riiiight. After Friday's concert, Wang was shamed by critics for her appearance, with one classical music blogger - Norman Lebrecht, who runs Slipped Disc - labelling her "attention-seeking". Photo: Julia Wesely, A post shared by Yuja Wang (@yujawang.official) on Feb 23, 2020 at 2:10pm PST. Clearly this reveals how crude people can become when they have an delusion of being empowered. If Yuja had a history of being a prima donna, this rush to judgement may be understood, but she is NOT in the least a star (except in her performance). I certainly would have canceled if it had happened prior to the concert. Syria? So and So was struck out in the ninth. An annoying individual and an average pianist who plays with far too much tension in her hands, IMO. It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience, she said. 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. Given this virus originated in East Asia where by the way almost every pandemic has originated, from Black Death to CV it is perfectly reasonable for Westerners to be wary of East Asians. For pianists, that means dealing with the modern nightmare of travel, jet lag, exhaustion, lugging cases around, . It wasnt about Ms. Wangs performance, it was about your emotions, wasnt it? And again we felt she must not be well. Music degrees are easy to get. I made eight trips to see her during the last four months. are cold and without any reason at all are prepared to attack .. anyone. A totally crappy performance. Composer Magnus Lindberg's new Piano Concerto No. 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. An Arab should be vetted and vetted extremely thoroughly. I agree that this was racial profiling! 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. She was detained 1 hour. This review was bush league. After childhood piano studies in China, she received advanced training in Canada and at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music under Gary . I took a look at her recent schedule and she does not appear to have been in Asia in recent memory. Artists are so fed up of being told to be perfect, and to conceal who they are or what they are going through from the public, because service to the music and audience demands it. This would not ordinarily be news, because Yuja Wang is a superstar pianist and therefore plays a lot of concerts. Now I understand what Glenn Gould was talking about when he said, I detest audiences, not in their in their individual components. Ditto if it was regarding the virus and she was rudely treated. Friends/fans of Yuja know she had been detained for over one hour at the Vancouver Airport and questioned. Yuja began playing piano at age six, and studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing under Ling Yuan and Zhou Guangren. . Michael holds a Doctorate in Music from the University of Toronto. This thing is in danger of becoming pandemic, and it is far beyond nationality (or ethnicity) now. Reading that this happened, all I can feel is sorry for her and now Im sorry for her having to deal with her being slated for reacting normally and not surpressing her emotions. You and Ms. Miller didnt get the service that you thought you deserved. Now with the covid scare, I dont even want to deal with airports. Yuja went above and beyond by following through with her concert. I ask myself whether it is real or imaginedand then I realize it doesnt matter. People need perspective. Music is about the music, not the appearance. Only an immigrant knows how stressful and upset it can be when being asked and detained at the border control for over an hour. But the attention and $$ are hard to resist, for some. I felt humiliated and enraged with the manner in which this was handled by personnel. I was there, in the fifth row. Reputation does not count here. 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. You poor, small people. . 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. The Norman Lebrechts and Tania Millers of the world are what real musicians refer to as wannabees. How many recitals and concerts have you attended? Now we accept it as the new normal.. Her international breakthrough came in 2007, when she replaced Martha Argerich as soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. When I was dropped off at the venue for my recital that evening, my eyes were still visibly red and swollen from crying. You can guarantee that something was very wrong for Yuja to behave as she did. The Canadian Borders is bad enough for anyone who looks Asian, and especially with covid-19 going on. I was going to have a delightful after dinner aperitif, but your shallow cheapness has put me right off. 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. How often has has been to Canada? However, like every other news site, we have costs to bear and are urging readers to help share them. I once played in Argentina and my flight was canceled enroute to the venue on the day of the concert. Concern yourself with, I dont know, climate change? She needs to go away, period. It is Beautiful! . 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. 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. Perhaps a vigilant manager removed it. 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. Yuja appears on the cover of Issue 105 ofPianist, which you can now download for 2.99 (usually 6.99). 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). It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience. Players who operate at that level do so Because They Have To (I write this well mindful that it will be misunderstood). You dont because she doesnt mention that. All loaded phrases. 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. World-renowned Chinese concert pianist who has performed with groups like Tonhalle Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. 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