“It seems to have everything: speed, flexibility, it is like piano thunder with interpretive nuances,” published The New York Times. On Monday, March 11, at 8 p.m., the Chinese pianist Yuja Wang will perform works of Schubert and Chopin. Within the framework of Extraordinary Concerts Series, The Asian musical performer will be on stage at the Colon Theaterlocated at Tucumán 1171 in the City of Buenos Aires.
Yuja Wang was named Musical America’s Artist of the Year in 2017 and in 2021 received a Opus Klassik Award for his world premiere recording of “Must the Devil Have all the Good Tunes?” of John Adams with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, directed by Gustavo Dudamel. His skill and charisma were recently demonstrated in a marathon performance of works by Rachmaninoff in it Carnegie Hall, next to the director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
This historic event, which celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Russian composer, included performances of his four concertos, plus the Rhapsody on a topic of Paganini, which generated great public demand. Last season, she also performed the world premiere of Piano Concerto No. 3 of Magnus Lindberg con the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, and gave performances of the work in North America and Europe throughout the season.
This career, in which he shared with the most revered directors, musicians and ensembles in the world; made Yuha Wang is recognized not only for her virtuosity, but also for her spontaneous and lively performances. The Musical Program of the presentation in the country, on Franz Schubert (1797-1828), will include Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major D 959, I Allegro, II Andantino, III Scherzo Allegro vivace and IV Rondó Allegretto. The second part will refer to Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849), with Ballad No. 1 in G minor, Op 23; Ballad No. 2 in F major, Op 38; Ballad No. 3 in A flat major, Op 47 and Ballad No. 4 in F minor, Op 5.Tickets are available at the theater box office, Monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“Technique is there, but it is not the only thing that counts when you go on stage. You have to know how to take over the scene, seduce with something more than technique,” said the artist in an interview, a few years ago, with a European media. and concluded: “I have been tremendously self-taught, I have tried to soak up everything, broaden my perspective while trying to assert myself and be myself. In short, I feel freer at the piano and in general freer and more confident with who I am.”
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