Yuja Wang
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In her early 20s, Yuja Wang is internationally admired for ?a practically superhuman keyboard technique with an artistic eloquence that is second to none' (San Francisco Chronicle) and ?playing that possesses urgency, personality, imagination and colour' (International Piano). The young Chinese musician gained international recognition while still in her teens, with a debut concert in Canada conducted by Pinchas Zukerman in 2005. Named 2009's Young Artist of the Year at the Classic FM Gramophone Awards, she has signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon and her second CD, entitled Transformation, was Gramophone's Record of the Month on its release in 2010. ?Simply the most important pianist to appear in recent years, period' (The Detroit News).
Archive :: production:T426051217, concert:S0934982960, venue:V423
Production details
The last debut recital this season puts this gifted young Chinese artist deservedly centre stage. Yuja Wang leapt to public attention in 2005 when, aged only 18, she replaced Radu Lupu at short notice in Ottawa, under the baton of Pinchas Zukerman. In 2007 she stepped in for an ailing Martha Argerich in Boston, to enthusiastic reviews. "To hear an artist so extravagantly gifted on every front is to realize how much compromise is usually involved in hearing even the most impressive virtuosos." (San Francisco Chronicle) Queen Elizabeth Hall
