I was left extremely shaken by this experience. Yuja Wang was born on a Tuesday February 10 1987 in Beijing. Care to elaborate on these hundreds of thousands of civilians with unbiased evidence based on empirical researchor is this your usual weekly anti American rant. Im of Asian descent and am ALWAYS pulled aside for extra screening at airports in spite of having a global entry card. 2572212 | VAT registration No. . I would have done an r e a l s l o w Helen Hunt. Ditto if it. !tu ne laime pas ok !! I do know, what it feels like to play the piano in front of an audience. 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. 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. Have you any idea how many borders Yuja Wang crosses in a year? 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. Audiences and critics will always be a key part of any performance. 3 for superstar pianist Yuja Wang debuts on October 13-15 with the San Francisco Symphony and Esa-Pekka Salonen, a . Her antics are absolutely deserving of comment/criticism. 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. Whats more, Grigory Sokolov regularly treats his audiences to six+ encores. What is important is she didnt fawn enough over her fans. Grow up. This research letter from JAMA is four days old. Do you produce anything of value, other than peckish criticisms? Music degrees are easy to get. Some of the above comments from Tania Miller are simply untrue. Yuja is a performer who already has a justly deserved reputation for putting herself before the music, and, therefore, the audience. Musical America's 2016 Musician of the Year is welcomed back to the VRS series after an absence of 10 years. It means you can produce conversational English, just like most high school students. Thanks for your empathy! Browse tickets across all upcoming show dates and make sure you're getting the best deal for seeing Yuja Wang in Vancouver. World-renowned Chinese concert pianist who has performed with groups like Tonhalle Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. Riiiight. This was a long time ago, but it is a reminder of what can happen in difficult times. Norman you are an idiot. 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. Ms. Miller is well aware of this given her conducting history. And she definitely should apologize to the paying audience. While many performers are narcissicitc, Yuja takes it to another level altogether. I took a look at her recent schedule and she does not appear to have been in Asia in recent memory. Miss Wang is quite robust, otherwise she would not get through her professional life at all. They teach. everything would contribute to suspicious bits 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. . I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. See how if feels? Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. Fact is, almost anybody can write a little article about something. People who actually had contact with others infected are placed in quarantine for two weeks! Im going to go home and burn all their CDs, Or: Telling people they shouldnt feel the way they feel is performing a humanitarian service. What a night!! I regret reading you long comment to come to your genial statement that And when one Has To, money (another favorite argument for the cynics) is not the motivation. In very stressing occupations, not only for concert pianists, money is the best pain-killer. Thus, there can be NO comparison between detaining a famous American artist on Canadian border and detaining any Arab on American border. The experience left her 'extremely shaken', she explained in a Facebook post after her performance. I note Ms. Miller has a bachelors degree in Music from U of Saskatchewan. Works every time. I was in shock. . 2- The fact that Arabs have it bad doesnt mean that everyone else is perfectly fine and unjustified in denouncing unfair treatment. 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. [3] So, please, show a bit of respect for artists, most of whom never even hint at what they have to put up with before walking out there at 7.30 and being world class. Seriously. 2. 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. Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. I was so upset that I filed a complaint with the airline. eTickets has top seats available for every Yuja Wang concert in Canada and the US. Or, perhaps, the real motivation is one of inner jealousy. Food poisoning, for instance. Its pretty obvious that this deeply condescending response to her highly professional behaviour is because she is a young woman. Yuja began playing piano at age six, and studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing under Ling Yuan and Zhou Guangren. I have no sympathy for her. 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. The former Pianistcover star felt she had no other option but to perform in sunglasses in order to cover her 'visibly red and swollen' eyes. This would be a red flag at any border, for anyone of any ethnic appearance. It is Beautiful! Yes, Yuja Wangs demeanour was strange, but we all thought perhaps she was ill. The victim role doesnt fit. Music is about the music, not the appearance. So and So was struck out in the ninth. Or just got offended because someone decided to wear sunglasses, frankly, Im completely baffled by your attitude here. Header image: Lksemburg Filarmoni Orkestras & Yuja Wang at a previous recital. We guarantee all our Yuja Wang tickets are 100% authentic and your seats will be together. No, V Lind, I will not cut them some slack. For sharing you Talent, Passion and Art with the world! When the audience continued to clap to bring her back out on stage, she refused. All loaded phrases. Oooh, sooo sad for you. I was left extremely shaken by this experience. The login page will open in a new tab. It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience. Lang Lang and Yuja Wang are surely our two most popular and trend-setting classical pianists. That war alone has cost roughly a hundred thousand peoples lives. Ouch. . She is really good. Are either of you adults, or are you priveleged peckish little whiners who didnt get your entertainment value, and now you cant enjoy the hors doeuvres and wine at the after-show party, cuz it just messed up your whole evening. How do you know the interrogation was related to Coronavirus? 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. 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. And that some are bestowed with the ability to share it and it is an honour and a blessing to do so. Just in case, here is another link describing her recent concert tour of China, with the Oct. 30 Wuhan concert date identified. Yuja Wang ( Chinese: ; pinyin: Wng Yji; [1] born February 10, 1987) [2] is a Chinese classical pianist. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-coronavirus-flight-montreal-vancouver-1.5473283. The Norman Lebrechts and Tania Millers of the world are what real musicians refer to as wannabees. Lesson #5: Jump at every opportunity. I was going to have a delightful after dinner aperitif, but your shallow cheapness has put me right off. Miller went on to offer some advice to Wang: I heard later that she had trouble with the Canadian border getting into Canada. I know what you mean, since Ive hardly ever had any, Im glad the concert went well. Yuja was born into a musical family in Beijing. Posts like these give a sense of whos really an old fart on the Slippedisc comment pages (oh hai, Sue! Its too bad, BUT IT IS NOT PERSONAL. ), Afghanistan? Thank you for writing this. Im glad you are at least setting the record straight. You and Ms. Miller didnt get the service that you thought you deserved. Her Flight Of The Bumblebee (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yZPrrboTkY) is one of the single hardest, most technically brilliant 1:40 minutes of piano playing available on earth. So I guess it would be OK for you to stop and frisk every white red-neck looking person trying to enter a high school in america since ALL (100%) of the school shootings have been done by white supremacists or nutjobs who happen to favor racial profiling and are perennially afraid of arabs, as YOU may understand. . You dont have to play this game. Your understanding of the term socialist is clearly limited to your ability to spell the word. When Wang played the Hollywood Bowl in August in a skimpy coral-colored . It still shows how much dedication she has to her audience and fans. Photo: Julia Wesely, A post shared by Yuja Wang (@yujawang.official) on Feb 23, 2020 at 2:10pm PST. I am Canadian of Chinese descend, never in my mind I thought of the racial issue until this pandemic, and we just feel Targeted. Expand. He kept on playing. Too bad. I am getting VERY tired of people judging pianists because how they look or what they wear. One of the world's most compelling performers, Yuja Wang made her VRS debut in 2008 in the very early stages of her career and has returned twice in the intervening years. They have real talent. And what is Ms. Millers excuse? And she had a traumatic experience at your airport. This is the dumbest thing Ive read in months. But Yuja Wang, you must not forget that the music is the most important treasure. The second time, the person I was speaking to was unnecessarily aggressive. She is absolutely one of the finest pianists alive on the planet. Kudos to her for going on with her recital after being given a hard time in airport security just a short time before. I dont mind the fact he doesnt smile. Clearly this reveals how crude people can become when they have an delusion of being empowered. ! i played along from my seat! a great recital! 00:00 Schubert/Liszt - Der Erlknig00:33 Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. . The primitive may suggest Yuja Wang as being an privileged individual enraged She was treated shabbily. Exactly! I was mesmerized by her approach to an ambitious program. Membership benefits will include a daily digest of stories delivered to your email, and occasional exclusive offers from our partners. . The contours were sharper . Read more: Vote for your favourite music to win 1,000 >. 1- The Coronavirus thing you mention here is nothing but racial profiling. Yuja Wang's Net Worth In 2022. I believe attributing photos, even if tweeted to you, is appropriate. Yuja Wangs dresses. Since she was 19 years old, she has been a sensation in the world of piano. They can present the results to the authorities, thereby avoiding interrogation. I made eight trips to see her during the last four months. Trump? 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 . Yuja Wang, a pianist who demonstrated outstanding finger dexterity and incredible touch, made audiences laugh and gasp. Should we consider the smile comment being in the direction of slightly sexist?!? I wonder if they would talk about a non Asian artist of such stature in this manner. Chapeau to Yuja for playing (with sunglasses to hide her swollen eyes from the audience!) But I have no doubt Chinese travellers have been subjected to more than most. Yuja Wang is a Chinese classical pianist. Just putting that out there. Yes apparently she disappointed one (Tania Miller) but there is no evidence at all that she disappointed many a poster on the original thread who was THERE gave a longish appreciation of the evening and reported plenty of enthusiastic applause, two encores and a wave to the audience. Yuja shouldve cancelled. Wang won over Europeans, Asians, North Americans, and probably also Martians and Venetians with her ability to play with both drama and dexterity. It is recommended before booking a flight ticket; make sure you are aware of the status of the coronavirus outbreak in your destination. She needs to go away, period. 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. Her absurd behavior in Vancouver simply proved a point she has already made many times before: she is a performer, not an artist. Why was she detained? The coronavirus is a very recent pandemic not yet understood by the medical community. 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). Yuja, you are a strong lady and you are already one of the best in this world! Has anyone considered that she might have violated the Canadian law in some way? That means, USA had more than enough time to prepare. ), Vietnam? With crap empathy for your talent, you cant possibly do good work. All tickets are 100% guaranteed. She suffered a traumatic, humiliating attack, and should be commended for not cancelling her concert! Was she questioned in connection to the coronavirus matter? Some pianists would have called the entire concert off under similar circumstances. Yuja Wang is simply amazing from a technical perspective, but her playing is very self-regarding, at times even un-musical. This thing is in danger of becoming pandemic, and it is far beyond nationality (or ethnicity) now. 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". Look it up. Puzzled and perhaps intrigued by the sunglasses, to be sure, but angry?? 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. . Totally understandable why one would be still be rattled by that when it came time to perform. And again we felt she must not be well. They gave almost back-to-back recitals at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday and Wednesday nights,. 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. Yuja went above and beyond by following through with her concert. by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2022. Do you understand the amount of racism Asian people are suffering right now because of Covid-19? After Fridays concert, Wang was shamed by critics for her appearance, with one classical music blogger Norman Lebrecht, who runs Slipped Disc labelling her attention-seeking. The soloist's touch turned playful and feathery as the storm clouds parted. Show this thread. I admit I do not know just how upset she was. Get Yuja Wang Tickets for all Vancouver concerts at the most affordable prices and with minimum fees. Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. As lousy as this experience was, nobody is suggesting that Yuja is scarred for life. Writes who gain respect earn this status because of their capacity to empathize, encapsulate, enrichen, enlighten, reveal, broaden, etc. I was there, in the fifth row. When I was dropped off at the venue for my recital that evening, my eyes were still visibly red and swollen from crying. Things are going to be tough with the corona virus spreading around the world. Not for 5 months! Turning 35 next month, Yuja has seemingly racked up more accolades than she has Instagram followers, some 210,000. 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. An annoying individual and an average pianist who plays with far too much tension in her hands, IMO. 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. 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. By the age of 21 she was already an internationally . Yuja Wang is NOT a Chinese citizen, thus detaining an US citizen at Canadian border can and should be looked at as racial profiling, which, I am sure, it was on the part of Canadian Security people. Are you saying she played in Wuhan in October, two months before the outbreak, and she was detained for that? It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience, she said. 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. The petty destructive gossip put forth by Norman Lebrecht is attention seeking and thats it. "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. True, there is a fear of a coronavirus epidemic. She is famous for being a Pianist. Before the concert the ushers explained to everyone that he was not well and might not be able to finish. conflict of status ( working on a tourists visa, the Q and A process was not consistence enough . https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/concerts/concert-detail/event-id/%2010042. . 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. Yes, her focus was on what she was playing and hearing in keeping with her note to the audience. 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. This episode and peoples harsh reaction toward the pianist is what drove Gould to the recording studio and off the concert stage. How would you like it when you are given dirty looks from random strangers of all other races when you are just being yourself? My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist.. As it turned out, her behavior was explained by the execrable treatment shed sustained at the hands of the border police that afternoon. 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. 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. Get over yourself! If she hedged, to try to speed the process along, they might well have become quite nasty. I did not have your name until now. In her post, Wang calls out the media for spreading harmful speculation and criticism. 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! As another commenter sagely points out, perhaps Yuja Wang, Inc. should consider a less busy concert schedule. They grew increasingly resentful. Oh, poor baby had to answer a few questions . The orchestral writing is impossibly dense, with huge brass-driven textures that obscure the landscape like black storm clouds. A post shared by Hope (@pianowithhope) on Feb 22, 2020 at 9:07am PST. Pianist Yuja Wang, shown in an earlier photo, surprised listeners during a recent Orchestra Hall recital. For pianists, that means dealing with the modern nightmare of travel, jet lag, exhaustion, lugging cases around, 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. You might apologize for your quick print. Never judging a person before you know what really happened. 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! Not helpful for our industry and not even actual journalism. Why dont you both grow up and put your big-people shoes on and realize that most artists go above and beyond, and try to transcend, when they communicate with their listeners. 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. Yujas humilation notwithstanding, it does not seem as though she was treated fairly. So typicalpolice a womans choice of dress and then take the word of a spectator over her own. Looking for Yuja Wang online? I was slightly confused with the sunglasses and somewhat sensed that she wasnt entirely in a good mood in the beginning of the concert. 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. 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. Have either of you seen any of Ms. Wangs youtube videos? She won the Echo Klassik Award for Young Artist of the Year in 2011. 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? What a night!! Shes the best we have. I denounce it. The social media mobbing of Tania Miller? Not sure what got up Ms. Millers nose. So stop acting like petulent children. Attention seeking pianist?!!! Should be interesting. Norman Lebrecht was first to break the story on Slipped Disc, prompting vigorous debate in the comment section about the appropriateness of Wangs demeanour onstage, and Millers subsequent criticism. By all accounts she seemed to have played very well indeed, and all but one member of the audience got their moneys worth and then some. 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. By Janet Malcolm August 29, 2016 Yuja is keenly awareas many. Wearing sunglasses is SUPER weird. She played with urgency, brilliance, color, energy, and emotion. We welcome Musical America's 2016 Musician of the Year back to the VRS after an absence of 10 years. She is a gentle, kind, funny, passionate, sincere person. 16. 5. Gulf of Tonkin incident anyway, a lot of innocent civilians died). But I dont forgive her bending the facts to fit her argument that she felt snubbed because Yuja didnt smile at her. Oh, so she was (slightly) delayed at the airport? 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). You can be sure all her papers were in perfect order. She is an amazing pianist. My white husband didnt believe it happened . Pity. During the sold-out show, Wang wore sunglasses and appeared visibly upset. Please wait before you write news of this sort, and learn what made her wear sunglasses! Im sure everyone did their best, including border service agents, who are instructed to screen travellers who have visited Wuhan, as this one did in October, two months before the outbreak became a serious public-health challenge. Yuja Wang defends herself from online criticism for wearing sunglasses on stage after being detained and "humiliated" at Vancouver airport. Let's Go! Yuja Wang's age is 35. . The reality is that even in a fairly small concert hall, audience members sitting more than a few rows back wouldnt be able to notice red, swollen eyes.. Im guessing that you slept through the actual performance? 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. Ive been quite badly treated by Canadian Immigration a couple of times (UK passport). Nevertheless, Yuja still gave a stunning recital in Vancouver. In the English version of his autobiography Jackie Chan, the action movie star, spent two chapters mainly describing the prejudice, racial profiling, and typecasting he experienced when he was in the US. How often do reviews also include many comments about her dresses? 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