Needless to say-Right On! If you need to get attention by appearing semi-naked, either you know your artistry is limited (as is the repertoire for which Yuja Wang is known) or you have a suspicion it is, a deep-seated lack of confidence in the depth and breadth of your abilities. Dressing appropriately is a part of decorum (as you yourself correctly noted in your earlier comment above here) and therefore the boundaries of acceptability keep changing for that as well. Meet Aubrey Plaza: The "Parks & Rec" star making us laugh on TV and the big screen >. This miss Wang is GREAT. I also have a blue riding coat exactly the same as Wellingtons as worn at Waterloo. I would never attend her concert even if its FREE. I listened to YW live once, it confirmed what I implied and that was my last one. Interesting, how expensive couture can be so cheap. Well, I love Yuga Wang and I love the clothes she wears. Marcello shirt with plain collar mother of peal studs, not wing collar (only worn during the 1920-30s) Do not wear a black tie otherwise you might get mixed up with Gieves. The Clothes Closet gives students access to gently used professional clothing. Your leftist fantasy politics stab in the dark is actually a very tired, uneducated attempt. However, like every other news site, we have costs to bear and are urging readers to help share them. She is as good as Argerich was when she was 30. 3,216 talking about this. Nevertheless, personally I dont mind if a female performer looks attractive to me. Ambassador @rolex @steinwayandsons. 31 Jan, 2023. Brahms: Cello Sonata No. Isaac Mizrahi (David Andrako/Courtesy The Wallis) . Welcome to the 21st C. One of theseach days she will appear without a top on and play topless and then of course I would think that she is doing this maintain her ratings and the music goes on despite her scant appearance which we know is her choice in how she wants to appear, but in time as she ages this might not be to her benefit. As long as its clean, smart, comfartable.and musical! There are several versions of that on youtube, two with Dutoit, one with a blue dress, one with a red dress. I cannot understand the big deal with her dresses at all. Sheesh. Yuja Wang had different clothing for each of Rachmaninoff's four piano concertos, and his "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini," which she performed in a marathon at Carnegie Hall on Saturday.. More power to her! The login page will open in a new tab. She fills concert halls, and she appears to understand that concerts are, after all, a form of entertainment, so there is nothing wrong with adding a touch of glamour and showmanship. Get used to it.. as long as Mirga doesnt appear in her undies..well,nothing to see hereLOL. One of our readers in the audience gives this description of her outfit: all black, pantyhose, over-the-knee high heel boots, black bra and black very little and very tight shorts that look more like panties., Anne Midgette writes in the Washington Post: The piano soloist was Yuja Wang, a brilliant artist who is fond of provoking conservative audiences with skimpy concert attire, and who on Thursday appeared to have forgotten her dress altogether and looked as if she were playing in her underwear.. And isnt it interesting to watch her gradually disrobe in that age of sexual finger-wagging. Nice legs yeah but no butt. Look with your ears and listen with your eyes. Its what the kids in the know are wearing. This is not the first time she is here for the very same reason. Its okay to age with grace, and let your dress evolve appropriately with it. If you have to show up in more or less formal evening dress at the concert at the major venue, how do you feel about the soloist being at the same time half naked? Clothing is a lot about styling, you know, put juxtaposing things next to each other that are extremely interesting that have not been done before. Count me in. She sounds interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGa5qi-kBSE. How about all those beautiful women in movies? But superior expressive musician. It tells us nothing about the dress beyond its length. And by the way, I attended a recital by Ms. Wang and she totally drew my attention to the music she was playing. In your original article you wanted to turn a diva into an old, unsexy savant, something like a 90-year-old Faust (or Glenn Gould). According to this view, YW does not have to abide by any rules, certainly not the rules of respect and social decency. Love live Yuja! Post-intermission Ms. Wang likes to wear something more revealing. She wore, along with her typical very high heels, a different dress for each of the five pieces, with skintight fits and shimmering fabric in red, ivory, green and silver and, most immortal, a magenta minidress for the "Rhapsody" paired with sparkling periwinkle leg warmers. The triple-play, one could say??? However, I let my ear be the judge when it comes to musical performances. If she were wicked smart she would give one interview, stating her attire being a feminist statement. However, lets not overlook that there are other female soloists whose cut of their cloth and flowing hair are just as appealing. Yuja got praiseworthy reviews and dress was ignored in passing. No thanks. You dont know her Beethoven, Scriabin, Brahms, Stravinsky, Messiaen, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Mozart, Ravel, in solo, concerto, chamber music? Wang's formidable technique and remarkable dynamic control allowed her both to hurl the opening flourishes out with terrific force and produce exquisite pianissimos in the adagio, which is. There are lots of rules, and the dress code, which I broke, was one of them. Also, reading at this website about harassment in the profession in general. And I was born and raised in Beijing, too. As a famous philosopher once said: As ye show, so shall they peep.. Yuja Wang does not dress like a whore, as some in this string have alleged. You can close your eyes, or bring your binoculars- your choice. Its hard to find clothes because Im so petite. Pianist Yuja Wang on Thursday and Saturday broke into Bartok and helped the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra reach new heights. . To answer the question, Why? Because she can. I think that the only reason is Yuja Wangs musical genius. No physical appearance can match musical sensuality, and because of the direct accessibility of musical bodily presence, any literal, physical attention drawing is merely distracting from the heart of the performance wich is its musical content and meaning. I loathe hi-heels, makeup and disproportionate dresses but for the music im willing to close my eyes. May I ask why youve decided to use transgenderism as a weapon here when it has absolutely nothing to do with it? Richter shes not. https://slippedisc.com/2022/04/swedish-opera-fires-serial-alleged-molester/. Unfair, BFC. I came from a place that every week you can see people dressing very small clothes in the beach, during the whole year. Maybe educate yourself on how to not sexualise women because of their choice of clothing then, Phillip. Enjoy your solitude. The normally sleepy audience of seniors gasped when she walked on stage and then exploded in applause and shouts after her performance of the Prokofiev, as did the orchestra. Love her playing. About a pink dress that was girly and feminine but not all that sexy: Because of that dress, the little pink one, because its so different from everything Ive ever worn, I didnt really feel myself, and maybe that came through.. NL knows hes going to get at least 23 comments when Yujas clothes are up for discussion. Sort yourself out mate, learn some basic control. SHE is the STAR.Gettit?!? Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Keep the classic arts the way it is, never ever to be cheapened. Would we happier if she turns up in her grannys PJs? I considered whether Ms. Wang's flamboyant clothes in the first half, a floor-length purple gown with only a slash of sparkle covering her breasts; in the second, a tiny iridescent turquoise. 17 / Fantasiestcke, Op. SFCM. Yuja Wang is the measure of all things in the entire world of classical pianists. Can anyone recommend a good tailor? This narrative needs to change, not least because either sexualising or ignoring womens clothing diminishes their agency as artists. Ms. Wang was in fact interviewed years ago on the subject of her clothing choices. She probably ran to the Acela. Yuja Wang. a micro-dress cut an inch below the butt. However, if your eye has somehow complemented what has entered your ear and brain to process, how could that accompaniment be so horrible?!? The pianist Yuja Wang, whose petite frame contrasts with her forceful playing, performed lush post-Romantic works and a Lowell Liebermann piece on Thursday at Carnegie Hall. a truly great American performer does not matter what she plays. Does she first attract or seduce the audience by her attire, and is that what she wishes people to focus on while she walks on stage and poses at the piano ? Its precisely the same with the crap music being pumped out by artists should as Gaga, Lopez and Beyonce : utter crap, dressed and behaving like depraved prostitutes. (Scientific proof). 2022. There are some signals that this is the way piano recitals are produced in some villages in the east of Afghanistan. Everything in the musical arts has become increasingly visual, catering to our jaded senses. The smile on her face looking at people staring her reveals everything. A great artist is a great artist is a great artist, And she DOES look gordious! And note that Argerich is there, but I guess that is not enough to appease marxists. Is every single little thing Politics, in your world? I like her style. Super-looking female figures come in many shapes & sizes. Yuja, its all up to you. Keep doing that thing you do, Yuja. 1. .limited SHE IS NOTHING BUT BRILLIANT! Evening tails, with white vest. Well, I guess we got use to Madonna and others that followed that sort of dress code. No one complained about Tina Turners legs or arse. Probably ordered those shorts online from Nike. At the age of 26 she has already performed in all the great concert halls, stunned the world with her blazing YouTube performances, made her debut recording with Claudio Abbado and the Mahler. Or can you not concentrate on the music when a pretty girl is playing? Like so many women, they flaunt themselves when they know theyre hot, she just happens to be a great pianist. Welcome to Yuja's official Facebook Page! I suppose next in line for silly criticism is Khatia Buniatishvili with her low cut top which would not suit Yuja, with her characteristic deep bow to the audience, lest something fall out. Somehow I think her fame and reputation will expand beyond the snark committee in this blog. But the concert hall is not a beach. etc. Why cant you boys grow up? Yuja Wangs clothing is unsensitive and disrespectful, thus it poses some dificulties if you are supposed to talk about it in a sensitive and respectful way. Sergey Prokoviev: Piano Concerto No. ask her as a soloist for their orchestras tours or concerts from year to year based on how she is dressed? For 2023, Sergei Rachmaninov's 150th year, superstar Chinese pianist Yuja Wang had chosen a mighty marathon: all four Rachmaninov piano concertos, plus his late Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini . After well with that orchestra and that conductor who can blame her. I prefer that performers pay no attention to dress, hair &c, and dont glitter. Ridiculous. The denial of Wangs agency also feeds into racist stereotypes around the submissiveness and inexpressiveness of both women and classical musicians of Asian descent stereotypes that Wangs clothing choices actively disrupt. Not very tall, somewhere around 1,60m Id say. Personally? The point here is about code dress. In 2001 she enrolled as a student at Calgary's Mount Royal College, and the following year she won the audition at the famous Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. !l Shes a living doll and she plays magnificently. Why?..because she can. How tall is Yuja Wang? After that there is nothing to suspect just listen and, if you are so inclined, form your opinion about what you are hearing. Immediately no criticism anymore. Additionally released in Dolby Atmos and in video Dudamel and the LA Phil perform John Adams. Some people consider prostitution as a venerable job like architecture or poetry, both like prostitution with a long history of thousands of years and stretching back to the dawn of civilization. The list of artists who have collaborated with the label reads like a roll call of the greatest musicians of the past 100 years: Abbado, Argerich, Barenboim, Bernstein, Boulez, Domingo, Dudamel,. A pianist who radiates palpable magnetism and a distinctly contemporary sensibility, Yuja Wang is an astounding artist whose awe-inspiring technique is. Wangs clothing has been dismissed as a triviality, an unconsidered marketing ploy with dresses picked purely for whether or not they show more leg. And m2 k2 ( aka) r2d2 take a break also. Select your subscription length below and head to the checkout: Please log in again. She knows that concertizing is, finally, show biz and plays it to the hilt, in every way. People fear her openness because they are jealous and so purged by so called tradition it impales rational thought and congruity. I bet the next one will be Mirga. They can play Rachmaninoff better than they can talk or as easily. Perhaps, this type of dressing up makes concert life more enjoyable, or even fun for her. Luis Olguin February 28, 2023 0. . FFS what has this to do with Yuja Wang in particular, or with this blog in general? Argerich. 907 posts. Otherwise, no one of real talent will ever bother to study music seriously. Ms. Critics and pundits who moan the death of classical music should be thrilled that Wang can sell out the National Symphonys monthly Friday noon-time concert like she did this week. Yuja Wang plays Mendelssohn (LIVE) Typical of The Guardian!! Charlize Althea Garcia February 28, 2023 0. I am 1,60 myself and have NEVER needed anypedal extensions on stage! Repeating the same statement without supporting it with any credible evidence does not make it true. Why does our industry complain about Ms Wang when she flaunts the physical gifts she has along with her wonderful musicianship. She is the reason so many have paid to see her perform brilliantlyalongsideyour orchestra. What people are you talking about? Good! THIS REVIEWER AND ANYONE WHO AGREES WITH HER IS A TOTAL DUMB ASS. I feel as though my sense of this music being exalted is completely torn down. Recently, she was the soloist of The Mahler Chamber Orchestra on their European tour. Such behaviour may reveal a damaged individual. Yuja Wang /Her Best Performance Moxigeren50 Gabe 1.64K subscribers 176K views 2 years ago I saw Yuja Wang for the first time at Disney Hall in Los Angeles California in 2015, and that was my. Yuja is the rare classical performer who combines the highest musicianship with real beauty and sexuality. She is free to wear whatever she feels comfortable playing in. Why should she deviate from that? Review: Yuja Wang tackles a massive new piano concerto without breaking a sweat Joshua Kosman October 14, 2022 Updated: October 16, 2022, 10:31 am Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen (left), composer. From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: This, The mayor of Strasbourg has announced that the, The Observers foodie Jay Rayner does not go, The Spanish violinist Roxana Wisniewska was officially posted. Why judge her on this, she is an attractive young woman and is not harming anyone. In my twenties, Id put on my tight Herve Leger dress and heels, and it looked like I was going to the bar. (Not that she will be interested in you guys even she is straight!) And when she chose to play a vulgar, circus-like transcription of the Turkish March right after Beethoven, it was yet another evidence of her immaturity and lack of taste. From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: This, The mayor of Strasbourg has announced that the, The Observers foodie Jay Rayner does not go, The Spanish violinist Roxana Wisniewska was officially posted. The rest of the interview was about music, so obviously the quote was for clickbait purposes. I dont understand why anyone cares what a performer wears. Shes given many performances dressed in beautiful full-length gowns, but no mention of this in this testosterone-filled comments section. By the age of 21, she was already an internationally recognized concert pianist, giving recitals around . Surely her performance of that on the piano would be truly amazing. Your amateurs analysis of Ms. Wangs psyche also leaves much to be desired. Yuja Wang. Im so sick and tired of my tuxedo I could spit. To be fair (to the discussion, not to the musicians in question), Mutter got plenty of column inches devoted to her off-the-shoulder gowns, with much the same grumpy-obsessed reactions, just a Wang gets today. And to do so, Wang has been painted as a naive, lost individual who has had neither time nor guidance to acquire perspective, and is consequently being used as tinsel by more experienced, expert (male) musicians. (not very good grammar, but the truth.). A segue from that might be concert dress or the lack thereof. Having said that, Yuja Wang is a super human virtuoso and she may very well deserve to be added to that list, if not now, then as her career expands. Thank you, Alexander. (Twas worth it; just heard her in Aix-en-Provence! I wear my fathers made in the 1950s with my 1810 fob watch from Dublin. If she had dressed conventionally all along, she might have been able to make a decent living as a concert pianist on the basis of her considerable talent, but she would not have become the celebrity that she is now. People dont matter about pop artists nudity on stage because de audience of this kind of music is already drown in an ocean of vulgarity. Sheer hypocrisy. Rachmaninov, Liszt, Chopin, Busoni, Benedetti Michelangeli, Rubinstein, Argerich, Gould, Pollini, Gulda, Richter, Horowitz, Bronfman, Kempff belong to this category; not that chinese attention whore. Yuja Wang best outfits - rear view - YouTube 0:00 / 1:29 Yuja Wang best outfits - rear view Yuja Admirer 631 subscribers 16K views 3 years ago Clips & pics Show more Show more Comments are. The reference to undies is incorrect. This has really got disgusting; I expect the controversy is to her benefit though. Log into your account. Who was the designer? Reading through several of the comments I cant help thinking of the supposed Islamic dresscode, of which it is said that men dictate about how women should dress in order not to be tempted by them and to be be taken serious. In again other words: there is enough body in the music to make it a very real emotional experience. The inability to talk about Wangs clothing in a sensitive and respectful way reveals damaging and longstanding assumptions around women and their dress on the classical stage.. As a female, I feel that her choice of wardrobe distracts from and cheapens the art of the music. Using conductors dress code as an example is not exactly a reference that is worthy of note. . If they need to expose their bodies to sell their concerts, they are cheap, worthless merchandise. You can rest assured you are not the target audience of this interview. john whose comment is just above seems much more reasonable on this issue. Second, as a came-out homosexual, is it relevant for her at all how you old men think of her legs? Yannick Nezet-Seguin, as a good pianist and an excellent conductor, conducted the entire concert with extraordinary precision, with beautiful musical phrasing and total . Your characterization of a brilliant and serious pianist who has demonstrated a rare versatility in her artistry as a chinese attention whore is distressing and shows not only a rampant misogyny but also a prejudiced attitude. There is a 1905 piano roll of Strauss himself playing a transcription of Salomes Dance of the Seven Veils. 530 following. Two questions immediately spring to my mind: Schumann: Sonate G-Moll (In G Minor). Ive try to close my eyes to avoid all the clowning/japery/drollery of Dudamel on Stage, but in his case the music is the biggest problem ever. Perhaps 2 inches from her butt, Norman. Imagine 20 years into the future her (new) fans want to know what shes like when shes younger and all they could find are stupid discourses on her clothesI can already see the vitriol thats going to be poured on these journalists and critics. Excellent comment. The German can be a little square and serious, but it reaches deeper, What an incredibly sophisticated view of music. Andante Gautier Capuon, Yuja Wang & Sergei Rachmaninoff 2. Otherwise it would be extremely unprofessional for the concertmaster to refuse to play just because he/she doesnt like the soloists attire. Again, the way mostly men here are telling women how to dress during music performances in order not to be distracted from their music playing does not differ fundamentally from how in some cultures men think they should decide how women should cover themselves up in order not to seduce them. Believe it or not, some of us are already able to assess it right now and conclude that her pianism is outstanding. I dont believe that Ms. Wang made any record that can be included into the Legend category. She can wear whatever she wants. The notion that what we see might distract from music, rather than shape our experience of it, stems from a centuries-old division of body and mind, physicality and rationality, that claims classical music as purely cerebral stuff. Using eyelids can be helpful to focus on the music. Sounds to me like you may be the one with the problem. The only downside is how long can she keep it up? After logging in you can close it and return to this page. Mom, it was not a phase, . How Oakland University Uses YuJa's Robust Suite of Ed-Tech Tools to Enhance Instruction Across Live, Hybrid and Hyflex Courses "YuJa has been an ideal partner in helping make sure the platform is a success at our campus for our faculty, students, and those who support it." We do recommend YuJa, and our instructional design team does as well. Im afraid the jury is still out on this one. 2 (Single) Amazon Apple Music. Except that in this case, there is plenty in the playing! Mrquez: Danzn No. In music, that is not the case. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Yuja Wang, Arturo Mrquez. Four great artists IMHO. She has performed with the world's most venerated conductors, musicians and ensembles, and is renowned not only . It would be interesting to listen to her and Vanessa Mae (not sure about the spelling) playing the Kreutzer Sonate. They look like Catholic Priests! War mongering, honor killing and slavery also have venerable histories. Dude, nobody is forcing you to stare. The clothes are irrelevant. I sound awfully snooty but thats not my intention. Heard the same kind of stuff about Ann Sofi Mutter. I would enjoy the music while she plays, and the looks before and after. Are her clothes more worth talking about than the gowns of AS Mutter ? Select your subscription length below and head to the checkout: Please log in again. Well, the picture of Yuma Wang's face during this tense scene says perhaps just two. Discussing clothing is something of a taboo in classical music, for performers as much as critics. What a stupid thing to say when everyone is spending myriad column inches discussing that very thing. Oh, give up the corduroy jacket with elbow patches, Norman. So, the music is filled to the brim with emotional experience without literal hang-ups, and the range of types of experience goes from eerily cerebral to disturbingly carnal, and everything in between. I couldnt care less about her apparel (not strictly true as I enjoy it), but her suggestion that its not possible to wear less revealing apparel due to her size strikes my as ridiculous. I wanted to do the shock value.. If short skirts, inviting cleavages and sensational hairdos have to add some sort of bodily presence, the justified suspicion is that there is not enough of it in the playing. I guess she feels she cant do it, though, fully dressed. Who gave this john the right to dictate to other people where they should be getting their confidence? We could use a few more of them, IMO. Greatness is not determined by politics. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Happily, many musicians and orchestras are varying their dress, jacketless, dark shirts, open or Chinese-style collars, etc.