They grew increasingly resentful. And that some are bestowed with the ability to share it and it is an honour and a blessing to do so. So was Tania Millers. My recital tour will continue, and I look forward to bringing my program to the audience in San Francisco tonight, and on to New York. I am Canadian of Chinese descend, never in my mind I thought of the racial issue until this pandemic, and we just feel Targeted. By Janet Malcolm August 29, 2016 Yuja is keenly awareas many. She left the stage once for a long time between pieces, and it was odd again. So stop acting like petulent children. She was called too impulsive. The soloist's touch turned playful and feathery as the storm clouds parted. Many are good, some are great, but none achieve her consistent level of artistic brilliance and innovative virtuosity. Well, personal attitude, being cooperative or not cooperative, being humble or arrogant. Most of the time it works, but because art is a human thing, sometimes it doesnt. Shame on you for such a disrespectful headline. Yuja was born into a musical family in Beijing. Arcangelo Corelli Your innocent audience, some donning masks to protect themselves from the potential Coronavirus, came to be in your presence for this sold-out concert, and to hear the music and extraordinary talent that you had to share. . Musicians are human just like anyone else. Her refusal to cancel the show despite what had just happened to her highlights her incredible professionalism. Have a nice day. And when one Has To, money (another favorite argument for the cynics) is not the motivation. 2. the should be little more patient and understanding better, not every day is sunshine , people request too much from others, i wish i can see the inside of this people to see how good they are , come on give the puanist a break!!! This without knowing that anything had happened before the performance to disturb her equilibrium. You can guarantee that something was very wrong for Yuja to behave as she did. Ever heard Kissin, Sokolv, Argerich, Trifonov, Volodos, to name just a few ? The login page will open in a new tab. Yuja Wang brought the requisite star power and overt glamour that nearly filled Disney Hall on Friday night, as the astonishing Chinese pianist reunited with simpatico conductor Gustavo Dudamel . Yuja @YujaWang . What a night!! 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 . Well done, Mr. Wells, and thank you. . What else would you have expected her to do?! I feel her pain, and completely empathise. She's a complete virtuoso, with physical capabilities that are astonishing, given her slender frame. Instead they experienced the rejection of an artist withholding the permission to share in the feeling, transcendence and the shared emotion of the beauty, joy, and humanity of music.. Exactly! Wearing sunglasses is SUPER weird. Concern yourself with, I dont know, climate change? You should have stuck to appreciation of what really counts rather than appearances. Reporting that Yuja Wang performed a concert would be like reporting that an accountant did a tax return, or that a composer procrastinated on Twitter. As it turned out, her behavior was explained by the execrable treatment shed sustained at the hands of the border police that afternoon. 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 ? This shows me how a narrowminded personality you must be.. As a concert presenter/promotor, I would be curious to know 1) Did the presenter apply for a proper working visa for the artist to work legitimately and 2) if the artist has hold on any kind of invitation letter to perform proving that she is coming to the city to perform and be able to present such letter to the immigration on request? Any it was a great performance. Isaac Stern is said to have played while there were bomb raids in Tel Aviv. Tania Miller has since responded with an apology to both Wang and her fans: The Vancouver Recital Society issued this statement: We are so grateful to Yuja Wang for being the consummate professional during her all too brief time in Vancouver on Friday evening. And what is Ms. Millers excuse? I know that I am unfortunately not the only person to have had this kind of traumatic experience, which has shaken me to my core. She had been on her death bed for months. Your understanding of the term socialist is clearly limited to your ability to spell the word. Yuja Wang performs a program with works by Bach, Beethoven, and Schoenberg, April 10, 2022. Ms. Millers comments about COVID-19 are a nasty distraction. Looking for Yuja Wang online? Coming to terms with that fact was one of the major breakthroughs of my life. Miss Wang is quite robust, otherwise she would not get through her professional life at all. Ever travelled to the States (where Ms. Wang lives) as an Arab? She did the concert as best as she could Im sure and you should applaud her courage and determination. On 23 February, Lebrecht published a blog post quoting audience member and conductor Tania Miller, who wrote on her own Facebook page: Your innocent audience, some donning masks to protect themselves from the potential Coronavirus, came to be in your presence for this sold-out concert, and to hear the music and extraordinary talent that you had to share. It is Beautiful! And by many accounts she played fantastically. By Mark Swed Classical Music Critic. I took a look at her recent schedule and she does not appear to have been in Asia in recent memory. The overreaction was solely on the part of the thuggish Canadians. Regardless of how well her performance may have rated from a technical perspective, she was standoffish and rude to the Vancouver audience, the sunglasses an absurd, look at me! touch that unfortunately fit right in with the Yuja Inc. brand of exhibitionism. I cant wait for all the thumbs down for this comment. My comment at the time was that she allowed herself to become so vulnerable and exposed through her playing, with all defences lowered, and I felt she was courageous to give everything away as she did. Heifetz was attacked with an iron rod by an audience member who managed to reach him and hit his hand (which he used to protect his violin). My white husband didnt believe it happened . 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. You, good sir, are not one of them. . Yuja Wang Dear Yuja fans: Unfortunately, the above statement from Yuja Wang confirms what we have been trying to avoid: her Vancouver concert is cancelled. I somehow played the best recital on that tour! Only lab tests can reliably determine presence of the disease. Its too bad, BUT IT IS NOT PERSONAL. And she had a traumatic experience at your airport. To begin with, Wang's program was . The login page will open in a new tab. Once at the keyboard, however, the 30-year-old Chinese pianist Yuja Wang cuts a seriously commanding figure who tackles the most challenging repertoire with fearless self-confidence and profound artistry. 2572212 | VAT registration No. Fury?? This was a long time ago, but it is a reminder of what can happen in difficult times. She caused controversy by wearing what some thought was inappropriate concert dress. You didnt get your ya-yas, didnt get your stroke, and know you are fussy and peeved. Lang Lang and Yuja Wang are surely our two most popular and trend-setting classical pianists. Thus, there can be NO comparison between detaining a famous American artist on Canadian border and detaining any Arab on American border. Her international breakthrough came in 2007, when she replaced Martha Argerich as soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She is really good. Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. BTW, travelers from East Asia *should* expect extra scrutiny given the spate of zoonotic diseases that tend to originate in that part of the world (Covid-19 being only the most recent). Did you do any of that? Have a nice day! Give her a break! I was in shock. 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. When I was dropped off at the venue for my recital that evening, my eyes were still visibly red and swollen from crying. Whats the blowback by a few stirred up Muslims, compared to the trillion dollar war industry of the US! But with each subsequent work that she performed, she stood up, bowed quickly without a smile, and when she left the stage she walked with clear body language that shut the audience out. When I was dropped off at the venue for my recital that evening, my eyes were still visibly red and swollen from crying. My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist. She typically gives well over one hundred performances per year and I think she is allowed to fuck up one or two. We are sharing her words describing her experience, and ask that everyone take a step back and try to imagine how they might have handled a similar experience. Yuja Wang's age is 35. 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. 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). Yuja Wang was born on the 10th of February, 1987. I should have clarified that she died after I had played. Indeed they do as seen in the hundreds of messages of support she has since received on Twitter and Instagram, including the below image of Wang smiling with hand on heart, smiling at the audience (I believe this image should call into doubt the veracity of the claim that she did not appreciate her audience, Mark Ainley writes). Have these authors have never been harassed, let alone DETAINED, because of their race? Many thanks for the quick add. She played brawny repertory, such as Brahms' First Piano Concerto, thought. That was truly shameful. Khatia, Valentina, Anna, Lola, Annie, Alice, and the godmather of them all, Martha what do they have that you, dear Norman, do not? Fact is, almost anybody can write a little article about something. The photo of her which you reproduced here was taken by me and should be credited, I believe. Getentrepreneurial.com: Resources for Small Business Entrepreneurs in 2022. It is infinitely more dangerous than coronavirus ever can dream to be. What do you love, dear Norman? Really? If she said the magic word, they probably doubled down on her. Totally unacceptable. You might like to read her statement (below, from Instagram & Facebook) about this rather than leaping to conclusions based on your assumptions about her supposed attention seeking: I bet she had no problem collecting that fat Canadian paycheck despite whatever problems she might have encountered at Customs. on: December 02, 2017, 08:12:41 PM. Food poisoning, for instance. She won the Echo Klassik Award for Young Artist of the Year in 2011. . You should all be ashamed of yourselves for how you treated Ms. Yang. 7.4mm l0.6 25 60100 8 DLC What is it, because what you just said was poor journalism, even, hack journalism. Not sure what got up Ms. Millers nose. Actually, many of us do not understand not cancelling on the day your mother died. She is an amazing pianist. But Miss Wang is a master of arousal. All loaded phrases. Did the conductor feel the sunglasses meant Yuja didnt hit the right notes? Why are we musicians held to a different standard? That war alone has cost roughly a hundred thousand peoples lives. 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. Thank you to everyone who has sent or shared words of support during this difficult time. She made it to the concert hall and didnt wish to disappoint her audience. They have safe little sedate jobs. So, Ms. Wang had the right to be at least upset if not more. Yuja got her first big break when she was asked, on very short notice, to fill in for another pianist in a piano concerto at the Orange Bowl. 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. from Asia). I believe attributing photos, even if tweeted to you, is appropriate. The Canadians were indeed usually very welcoming. Norman, are you going to apologise and offer a retraction, having read Yujas explanation? That was a cheap shot. What is important is she didnt fawn enough over her fans. As another commenter sagely points out, perhaps Yuja Wang, Inc. should consider a less busy concert schedule. One persons entirely subjective reaction. Header image: Lksemburg Filarmoni Orkestras & Yuja Wang at a previous recital. Yes, Yuja Wangs demeanour was strange, but we all thought perhaps she was ill. Here, playing with guarded poise, Ms. Wang seemed to inhabit a kind of aftermath of the dazed chaos she had depicted in the early-20th-century works on the first half. She is absolutely one of the finest pianists alive on the planet. I was then. 3 in C Major.". American Customs was always practically hostile, even to a white professional as I was there was always the sense that they thought you were entering their country to exploit them in some way. agree completely. Yuja began playing piano at age six, and studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing under Ling Yuan and Zhou Guangren. 4:15, 17th March 2017. Wang won over Europeans, Asians, North Americans, and probably also Martians and Venetians with her ability to play with both drama and dexterity. But once she started playing, oh, who cares about what she wears to the stage! Writes who gain respect earn this status because of their capacity to empathize, encapsulate, enrichen, enlighten, reveal, broaden, etc. . She released a DVD on which she performs Sergei Prokofiev's famous piece "Piano Concerto No. Yuja Wang responds to harmful criticism for wearing sunglasses on stage after being humiliated at Vancouver airport. Really, who is the one who should put things into perspective here? Two years later, she signed an . 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. 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. No point in ranking injustices as the worst and as acceptable. Thank you for writing this. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762028, Many could relate to Ms. Wangs experience. As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/59 a year, or $165/125 for three years. Nonsense. 3 in C Major." I admit I do not know just how upset she was. More the move of an attention seeker than artiste. By the way, is it a common occurrence that Arabs subjected to intense questioning at the border are scheduled to perform a recital in front of thousands of people a couple of hours later on the same day? The US-Chinese pianist has offered an explanation on social media for performing in sunglasses on Friday night in Vancouver, an appearance that surprised an disappointed many in her audience. It sounds pretty snowflakish to me to be so traumatized by an hour or two of questioning. I mean, who would wear sunglasses at a concert unless their eyes were puffy and red and embarrassing. Now with the covid scare, I dont even want to deal with airports. That means skwat. 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. She adds, in an Instagram post, that although she found the experience humiliating and deeply upsetting, she was determined not to let her audience down so decided to wear sunglasses to cover her visibly red and swollen eyes. . . I saw two people, both Asian, wearing face masks. She couldnt do it, and YOU got upset? If you want things perfect- buy the CD. Sure, its their country but I wouldnt have fancied trying to perform in the immediate aftermath. V. Lind, Montral Mirabel? My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist. However I noticed there is no mention of her name in this link. (two wars. I would have done an r e a l s l o w Helen Hunt. 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. But Yuja Wang, you must not forget that the music is the most important treasure. . . , I look forward to Tania Millers next performance as a conductor, with Yuja Wang as soloist. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Thank you to everyone who has sent or shared words of support during this difficult time. Yuja Wang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wng Yji; born February 10, 1987) is a Chinese classical pianist. You can't even go to a video of Yuja Wang on youtube without negative comments about what she wears. Why this excitement about a young woman who in English and cosmopolitan and certainly well advised with regard to her public relation would also have had the opportunity to explain the wearing of sunglasses to an English-speaking audience. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the PerformingArts. 300:51 Strauss/Cziffra - Trisch Tratsch Polka01:20 Prokofiev - Toccata02:12 Pr. Madonna has gone on stage two hours late. . 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. Yuja Wang is the world's greatest classical pianist. World-renowned Chinese concert pianist who has performed with groups like Tonhalle Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. Yuja Wang and the Art of Performance The piano prodigy is known for the brilliance of her playing and for her dramatic outfits. If it was simple racial profiling (hard to believe) that she would be right to be upset, of course. Her playing was possibly affected by her emotions, in that it was strongly emotional, and her Bach didnt sound like Bach if you like, but her mastery of the piano is such that her astounding range of colours, tone and articulations enabled her to present a deeply moving and personal interpretation to all the pieces. Im going to go home and burn all their CDs, Or: I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Michael Vincent is the Editor-in-chief Ludwig Van and CEO of Museland Media. My heart goes out to anyone else who has, and my hope is that by sharing what happened to me, there can be a much needed conversation and change in protocol to ensure this doesnt happen to anyone else.". Photo: Stefan Cohen Through it all, Wang's extraordinary keyboard technique fluid, masterful, terrifyingly precise served as a reminder of why a concerto can be so much fun, for performers and . By the age of 21, she already was an internationally recognized concert pianist, giving recitals around the world. I made eight trips to see her during the last four months. If I were Yuja Wang . And her astonishing concert at Orchestra Hall Sunday afternoon could easily serve as the ultimate proof. She did play fantastically I was thereand it is abject nonsense to say the audience was furious or disappointed. Yuja Wangs dresses. The video can be found on youtube. They have real talent. Vince, it is one thing to experience racism, another thing to be subjected to screening on public health grounds. No other group of people has done more state sponsored terrorism in the world in the last decades, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians. Certainly will no longer watch your pod cast. I am getting VERY tired of people judging pianists because how they look or what they wear. (Although I did appreciate her changing dresses, that was fun). Things are going to be tough with the corona virus spreading around the world. All too often, people forget that musicians too, are human. On the contrary, disasters could happen, e.g. I recall just after 911 I was in line boarding the plane for the Winter Olympics when I was seemingly randomly pulled out of line and searched. We all know of many artists, both of the past and modern, who were in the habit of cancelling at the slightest excuse. and charming, and beautiful, and not too fat but not too sexy, and whatever else is expected in todays world.. a se voit !!! An annoying individual and an average pianist who plays with far too much tension in her hands, IMO. 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. The orchestral writing is impossibly dense, with huge brass-driven textures that obscure the landscape like black storm clouds. My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist. pleazzz.traumatic is whats happening to that Chinese tennis player right now.cant believe someone at her level would be that delicate, surely she had music teachers that were far worse? Yes, even those who (in my mind at least) may be less than tolerant of the other., Was the piano playing good? However, most of her wealth is attributed to the musical performances and concerts she regularly tours on. My main concern in that moment was to give the best performance I possibly could, and not to allow the audience to be distracted by my swollen eyes or visibly shaken demeanor. Your comments display nothing more than your lack of empathy. It doesnt matter what happened behind the scenes, if the artist cant give you your pretties, then badmouth them, because, like, you were just totally ripped off by Ms. Wang, werent you, just completely burned, and you have every right to be furious with this wretched performer who dared to not give you, the Pentultimate Big Dude of The Universe, the show you deserved. Susan, thank you for your beautiful and empathetic and supportive post!!! Who are you? In going out on to the stage after an abusive interaction with border officials, she showed that she is a class act, a consummate professional, and a deeply dedicated, audience-first performer. conflict of status ( working on a tourists visa, the Q and A process was not consistence enough . Yes, between pieces she was odd and distant, but she always did try to smile, if only briefly. What a night!! Too much focus on what musicians look like & wear focus on the music. That should have waved her through, so any further questioning would have to have been based on her ethnicity. HOWEVER: the first case in the Western world (outside China) was found in the US! the first happening under ambiguous circumstances as far as the role of the US is concerned. Hi Saxon, 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. . It means you can produce conversational English, just like most high school students. Im somewhat late to the party on this but am really shocked to see how horribly judgemental people are. I am SO SICK of people pretending Yuja Wang is a bad musician for how she dresses. She could have done a Van Halen (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brown-out/) but instead she honored The Show Must Go On. Neither a Yuja Super Fan here, nor a detractor. 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. As lousy as this experience was, nobody is suggesting that Yuja is scarred for life. Sunglasses? Before the concert the ushers explained to everyone that he was not well and might not be able to finish. Probably wouldve been best if shed briefly addressed the audience and explained she was rattled from just going through airport security heck, And why dont I start with a piece not on the printed program to get my head back into the music, before launching into what sounds like a perfectly well-rendered recital? Yuja isnt a robot! Musical America's 2016 Musician of the Year is welcomed back to the VRS series after an absence of 10 years. Browse tickets across all upcoming show dates and make sure you're getting the best deal for seeing Yuja Wang in Vancouver. Music is about the music, not the appearance. Youre supposed to just be grateful to be invited. It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience, she said. You will find her own story if you research. Nobody was upset about it there were still no twitter, Instagram and Facebook. 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. 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). Is she supposed to get special treatment because she is a celebrity? 100. . 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. Chinese pianist Yuja Wang was subject to 'intense questioning' for over an hour upon arrival in Canada over the weekend,causing her to almost miss her recital that evening at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Ill venture a guess that you cant play anything other than charades. At 30, pianist Yuja Wang has performed at Carnegie Hall 13 times, has played in more than 35 countries, and is Musical America's 2017 Artist of the . You and Ms. Miller didnt get the service that you thought you deserved. Let's . 2- The fact that Arabs have it bad doesnt mean that everyone else is perfectly fine and unjustified in denouncing unfair treatment. Yuja Wang got some major emotional distress at customs, it bummed her out, she couldnt do her job. They can present the results to the authorities, thereby avoiding interrogation. When the audience continued to clap to bring her back out on stage, she refused. I looked at her schedule back to November missed this by 2 days. Receive small business resources and advice about entrepreneurial info, home based business, business franchises and startup opportunities for entrepreneurs. (a trap set up to give the Soviets their Vietnam), Iraq? Shame on you. Thank you. Oh and I should tell you that I have faced discrimination myself on several occasions. She did not oblige an encore, leaving some in the audience to wonder what had happened to make the pianist uncharacteristically angry. ), the crying part is ridiculously childish. ), in an incident like this my support goes, unconditionally, to the performer. It is recommended before booking a flight ticket; make sure you are aware of the status of the coronavirus outbreak in your destination. Sexuality: Straight. LEts leave it at that. Its incredibly short-sighted to say that she should have been professional. 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