Liszt, beethoven, prokofiev what could be cooler than. Piano virtuoso yuja wang could have gone anywhere for this. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. The work is particularly famed for the sequence of pounding chords with which the soloists part launches the first movement.
By the end of the final movementof tchaikovskys piano concerto no. Rather than following textbook behaviour and doing what classical musicians. What observers have been saying all along about yuja wang proved to be true thursday evening. Apr 11, 2012 yuja wang brings her flying fingers to the new york philharmonic on april 1217th, in concert with conductor jaap van zweden. The piece premiered in boston, massachusetts, on october 25. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso allegro con spirito 0. My favorite recording of tchaikovskys piano concertos is by mikhail pletnev. Pianist yuja wang joins andris nelsons and the bso as soloist in beethovens piano concerto no. Every single part of this concerto gives clear proof of the young composers carefree and almost overconfident attitude, from the trumpets commentary on the rapid virtuoso passages, the quotations, parodies and musical jokes to musical slapstick. September treat yourself to a magnificent performance. Official website of the boston symphony orchestra, inc. Stockholm baltic sea festival 8282016 berwaldhallen concert hall swedish radio symphony orchestra conducted by esapekka salonen 0. At 30, pianist yuja wang has performed at carnegie hall times, has played in more than 35 countries, and is musical americas 2017 artist.
Wang started the piano aged six and gave her first concert less than a year later. The second movement of this concerto received most of silotis knife work, allowing us to clearly see the difference between tchaikovskys piece and what a bythe book piano concerto should be like. Accompanied by the finnish radio symphony orchestra, the chinese classical pianist yuja wang performs pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys piano concerto no. During the verbier festival 2011 he performed with the great yuja wang in a programme including liadov, rachmaninov and tchaikovsky. A highspirited audience, some drawn by the scintillating flame of chineseamerican pianist yuja wang playing tchaikovskys piano concerto no 1 in b flat minor, delighted in thursdays concert by romes orchestra dellaccademia nazionale di santa cecilia.
If the music is beautiful and sensual, why not dress to fit. See yuja wang live, get your tickets on stubhub yuja wang tchaikovsky. Jaap van zweden to lead ny philharmonic with yuja wang as. The recording is from 1998, and on the emi label, with the. Recorded at the helsinki music centre concert hall on september 7, 2012. He composed the work for victoire jenamy, the daughter of jeangeorges noverre and a proficient pianist. Pianist national youth orchestra of china ludovic morlot. The piano concerto no 9 jenamy often incorrectly nicknamed jeunehomme in eflat major, k. Tchaikovsky piano concerto no 1 full martha argerich. She has the erroneous idea that writing a book is a similarly remarkable achievement.
He is the current principal conductor of the mariinskys orchestra and conducted st. When, in 2007, martha argerich cancelled a concerto date, wang. The full xv international tchaikovsky competition on video, live from moscow and saint petersburg. This film is a journey with the famous pianist yuja wang. Yuja wang plays the flight of the bumblebee yuja wang plays chopin. Waltz in c sharp minor mix paraphrase on mozarts alla turca yuja wang yuja wang. Kurt masur direction yuja wang piano verbier festival orchestra mendelssohn piano concerto opus 25 mendelssohns piano concerto no. Yuja wang at steinway hall in new york city, on may 23, 2016. It was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in december 1888. Waltz in c sharp minor mix paraphrase on mozarts alla turca yuja wang yuja wang tchaikovsky piano concerto no. From june 15 to july 3, watch the performances of over 100 contestants chosen among the most promising pianists, violinists, cellists and singers worldwide and be the first to discover the stars of tomorrow, whose careers will be launched thanks to one of the greatest classical music. I think he has a rich and romantic way of playing, which suits tchaikovskys excellently. The piano concerto no 1 was composed by tchaikovsky between november 1874 and february it was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in december. Music director designate jaap van zweden will return to conduct the new york philharmonic in brahmss piano concerto no.
Tchaikovskys piano concerto no 2 my favorite classical. Rubinstein later repudiated his previous accusations and became a fervent champion of the work. To celebrate another landmark season, san diego symphony music director jahja ling brought forth a multifaceted program featuring an appealing contemporary chinese work, a lesser known but captivating tchaikovsky piano concerto with star chinese pianist yuja wang, and an evergreen rimskykorsakov favorite, in the opus gala celebration concert. Siloti took what sounded like a triple concerto a concerto for violin, cello, and piano and turned it into a concerto for piano and orchestra. Her big break came in 2007 when she performed tchaikovskys piano concerto no. It introduces you to 28 of the most popular piano chords, a the piano chord fun book is an easy to understand introduction to the world of chords and piano accompanying.
The beethoven piano concertos tchaikovsky, piano concerto no. Prokofiev piano concerto yuja wang hdthis is a stunning performance by yuja this is the concerto amy irving played in the movie the competition, when she blew richard dreyfuss away. There, he gave the first performance under the direction of walter damrosch 1862 1950, followed immediately by another performance, in which gustav mahler 1860 1911 was conducting. Here, gustav mahler conducted his own compositions, as did richard strauss and igor stravinsky. Yuja wang sets off fireworks of her own at the bowl. Tchaikovsky s n 1 piano concerto is a very serious challenge for any pianist and pletnev, one of the. Making her debut at symphony hall in a brightred, sleeveless minidress, the vivid, young beijingborn pianist bore through prokofievs tough piano concerto no.
The first version received heavy criticism from nikolai rubinstein, tchaikovskys desired pianist. Mozart piano concerto no 9 jeunehomme yuja wang, piano. Liszt, beethoven, prokofiev what could be cooler than playing these guys. The exploration of yujas wanderings is a travelogue of exciting venues, glitzy. With more than 120 performances a year, she lives a nomadic lifestyle. After evgeny mravinsky, yuri temirkanov is one of the main representatives of russian music. Yuja wang and the art of performance the new yorker. Pianist yuja wang dazzles with shostakovich concerto at the bso. The work bears the marks of the highly original genius beethoven would soon become, but is a natural progression from the classical style of mozart and haydn.
Petersburg philharmonic orchestra during twelve years. The concertgebouws famous main hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, wellknown for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. With reasonthe tchaikovsky had plenty of fire and excitement and wang added. Wang performing with the national youth orchestra of china at carnegie hall on july 22, 2017. Piano virtuoso and fashionista yuja wang, arguably the biggest star in classical music, turned 30 this year. Books movies music television visual arts theaterdance. Sergei rachmaninoff 1873 1943 completed his piano concerto no. Notes original publisher info, plate numbers and footnotes omitted in reprint this is not the version of the concerto usually played today, and represents the text of version a with altered passages from version b shown as ossia or in footnotes purchase. Wang is due in davies symphony hall next week to play beethovens second piano concerto with. The concerto is composed between november 1874 and february 1875.