As the information about Yuja Wangs experience at the border emerges, I think her focus on the music and the performance was understandable and greatly appreciated by many more than me. I did not have your name until now. He kept on playing. 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. She won the Echo Klassik Award for Young Artist of the Year in 2011. It was all thoroughly musical, too, never heartless or. Let's Go! Ms. Wang was not only upset with the incident, but possibly also because this could be a preview of things to come more delays, more interrogations. The soloist's touch turned playful and feathery as the storm clouds parted. I was at the concert (seated quite close to the stage) and can attest that no one in my immediate vicinity or with whom I spoke during intermission or afterwards was furious. The second time, the person I was speaking to was unnecessarily aggressive. Photo: Julia Wesely, A post shared by Yuja Wang (@yujawang.official) on Feb 23, 2020 at 2:10pm PST. 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. She released a DVD on which she performs Sergei Prokofiev's famous piece "Piano Concerto No. Arcangelo Corelli 3 in C Major.". Syria? 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". I was left extremely shaken by this experience. It would be better to first be informed about the circumstances and then write about it. No fool would expose oneself to the pratty and rude opinions of ignorant characters, to the unbearable pressure of operating on first division or to the inhuman discomfort of constant international travelling unless one has to. Clearly accomplished individuals would have been subjected to queries BUT it would have been done sensitive an with respect to the persons stature and expedited His or Her travels. This lady was damned if she did and damned if she didnt. 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? THE AMERICAN PROJECT Yuja Wang. You poor, small people. As a pianist who has performed hundreds of concerts, sometimes in dire situations (I performed an all Beethoven recital the day my mother died), I have always resented the show must go on mentality. The wrist was taped, and the artist was whacked out on oxycontin, but managed to play the gig. Only an immigrant knows how stressful and upset it can be when being asked and detained at the border control for over an hour. 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. ! i played along from my seat! Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. . In most peoples professions it is understood that they may miss work due to likeness or other personal reasons. Yuja appears on the cover of Issue 105 ofPianist, which you can now download for 2.99 (usually 6.99). Then you have the respected conductor condescendingly giving advice to a major artist what she must not forget about music. I mean, really, who gives a rats a** what you think? 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 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. People who actually had contact with others infected are placed in quarantine for two weeks! Wake up and smell the covfefe already! 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. Youre getting all bothered because someone decided to wear sunglass to play a recital? and charming, and beautiful, and not too fat but not too sexy, and whatever else is expected in todays world.. What silly, immature behavior . Have a nice day! Posts like these give a sense of whos really an old fart on the Slippedisc comment pages (oh hai, Sue! Yuja needs to smile more. It means you can produce conversational English, just like most high school students. Well done, Mr. Wells, and thank you. She had a really bad experience and clearly it affected her deeply. Ditto if it was regarding the virus and she was rudely treated. The general public has absolutely no idea what an artist goes through in the hours before a concert. Shes the best we have. It is recommended before booking a flight ticket; make sure you are aware of the status of the coronavirus outbreak in your destination. Such letter should be prepared and issued by the presenter outlining all the details of such visit by the artist and pass to the artist, so the artist status is crystal clear. Her repertoire for the night included Bach'sToccatain C minor BWV 911, Brahms's Intermezzoin A minor Op 116 No 2, Galuppi's Andante from Sonata in C major, and a number of Chopin Mazurkas including Op 67 No 4, Op 30 No 4 andOp 33 No 4. 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 . What is it, because what you just said was poor journalism, even, hack journalism. Feb 25, 2020 at 10:30 am. I believe attributing photos, even if tweeted to you, is appropriate. I went to a Kobrin recital when he was not well. Ah, Montral Mirabel. As, I suspect, most of us would. How about this: Artist so-and-so gave a lously performance last night. . . They gave almost back-to-back recitals at . It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience, she said. I was left extremely shaken by this experience. That is one persons entirely subjective reaction and nothing more. Chapeau to Yuja for playing (with sunglasses to hide her swollen eyes from the audience!) So, this is on herTania Miller had every right to criticize her antics. I ask myself whether it is real or imaginedand then I realize it doesnt matter. . She played with urgency, brilliance, color, energy, and emotion. to write a post criticizing Wang for what she said was effectively shutting the audience out. She can hardly do more than that. As lousy as this experience was, nobody is suggesting that Yuja is scarred for life. 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. Really? So was Tania Millers. . 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. I believe I have seen Sir Andreas Schiff did it last time one or two seasons ago. THE SCOOP | Pianist Yuja Wang Sets Record Straight Over Bizarre Incident At Vancouver Recital, IN MEMORIAM | St. Lawrence String Quartet Violinist Geoff Nuttall Has Died, PREVIEW | The Elora Singers Open Season With Concert Honouring Matthew Shepard, PREVIEW | The Womens Musical Club Of Toronto Outlasts Them All, Canadian Chinese Society for the Arts (CCSA). everything would contribute to suspicious bits She won the Echo Klassik Award for Young Artist of the Year in 2011. But it is part of a high-speed music business and it wants it that way. That should have waved her through, so any further questioning would have to have been based on her ethnicity. When will people begin to understand that sometimes its difficult enough getting yourself out of the door, on a plane,negociating everything that involves, showing up at an international venue and playing like a dream without all of the restrictions that Covid has placed on artists. I play a small, very small, sad violin for you and the laughable Ms. Miller. Yuja Wang, piano Presented by the Vancouver Recital Society Prodigiously talented pianist Yuja Wang's life is a whirlwind of appearances at all the major concert halls of the world with the most prestigious orchestras and conductors. She was traumatized and devastated. After all, she is only a human being who went through something that affected her in a horrific way. The attention-seeking pianist came on stage in sunglasses at her Vancouver recital on Friday night and refused to acknowledge the audience. Who said what to whom in that room will never be known, but someone who has been an international artist for so long, with her papers in order, would likely have been shaken to be subject to interrogation. (a trap set up to give the Soviets their Vietnam), Iraq? Some pianists would have called the entire concert off under similar circumstances. (the insurgence directly stirred up by the US and Saudi foundations (old established CIA channel) for instigating regime change, costing innocent lives in the tens of thousands? Instead of seeing bigotry in every face I see when I leave my home in the city to less diverse locales, I see my fellow human beings, weak and imperfect, but almost always good at heart. 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. Just in: Fourth Italian opera is shut by virus, https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/concerts/concert-detail/event-id/%2010042, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-coronavirus-flight-montreal-vancouver-1.5473283, http://yujawang.com/tour-through-china-with-the-wiener-philharmoniker/, https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762028, Two women conductors come out for Cate Blanchetts Tar, 7/11 stores play opera to drive away the homeless. . 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. 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. ), the crying part is ridiculously childish. After all, the 9/11 was perpetrated by Arabs/Muslims on the American soil. The second clearly an illegal war. Yes, Yuja Wangs demeanour was strange, but we all thought perhaps she was ill. I was there, in the fifth row. Food poisoning, for instance. They still have no idea how it got to Italy. . Like the usual Carnegie Hall cognoscenti I heard Horowitz last year, he was SO MUCH BETTER then (an actual quotation). You are not only judgmental but also harsh. Riiiight. As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/59 a year, or $165/125 for three years. It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience. Print eTickets instantly. Nevertheless, Yuja still gave a stunning recital in Vancouver. Not sure what got up Ms. Millers nose. We are doing our best to ensure that Slipped Disc is free to all readers. The conditions of the Huawei executive, Meng Wanzhou, who is wanted in the U.S. on fraud charges, are even more luxurious than previously known. She has performed with the world's most venerated conductors, musicians and ensembles, and is renowned not only for her virtuosity, but her spontaneous and lively performances, famously telling the New York Times "I firmly believe every program should have its own life, and be a . Membership benefits will include a daily digest of stories delivered to your email, and occasional exclusive offers from our partners. They can present the results to the authorities, thereby avoiding interrogation. Musical America's 2016 Musician of the Year is welcomed back to the VRS series after an absence of 10 years. I have no idea who Ms Miller is; she is certainly entitled to her own interpretation of Ms Wangs demeanor but she does not speak for the rest of the audience, any more than do the internet prattlers who feel the need to offer up their absurd speculative opinions even though they werent at the concert. Awwww, I feel so bad for you. I denounce it. Wang won over Europeans, Asians, North Americans, and probably also Martians and Venetians with her ability to play with both drama and dexterity. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. You are no better. Such characters generally have no clue about what it takes to be a performer, let alone one of international caliber. This is the dumbest thing Ive read in months. Whats the blowback by a few stirred up Muslims, compared to the trillion dollar war industry of the US! . Want more updates on classical music and opera news and reviews? Im glad you are at least setting the record straight. But I have no doubt Chinese travellers have been subjected to more than most. She went on stage and she played the concert. Yuja Wangs melodramatic, attention-seeking behavior seems even more absurd and self-absorbed considering what is happening around the world. Thats nothing! Heres what Yuja writes on her Facebook page: It is difficult for me to share this with all of you, but given the circumstances, and harmful speculation and criticism being shared online and elsewhere, I feel it important that the following is made public. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. BUT!! 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 was left extremely shaken by this experience. No. Oh give us a break. Friends/fans of Yuja know she had been detained for over one hour at the Vancouver Airport and questioned. Just in case, here is another link describing her recent concert tour of China, with the Oct. 30 Wuhan concert date identified. , I look forward to Tania Millers next performance as a conductor, with Yuja Wang as soloist. 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). The orchestral writing is impossibly dense, with huge brass-driven textures that obscure the landscape like black storm clouds. And heres an Instagram clip from the recital: The queen blessed our city with her presence last night.. it was my 1st concert ever and how special that it was the amazing @yujawang.official! . Classical audiences are a pampered lot. 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. Miss Wang has put together a program of many short piano pieces and she has chosen to leave the stage between the pieces and then appear again. The photo of her which you reproduced here was taken by me and should be credited, I believe. Asymptomatic carriers are of great concern. Yujas humilation notwithstanding, it does not seem as though she was treated fairly. Yuja Wang was born into a musical family in Beijing. It is a shame that you have been subjected to this. But whatever enjoy your socialist sh!thole wherever you are. Turning 35 next month, Yuja has seemingly racked up more accolades than she has Instagram followers, some 210,000. Give her a break Sir. Nobody is begrudging Wang her right to be upset at being inconvenienced, but self-indulgent, annoying behavior on stage is a pattern with her. 6am - 9am, Concerto Grosso No.8 in G minor Opus 6 (4) When Wang played the Hollywood Bowl in August in a skimpy coral-colored . He publishes regularly and writes occasionally. Miller has since apologised for her comments. 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. 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? are cold and without any reason at all are prepared to attack .. anyone. 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. Glasses have nothing to do with the sound. You just bitched, the low road, the easy road. I was left extremely shaken by this experience. 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). Were human beings with feelings and most people with any kind of empathy realise that with a live performance, the human element and frailty is part of what you are there for. I took a look at her recent schedule and she does not appear to have been in Asia in recent memory. But Ms. Wang did not arrive from China. They teach. 48. World-renowned Chinese concert pianist who has performed with groups like Tonhalle Orchestra and New . So stop acting like petulent children. Yuja Wang is a spectacular technician but she could do with some masterclasses IMO in order to understand that virtuosity isnt an end in itself. The music was wonderful. However, like every other news site, we have costs to bear and are urging readers to help share them. The victim role doesnt fit. 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. Im going to go home and burn all their CDs, Or: Im guessing that you slept through the actual performance? You dont because she doesnt mention that. 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. It is infinitely more dangerous than coronavirus ever can dream to be. I looked at her schedule back to November missed this by 2 days. Yuja @YujaWang . . I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. agree completely. 4:15, 17th March 2017. Yuja Wang ( Chinese: ; pinyin: Wng Yji; [1] born February 10, 1987) [2] is a Chinese classical pianist. The Washington Post calls her "arguably" the hottest pianist in the . 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. Has anyone considered that she might have violated the Canadian law in some way? I decided that wearing sunglasses was the only way to prevent my distress from being seen, since I wasnt yet prepared to make a statement about what happened. Feb 26, 2020. But I dont forgive her bending the facts to fit her argument that she felt snubbed because Yuja didnt smile at her. 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. 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