Now I understand what Glenn Gould was talking about when he said, I detest audiences, not in their in their individual components. 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. . Just in case, here is another link describing her recent concert tour of China, with the Oct. 30 Wuhan concert date identified. So typicalpolice a womans choice of dress and then take the word of a spectator over her own. With crap empathy for your talent, you cant possibly do good work. I was so peeved. Ah, Montral Mirabel. Yuja Wangs melodramatic, attention-seeking behavior seems even more absurd and self-absorbed considering what is happening around the world. The experience left her 'extremely shaken', she explained in a Facebook post after her performance. Norman, are you going to apologise and offer a retraction, having read Yujas explanation? Yuja Wang defends herself from online criticism for wearing sunglasses on stage after being detained and "humiliated" at Vancouver airport. The second time, the person I was speaking to was unnecessarily aggressive. Well, personal attitude, being cooperative or not cooperative, being humble or arrogant. I note Ms. Miller has a bachelors degree in Music from U of Saskatchewan. Good point. If it was simple racial profiling (hard to believe) that she would be right to be upset, of course. Pianist Yuja Wang, shown in an earlier photo, surprised listeners during a recent Orchestra Hall recital. We all have good and bad days and it is a testament to her strength and character that she chose to press on despite the terrible treatment she received. That means skwat. Its too bad, BUT IT IS NOT PERSONAL. 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 am Canadian of Chinese descend, never in my mind I thought of the racial issue until this pandemic, and we just feel Targeted. Ditto if it was regarding the virus and she was rudely treated. World-renowned Chinese concert pianist who has performed with groups like Tonhalle Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. Apparently, artist so-and-so broke his left wrist getting off the bus. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. A few things: 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. Do you love it when people think you are an authority because you can write about something? 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. I dont understand why people should feel so entitled that they get upset when they feel they should get deference and respect from a performer, instead of listening to the performance and being happy to share the music with a real musician! 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! Audiences and critics will always be a key part of any performance. How do you know the interrogation was related to Coronavirus? She made it to the concert hall and didnt wish to disappoint her audience. GB 638 3492 15, Copyright 2023 Warners Group Publications Plc, Find your favourite scores in our sheet music store, Yuja appears on the cover of Issue 105 of, Yuja Wang Powers Through Traumatic Experience To Give Rousing Recital. You arrogant judgmental arseholes.yes you at Slipped Disc and Tania Miller. Grow up. In her post, Wang calls out the media for spreading harmful speculation and criticism. Now I have to go sit in the hottub without my drink, dash it all. Anyone who has been to Wuhan and other areas where the virus is known to exist should have lab tests, especially if they will travel internationally. Susan, thank you for your beautiful and empathetic and supportive post!!! Regarding your comment, I have no idea who Tania Miller is There is a reason. It is quite unremarkable to see Asian people wearing masks, usually because they have colds and dont want to give them to anyone else. Really, who is the one who should put things into perspective here? I am getting VERY tired of people judging pianists because how they look or what they wear. They gave almost back-to-back recitals at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday and Wednesday nights,. This episode and peoples harsh reaction toward the pianist is what drove Gould to the recording studio and off the concert stage. I was left extremely shaken by this experience. The young Pierre Boulez wore sunglasses during a conduction because of an eye infection. Youre getting all bothered because someone decided to wear sunglass to play a recital? Poor little wretched man. . She flew across . One neurologist friend thought that perhaps Ms Wang was suffering from migraine, which would explain the dark glasses. She perfectly well knows that it is tough being an artist, and even tougher being a traveling artist, and considerably tougher being an international touring artist. Header image: Lksemburg Filarmoni Orkestras & Yuja Wang at a previous recital. When the audience continued to clap to bring her back out on stage, she refused. You, good sir, are not one of them. She went on stage and she played the concert. There is no question Yuja Wang is the most famous most loved celebrity of all the time. Glasses have nothing to do with the sound. But the attention and $$ are hard to resist, for some. I dont want to say that I dont believe it didnt trouble her. Chinese virtuoso pianist Yuja Wang had been in Vancouver on Friday for a concert at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts with the Vancouver Recital Society. If she was sad, it was because she had gotten traumatized and was unable to give the love to the audience the way she usually does. I dont mind the fact he doesnt smile. I mean, really, who gives a rats a** what you think? . Yuja is human too. 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. You bring joy to so many, Yuja. Isaac Stern is said to have played while there were bomb raids in Tel Aviv. In spite of being deeply wounded at the border and upset, Ms. Wang proved again to be a SUPREME PROFESSIONAL! I was there, in the fifth row. Things are going to be tough with the corona virus spreading around the world. (Less so at Montreal Mirabel or Toronto Pearson). Yuja Wang was born into a musical family in Beijing on 10 February 1987. Fury?? 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. Has anyone considered that she might have violated the Canadian law in some way? The people sitting around me were all mesmerized by her performance, particular the Bach piece and the encore Chopin. Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. I would have done an r e a l s l o w Helen Hunt. A post shared by Hope (@pianowithhope) on Feb 22, 2020 at 9:07am PST. Getentrepreneurial.com: Resources for Small Business Entrepreneurs in 2022. Yuja Wang got some major emotional distress at customs, it bummed her out, she couldnt do her job. Any it was a great performance. 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. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Looks like you either got up on the wrong side of bed, have an axe to grind, have a chip on your shoulder, are a hack yellow-press writer, or are racist. Yuja Wang, a pianist who demonstrated outstanding finger dexterity and incredible touch, made audiences laugh and gasp. Naaaaahhh, shes just jealous. Indeed! Hopefully Ms.Miller has now learnt that next time she should just keep her mouth closed, she has already done herself enough damage. Did you do any of that? Many are good, some are great, but none achieve her consistent level of artistic brilliance and innovative virtuosity. LOL, she is the best we have ? This does not place you in a lofty position. As each subsequent work was performed and this pattern continued, it became clear that she was shutting the door on her audience. Youre supposed to just be grateful to be invited. However, most of her wealth is attributed to the musical performances and concerts she regularly tours on. We were rewarded with two encores. We welcome Musical America's 2016 Musician of the Year back to the VRS after an absence of 10 years. She didnt want to distract the audience with her red and swollen eyes, so instead wore sunglasses and appeared shaken up, distant and refused an encore? Whats more, Grigory Sokolov regularly treats his audiences to six+ encores. agree completely. Friends/fans of Yuja know she had been detained for over one hour at the Vancouver Airport and questioned. I agree that this was racial profiling! If Miss Wangs plans were similar, she could recover from real and supposed humiliations. Baffled and bewildered, perhaps, but certainly not angry. So was Tania Millers. It is a shame that you have been subjected to this. He played great though and we gave him a huge ovation afterward. Food poisoning, for instance. 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). Some pianists would have called the entire concert off under similar circumstances. I was in shock. 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). ), the crying part is ridiculously childish. She suffered a traumatic, humiliating attack, and should be commended for not cancelling her concert! I was slightly confused with the sunglasses and somewhat sensed that she wasnt entirely in a good mood in the beginning of the concert. However, like every other news site, we have costs to bear and are urging readers to help share them. Davidat this moment there are tens of thousands dead of Covid-19 across the globe (perhaps hundreds of thousands, since we cannot trust the numbers coming from China). 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. She wore sunglasses because her eyes were so red from crying after being humiliated at customs. You can guarantee that something was very wrong for Yuja to behave as she did. But never, not for one second, did she hold back in her performances, and I felt very lucky to be there for such an intimate and courageous sharing of music. And again we felt she must not be well. 10 February 1987 (age 35) Born In Beijing, China Yuja Wang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wng Yji; born February 10, 1987) is a Chinese classical pianist. He kept on playing. Never judging a person before you know what really happened. But Ms. Wang did not arrive from China. And seriously, with the corona situation, having a Chinese citizen with that many travelling stamps in her passport, they would be crazy not to question her. 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 . Music degrees are easy to get. The petty destructive gossip put forth by Norman Lebrecht is attention seeking and thats it. Although I was traumatized by what happened, I was determined not to cancel the recital, but to go ahead with the performance and not to let the audience down, which included my dear teacher Gary Graffman. Thinking Big: Yuja Wang. You might apologize for your quick print. It still shows how much dedication she has to her audience and fans. The second clearly an illegal war. Pianist Yuja Wang is celebrated for her charismatic artistry, emotional honesty and captivating stage presence. Given her status she could also call the press, which she did not do. 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. My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist. I ask myself whether it is real or imaginedand then I realize it doesnt matter. There are plenty of other scenarios in which she might need to quickly exit the stage between pieces. Pity. Posts like these give a sense of whos really an old fart on the Slippedisc comment pages (oh hai, Sue! You are not only judgmental but also harsh. and charming, and beautiful, and not too fat but not too sexy, and whatever else is expected in todays world.. They still have no idea how it got to Italy. People who actually had contact with others infected are placed in quarantine for two weeks! However I noticed there is no mention of her name in this link. . This is a picture of her, taken on stage at the end of the Vancouver recital. Posts: 203. By Mark Swed Classical Music Critic. See how if feels? , I look forward to Tania Millers next performance as a conductor, with Yuja Wang as soloist. Yuja Wang was born on a Tuesday February 10 1987 in Beijing. ), Afghanistan? Get off your high horse. 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. Yuja appears on the cover of Issue 105 ofPianist, which you can now download for 2.99 (usually 6.99). Print eTickets instantly. Or, perhaps, the real motivation is one of inner jealousy. 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. All loaded phrases. Show this thread. Looking for Yuja Wang online? Believe me, getting into Canada is no picnic for anyone, its a miracle anyone goes there on vacation at allthe Voice of Experience. Apart from the fact that we dont know the reason for this questioning (as if St. Yuja is incapable of fault. The login page will open in a new tab. Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. I guess some of us were there for the music and not so concerned about how you should behave in a classical music concert setting so you appear proper and classy., What everyone including the pianist fails to grasp is that it is the MUSIC that is the most important aspect of a performance, not what the performer looks like.people listen with their eyes these days and not their earssadly. They have real talent. Yuja Wang - Mozart - Turkish March Watch on This prodigiously talented young musician's life is a whirlwind of appearances at all the major concert halls of the world with the most prestigious orchestras and conductors. I was left extremely shaken by this experience. I remember what it was like at Idlewild and Kai Tak and ZFH Tempelhof, or back in the day when I used to shuttle between Leningrad and Loureno Marqus with a refuelling stop at Salisbury. He was supposed to hit the little white ball so my, I mean, his team could win, but he didnt hit the little white ball what a lousy baseball player, he looked stupid, his clothes were stupid, he couldnt even hit the ball, what an overrated loser, made me almost regurgitate my ball park franks, I want my money back. 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. Wang later responded via her Instagram page, calling the criticism harmful. Nobody is begrudging Wang her right to be upset at being inconvenienced, but self-indulgent, annoying behavior on stage is a pattern with her. 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. 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 . ), Just a few days ago a case was reported in Vancouver a patient who came from Montreal tested positive. I do not ever again want to hear any of you Canadians looking down your noses and Americans and Britons. If you are a recent or a old timer Yuja Wang fan, we want you all to get the best seats at best prices and watch Yuja Wang perform live in the stadium. This without knowing that anything had happened before the performance to disturb her equilibrium. 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. . The contours were sharper . Your understanding of the term socialist is clearly limited to your ability to spell the word. The photo of her which you reproduced here was taken by me and should be credited, I believe. Attention seeking pianist?!!! And when one Has To, money (another favorite argument for the cynics) is not the motivation. Now with the covid scare, I dont even want to deal with airports. to write a post criticizing Wang for what she said was effectively shutting the audience out. Yuja was born into a musical family in Beijing. How often has has been to Canada? She wanted to be a concert pianist, but she wasnt good enough, ended up being a conductor, but always, lingering in her heart, was disdain for those who had musically bettered her. Composer Magnus Lindberg's new Piano Concerto No. There are a couple of perspectives here, Max: What a night!! . 7.4mm l0.6 25 60100 8 DLC She might be thinking that what was formerly just a royal pain and the price to be paid for maintaining one of the busiest touring schedules, will potentially become a living nightmare of more interrogations, delays, and missed connections. I felt humiliated and enraged with the manner in which this was handled by personnel. If he had any dignity he would take this post down. He publishes regularly and writes occasionally. Wang had reportedly been crying before the concert and wore sunglasses on stage to hide her visibly red and swollen eyes. 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". We have received so many comments from patrons who attended the recital, glowing about how wonderfully she performed and asking for her return. She is not a beginner applying for a chance to play in places she has people who deal with this sort of thing. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the PerformingArts. "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. She had also been worried she would miss her recital. Yuja Wang is first and foremost a human being! And she had a traumatic experience at your airport. Have a nice day! 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 . She wasnt angry. Its just how people are. . You poor, small people. . As lousy as this experience was, nobody is suggesting that Yuja is scarred for life. How remarkably insensitive of her, she sounds like she really has no empathy at all. 6am - 9am, Concerto Grosso No.8 in G minor Opus 6 (4) I am sure she did her best, after all, she could have cancelled the program but she didnt. . She is a human being able to feel the humiliation the Canadian authority imposed on her. You implied it was a cheap stunt. Very disrespectful of her to wear the glasses. I believe I have seen Sir Andreas Schiff did it last time one or two seasons ago. She explained that the reason for the sunglasses and cold demeanour was because she had experienced a humiliating and deeply upsetting detainment at the Vancouver airport, where she was questioned for over an hour by security and customs officials. I wasnt there, I didnt see the concert. This would be a red flag at any border, for anyone of any ethnic appearance. I was mesmerized by her approach to an ambitious program. Your description of fury seems feeble at best. Why was she detained? Sexuality: Straight. We guarantee all our Yuja Wang tickets are 100% authentic and your seats will be together. 2. 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 ? Nonsense. Wow, do really in all honesty think that is even worth a mention in review of her concert? 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. Asymptomatic carriers are of great concern. While many performers are narcissicitc, Yuja takes it to another level altogether. 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. Nevertheless, Yuja still gave a stunning recital in Vancouver. Nobody was upset about it there were still no twitter, Instagram and Facebook. . By the way, would you expect an Italian citizen to be detained in the same way? I somehow played the best recital on that tour! ! i played along from my seat! By the age of 21 she was already an internationally . A specialist in digital media for over 15 years, he has worked as a senior editor and is a former freelance classical music critic for the Toronto Star. Only lab tests can reliably determine presence of the disease. She caused controversy by wearing what some thought was inappropriate concert dress. 3- Canadian border security are known for being intrusive and not particularly amenable. The Canadians were indeed usually very welcoming. In most peoples professions it is understood that they may miss work due to likeness or other personal reasons. Why does it matter if she wore glasses. The music was wonderful. 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. But Miss Wang is a master of arousal. 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. 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. In many cases, it is as difficult, if not more so, to enter Canada than it is to enter the US. Let's . This review was bush league. After childhood piano studies in China, she received advanced training in Canada and at the Curtis Institute of Music under Gary Graffman. Imagine the chanting of Yuja Wang's name and the super natural performance. One persons entirely subjective reaction. Yuja Wang is different. 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. Riiiight. Sure, its their country but I wouldnt have fancied trying to perform in the immediate aftermath. . If I were Yuja Wang . Wang certainly blew the minds of her Lincoln Center audience. This research letter from JAMA is four days old. But whatever enjoy your socialist sh!thole wherever you are. Yuja needs to smile more. You can be sure all her papers were in perfect order. If youve been in Japan or China you would be used to the sight and not make anything of it. 2. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-coronavirus-flight-montreal-vancouver-1.5473283. Canadian conductor Tania Miller, who had attended the concert, took to her Facebook page to write a post criticizing Wang for what she said was effectively shutting the audience out. My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist. Before you carelessly dish out commentary about the behavior of a performer (unless he or she actually spat on the audience or threw rotten vegetables to it) ask yourself whether you are able to play a scale on any instrument in front of 2000 people without trembling and whether you actually have the faintest clue of what it is like to be on tour, with people expecting you to be on top form in spite of the indignities of international travel. It is infinitely more dangerous than coronavirus ever can dream to be. Feb 26, 2020. Too bad. 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. Just like you. You should have stuck to appreciation of what really counts rather than appearances. . She left the stage once for a long time between pieces, and it was odd again. Yuja Wang's age is 35. As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/59 a year, or $165/125 for three years. everything would contribute to suspicious bits 3 in C Major." 2- The fact that Arabs have it bad doesnt mean that everyone else is perfectly fine and unjustified in denouncing unfair treatment. I once played in Argentina and my flight was canceled enroute to the venue on the day of the concert. All she would need to do to induce intense questioning would be to say something stupid like Im here to give a piano recital (implies paid employment)and the immigration officials are off to the races. G. Sokolov, for example, plays longer sonatas in a row without a long pause. 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. Ive performed 66 different works with various orchestras and have never once canceled. What a night!! !tu ne laime pas ok !! 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