2022. Fortunately, its not up to you to decide who belongs and who doesnt. So- good for her and everyone! . The Peace Concert Versailles. Like, eating a wonderful meal while listening to brilliant music while being tantalized by the artistry on your play?!? This concert curated by Nico Muhly is supported by the Paul L. and Phyllis Wattis Endowment for New Music. Pianist Yuja Wang is celebrated for her charismatic artistry, emotional honesty and captivating stage presence. Yes, Yuja Wang did an encore. Recently, Chinese piano Yuja Wang created a bit of a furore amongst critics and concert-goers for appearing in a dress more at home on the fashion catwalk than the concert platform: a thigh-skimming, body-hugging frock and gold stilettos. The people criticize this gifted musician are just jealous. You did waste the time writing that, though, didnt you!! The text is filled to the brim with ignorance and misunderstanding. 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. Ive been there. Why judge her on this, she is an attractive young woman and is not harming anyone. Difficult (but wonderful) concerto no matter what youre wearing. God knows. Visit her on www.yujawang.com, on www.twitter.com/yujawang. What you are calling for is anarchy (Yuja can do what she wants). SHE will tell YOU how it is going to go down.Gettit, stuffy?? Ive also always loathed concert dress suits, tails, ties ghastly ridiculous, uncomfartable garb, but for the music im willing to accept this abomination! Select your subscription length below and head to the checkout: Please log in again. And shes got it. Im always grateful to the Guardian. You dont know what nonsense you are writing. Nah.. However, if your eye has somehow complemented what has entered your ear and brain to process, how could that accompaniment be so horrible?!? No! 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. Its just that classical musicians tend to be out of step with the times in sartorial matters. Who was the designer? We in the nudist community are on your side! 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). Yuja Wang (I don't know if she will ever read this note) is an extremely complete pianist, a prodigal memory, impeccable technique, musicality, expression and total control. Probably left the clothes off so she could do the leaps freely. The way she goes about playing it, yes. TO BE PRESENT AT A PERFORMANCE BY THE GREATEST PIANIST IN HISTORY IS TO EXPERIENCE THE TOTALITY OF THE YUJA EFFECT IN ALL ITS GLORY !!!!! Or can you not concentrate on the music when a pretty girl is playing? There is no shortage of beautiful female actresses, some of whom are or were supreme artists. 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. Mom, it was not a phase, . Yuja is free to be the person she wants to be. She plays the hell out of the piano in a world where there are many fine players and no way to stand out. Beethovens piano conceri 1 and 2 three weeks ago in Eindhoven with the MCO. Face reality: if listeners were really attending to hear a pianist they could stay home and binge on videos. With that attitude, the concert halls are going to be empty very soon. It is because when I look at her hair style, shoes, walk, nail polishk I do not see her buttocks. ), Just here for the comments from the triggered folks As in any kind of showbiz, there has to be an enticing image, it must be very visual, with glitter, butts, heels and whatnot. Unfair, BFC. The triple-play, one could say??? She is as good as Argerich was when she was 30. The clothes are irrelevant. Here goes Norman again looking for comrnents in safe fields. As to height she seems just over 5ft tall and needs those heels for healthy alignment and form playing pre made pianos. But superior expressive musician. So, it is quite possible that many female soloists will start wearing Yuja style outfits very soon, and when the audience gets used to it more, they will notice it less. Why cant you get that through your dense cranial feature??? I dislike vulgar advertising, have always cringed at the incessant press releases whenever certain artists have a bowel movent (see: Domingo; diDonato, or make your own list)but dont find this with Wang. 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. Nobody is sexualising Ms Wang. If shes sufficiently immature to want to be deliberately provocative, its best to ignore the display and focus on the music. But the concert hall is not a beach. Definitely would like a front row seat for this one. Yuga would love it. . Wang's clothing has been dismissed as a triviality, an. A fifth Deutsche Grammophon album, released . As a GREEK, you do understand what for us, Greeks, the term dignity means. Dont like her clothes? As long as its clean, smart, comfartable.and musical! She forgot to mention that French music is light and gay, and Italian operas have a profusion of pretty tunes eye roll . As a matter of fact, sometimes I think that audiences hear what they see. I wear my fathers made in the 1950s with my 1810 fob watch from Dublin. What a shame that the Dance of the Seven Veils isnt a piano piece. This sort of attitude is killing classical music. She is an ingenious pianist , and , as far as I am concerned, she can wear her undies, so long she playes as she does! Surely, Sir, in the context: looking forward to the Leg-iti! Yuja Wang: I'm too small to wear real clothes main norman lebrecht June 13, 2017 From an interview with Elle magazine: 'It's hard to find clothes because I'm so petite. With his flowing capes and sequined red shoes. In some eastern countries the dress code is prescribed for musical safety reasons: http://subterraneanreview.blogspot.nl/2015/08/beethoven-in-iran.html. Exhibitionism is not a substitute for inner self-esteem, which she clearly lacks. But it does not mean we have the right to ignore the possible negative effects some of our actions may have on our audience. San Francisco Symphony: Yuja Wang Plays Rachmaninoff concert tickets range from $301.00 - $688.00 a ticket. ", They were paying attention to this rather than the music, Wang told the New York Times last week. Greatness is not determined by politics. I feel as though my sense of this music being exalted is completely torn down. Shes entitled to have fun with fashion on stage, but fun with flesh belongs elsewhere. Ive heard some of the best-dressed but over-hyped and downright terrible musicians in my time. Just close your eyes and listen to it. 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. Her playing still leaves me cold although shes come a long way over the years. I love this artist and I adore her couture! 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. What were the fabrics? This is supposed to be the result of a historic split: 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. Another portion is fascinated by her because of her concert attire. Hope is eternal. So, the music is filled to the brim with emotional experience without literal hang-ups, and the range of types of experience goes from eerily cerebral to disturbingly carnal, and everything in between. Ive seen many phenomenal pianists over the years, including Alfred Brendel, Evgeny Kissin, and Emanuel Ax to name just a few, and Ms. Wang is as good as anyone Ive ever been privileged to see. Yet another portion is fascinated by her because so many other people are fascinated by her, which is the primary mechanism of celebrity. Crass, ugly, vulgar, and, ultimately, dumb. A rare instance of my having essentially no view at all on the subject. 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. Indeed, it should be a mere bonus and not a distraction. I suspect you are correct. 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. Evening tails, with white vest. Ambassador @rolex @steinwayandsons. Richter covered his in baggy trousers; Wang's are often bare and exposed. Surely that comment should have been directed towards Steinway Fanatic, not Harold Lewis. Secondly, if her clothes are distracting you, then you might need to teach yourself how to not lure at womens bodies. What traumatic event(s) could have happened to her childhood in Beijing that she now needs to show her skin in order to boost her confidence on a performing stage?! We are doing our best to ensure that Slipped Disc is free to all readers. I guess she feels she cant do it, though, fully dressed. 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. They are not respectful to her fellow musicians. 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? Would we happier if she turns up in her grannys PJs? Reminded me of: It is as it should be. That specific kind of showbiz implies fast moving fingers, thats it. A lot of people here have severe hang-ups if they cant enjoy the sight of a beautiful woman in her pre-birthday suit. From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: This, The mayor of Strasbourg has announced that the, The Observers foodie Jay Rayner does not go, The Spanish violinist Roxana Wisniewska was officially posted. Oh right, were going to listen to The Guardian!! The whole orchestra is the star, you prick. Reading through several of the comments I cant help thinking of the supposed Islamic dresscode, of which it is said that men dictate about how women should dress in order not to be tempted by them and to be be taken serious. You know the saying, 'a picture says a thousand words'? Perhaps, as someone has noted, a radio broadcast would be the best solution to end the debate. It helps if the chosen costume somehow echoes what they play. Two camps are bitterly opposed and will never agree. Keep the classic arts the way it is, never ever to be cheapened. This miss Wang is GREAT. They remind me of a cabaret dancer, or a red light district joint bar waitress, or even a bondage practitioner. 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. Thats the point! Yuja Wang & Gautier Capuon present new recording of Rachmaninoff's Sonata for Piano and Cello. 4.6 out of 5 stars 250. The German can be a little square and serious, but it reaches deeper, What an incredibly sophisticated view of music. We are doing our best to ensure that Slipped Disc is free to all readers. They didnt come for the Rach Symphonic Dances. What is one to think of the clothes the twenty-nine-year-old pianist Yuja Wang wears when she performsextremely short and tight dresses that ride up as she plays, so that she has to tug at. Vida familiar [ editar | editar cdigo-fonte] Wang nasceu numa famlia de msicos. Everything in the musical arts has become increasingly visual, catering to our jaded senses. 31 Jan, 2023. 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. How sad to be such a prig and miss out on so many joys in life. We have the BEST Chinese always hadand she knows what the public wants. Shuman Associates. Excellent comment. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SOUNDBOX IS PROVIDED BY BERNADINO J. PISTILLO, JR. AND PAUL UPHAM & MICHAEL VOSIKA. I really expect better of those in decision-making positions. Indeed.! If NL had chosen the quote about Bartoks three concertos, only 4-5 people would have commented. The agony of the agony article is from reading it. . From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: This, The mayor of Strasbourg has announced that the, The Observers foodie Jay Rayner does not go, The Spanish violinist Roxana Wisniewska was officially posted. You are remembered very fondly! Just in: Tchaikovsky Competition is expelled from world body, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMQ4JicUs1A, Spanish violinist wins Berlin Philharmonic seat.
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