We are doing our best to ensure that Slipped Disc is free to all readers. Im going to go home and burn all their CDs, Or: I am sure she did her best, after all, she could have cancelled the program but she didnt. It saddens us to read all of the mean-spirited commentary online and we want to make it known that the VRS has nothing but the highest regard for Yuja as a person and an artist. What is important is she didnt fawn enough over her fans. pleazzz.traumatic is whats happening to that Chinese tennis player right now.cant believe someone at her level would be that delicate, surely she had music teachers that were far worse? What is it, because what you just said was poor journalism, even, hack journalism. I am SO SICK of people pretending Yuja Wang is a bad musician for how she dresses. , I look forward to Tania Millers next performance as a conductor, with Yuja Wang as soloist. Yuja Wang is first and foremost a human being! . Miller went on to offer some advice to Wang: I heard later that she had trouble with the Canadian border getting into Canada. THE AMERICAN PROJECT Yuja Wang. 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. Then you are qualified to be a music teacher. Did the conductor feel the sunglasses meant Yuja didnt hit the right notes? Its incredibly short-sighted to say that she should have been professional. (why did the US get involved again? Do you understand the amount of racism Asian people are suffering right now because of Covid-19? Following on from Marin Aslops hostile blast, two, The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra has chosen renowned conductor, After a dazzling concert with Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bavarian, Gruesome story in the Daily Mail that convenient. . I was left extremely shaken by this experience. Her refusal to cancel the show despite what had just happened to her highlights her incredible professionalism. My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist. She released a DVD on which she performs Sergei Prokofiev's famous piece "Piano Concerto No. On the other hand, travellers are being subjected to close scrutiny on entering countries these day due to a health emergency of which she must be aware. You think you are special, priveleged. We have received so many comments from patrons who attended the recital, glowing about how wonderfully she performed and asking for her return. As an infant, she watched her mother, a dancer, rehearse Swan Lake. The coronavirus is a very recent pandemic not yet understood by the medical community. From that perspective, I could easily see how one incident could provoke an existential crisis: A difficult job made more difficult. Given this virus originated in East Asia where by the way almost every pandemic has originated, from Black Death to CV it is perfectly reasonable for Westerners to be wary of East Asians. 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. When I was dropped off at the venue for my recital that evening, my eyes were still visibly red and swollen from crying. The Canadian Borders is bad enough for anyone who looks Asian, and especially with covid-19 going on. One neurologist friend thought that perhaps Ms Wang was suffering from migraine, which would explain the dark glasses. Pianist Yuja Wang, shown in an earlier photo, surprised listeners during a recent Orchestra Hall recital. Of course I dont doubt the interrogation that ensued was an unpleasant experience nonetheless. I was in shock. I did not have your name until now. Find Yuja Wang tour schedule in Vancouver, concert details, reviews and photos. conflict of status ( working on a tourists visa, the Q and A process was not consistence enough . 2- The fact that Arabs have it bad doesnt mean that everyone else is perfectly fine and unjustified in denouncing unfair treatment. 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! 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. The wrist was taped, and the artist was whacked out on oxycontin, but managed to play the gig. . The Norman Lebrechts and Tania Millers out there havent a clue, they really dont. 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. Totally unacceptable. I denounce it. Before the concert the ushers explained to everyone that he was not well and might not be able to finish. The login page will open in a new tab. 1- The Coronavirus thing you mention here is nothing but racial profiling. 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. She doesnt have to. 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. Have a nice day. If she hedged, to try to speed the process along, they might well have become quite nasty. Perhaps a vigilant manager removed it. Remember we are not selfish and we get MOCKED for wearing masks, we wear it not mainly to protect us but the society as well (prevention, just look at the statistics). Attention seeking pianist?!!! Thank you! Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. 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. 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. It would be better to first be informed about the circumstances and then write about it. Trump? Tania Miller has since responded with an apology to both Wang and her fans: The Vancouver Recital Society issued this statement: We are so grateful to Yuja Wang for being the consummate professional during her all too brief time in Vancouver on Friday evening. . 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. Select your subscription length below and head to the checkout: Please log in again. Michael Tilson Thomas and pianist Yuja Wang take a bow after performing Liszt's Piano Concerto No. Madonna has gone on stage two hours late. And by many accounts she played fantastically. Glasses have nothing to do with the sound. 00:00 Schubert/Liszt - Der Erlknig00:33 Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. Her refusal to cancel the show despite what had just happened to her highlights her incredible professionalism. Two years later, she signed an . (the insurgence directly stirred up by the US and Saudi foundations (old established CIA channel) for instigating regime change, costing innocent lives in the tens of thousands? I was in shock. No. Have these authors have never been harassed, let alone DETAINED, because of their race? I wonder if they would talk about a non Asian artist of such stature in this manner. Instead, they experienced the rejection of an artist withholding the permission to share in the feeling, transcendence and the shared emotion of the beauty, joy, and humanity of music. I ask myself whether it is real or imaginedand then I realize it doesnt matter. You will find her own story if you research. ), Just a few days ago a case was reported in Vancouver a patient who came from Montreal tested positive. Yujas humilation notwithstanding, it does not seem as though she was treated fairly. Should we consider the smile comment being in the direction of slightly sexist?!? Its too bad, BUT IT IS NOT PERSONAL. It doesnt matter what happened behind the scenes, if the artist cant give you your pretties, then badmouth them, because, like, you were just totally ripped off by Ms. Wang, werent you, just completely burned, and you have every right to be furious with this wretched performer who dared to not give you, the Pentultimate Big Dude of The Universe, the show you deserved. Now we accept it as the new normal.. They grew increasingly resentful. Find out the facts before you make a jerk out of yourself. Then you have the respected conductor condescendingly giving advice to a major artist what she must not forget about music. I guess in both those cases they had ran out of sunglasses. Yuja Wang was born on the 10th of February, 1987. Nevertheless, Yuja still gave a stunning recital in Vancouver. She was paid to play for you, not coddle your fragile ego. Having made her debut with that orchestra in 2006 and becoming a Shenson Young Artist later that year the pianist has since been celebrated for her charismatic artistry, emotional honesty, and captivating stage presence. She consistently dazzles audiences with her electrifying stage presence, jaw-dropping virtuosity and keen musical insight. Her absurd behavior in Vancouver simply proved a point she has already made many times before: she is a performer, not an artist. You might like to read her statement (below, from Instagram & Facebook) about this rather than leaping to conclusions based on your assumptions about her supposed attention seeking: I bet she had no problem collecting that fat Canadian paycheck despite whatever problems she might have encountered at Customs. Read more: Opera star calls out critic for body-shaming his reply sparks backlash >, 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. A post shared by Hope (@pianowithhope) on Feb 22, 2020 at 9:07am PST. That is one persons entirely subjective reaction and nothing more. She adds, in an Instagram post, that although she found the experience humiliating and deeply upsetting, she was determined not to let her audience down so decided to wear sunglasses to cover her visibly red and swollen eyes. Norman, are you going to apologise and offer a retraction, having read Yujas explanation? Ever travelled to the States (where Ms. Wang lives) as an Arab? Once you know what happened and if you can imagine being humiliated for traveling while Asian, surely youd appreciate the effort it took to go on and play the recital apparently in superb form, even if her body language was not to your liking. By the way, would you expect an Italian citizen to be detained in the same way? And she had a traumatic experience at your airport. Wearing sunglasses is SUPER weird. Thus, there can be NO comparison between detaining a famous American artist on Canadian border and detaining any Arab on American border. Really? Thank goodness he did, because he left an amazing legacy of written work as well as recordings of his playing as well as numerous radio projects. 48. Ouch. You just bitched, the low road, the easy road. However, Ive run into plenty of people with your type of attitude. They gave almost back-to-back recitals at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday and Wednesday nights,. My carry-on luggage was opened and contents spilled out on the floor. A whole country in ruins? Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. (The UK is the worst culprit, paying insultingly low fees for the honor of being invited to grace its mostly dilapidated halls. 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. Want more updates on classical music and opera news and reviews? So, Ms. Wang had the right to be at least upset if not more. She did not oblige an encore, leaving some in the audience to wonder what had happened to make the pianist uncharacteristically angry. Good point. Remember that she is human like the rest of us, well, not exactly, but we praise her heart when shes playing but you would condemn that same heart here. I agree with V. Lind well done indeed, Mr. Wells. She is not a beginner applying for a chance to play in places she has people who deal with this sort of thing. Now with the covid scare, I dont even want to deal with airports. Yuja was born into a musical family in Beijing. She was gracious in writing about this incident, as she always is. Such characters generally have no clue about what it takes to be a performer, let alone one of international caliber. Awwww, I feel so bad for you. (Credit: Todd Rosenberg photography) Yuja Wang is ever the virtuosic and unpredictable mistress of the keyboard. Works every time. She played with urgency, brilliance, color, energy, and emotion. Instead they experienced the rejection of an artist withholding the permission to share in the feeling, transcendence and the shared emotion of the beauty, joy, and humanity of music.. Yuja Wang is known for being a Pianist. until we had travelled several times together and I was pulled aside every single time, while he sailed through security like it wasnt there. Did they torture her with water or did they use the Spanish boot ? Youre getting all bothered because someone decided to wear sunglass to play a recital? Yuja Wang defends herself from online criticism for wearing sunglasses on stage after being detained and "humiliated" at Vancouver airport. She was obviously angry. If it was simple racial profiling (hard to believe) that she would be right to be upset, of course. Look it up. Pianist Yuja Wang is celebrated for her charismatic artistry, emotional honesty and captivating stage presence. Really, who is the one who should put things into perspective here? How remarkably insensitive of her, she sounds like she really has no empathy at all. Yuja Wang is the 25-year-old Chinese pianist revamping the classical music scene with her tight, short, colorful dresses. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. That means, USA had more than enough time to prepare. Now I understand what Glenn Gould was talking about when he said, I detest audiences, not in their in their individual components. They have real talent. That should have waved her through, so any further questioning would have to have been based on her ethnicity. Out of some 7.5 billion people on Earth, there are maybe 12 who can play as well as Ms. Wang. to write a post criticizing Wang for what she said was effectively shutting the audience out. It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience. Ah, Montral Mirabel. Only an immigrant knows how stressful and upset it can be when being asked and detained at the border control for over an hour. Especially with Yuja Wang. 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). Friends/fans of Yuja know she had been detained for over one hour at the Vancouver Airport and questioned. I felt humiliated and enraged with the manner in which this was handled by personnel. 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. The people sitting around me were all mesmerized by her performance, particular the Bach piece and the encore Chopin. Such is not the case with those of us who regularly perform with local orchestras or in recital. Just putting that out there. . . Why are we musicians held to a different standard? 7.4mm l0.6 25 60100 8 DLC Thank you to everyone who has sent or shared words of support during this difficult time. The social media mobbing of Tania Miller? After logging in you can close it and return to this page. Is she supposed to get special treatment because she is a celebrity? It is infinitely more dangerous than coronavirus ever can dream to be. It was all thoroughly musical, too, never heartless or. 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. What is humiliating about giving information to the security organs of a democratic state in troubled times? It sounds pretty snowflakish to me to be so traumatized by an hour or two of questioning. As, I suspect, most of us would. Sexuality: Straight. 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. She is famous for being a Pianist. LOL, she is the best we have ? the should be little more patient and understanding better, not every day is sunshine , people request too much from others, i wish i can see the inside of this people to see how good they are , come on give the puanist a break!!! G. Sokolov, for example, plays longer sonatas in a row without a long pause. Someone even disliked my comment we perceive our perceptions the orher day. In most peoples professions it is understood that they may miss work due to likeness or other personal reasons. She typically gives well over one hundred performances per year and I think she is allowed to fuck up one or two. . What silly, immature behavior . Yuja went above and beyond by following through with her concert. It means you can produce conversational English, just like most high school students. Regarding your comment, I have no idea who Tania Miller is There is a reason. Let's Go! People need perspective. Yes, between pieces she was odd and distant, but she always did try to smile, if only briefly. After all, she is only a human being who went through something that affected her in a horrific way. The effect was shocking. 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. 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. But, does anybody else have a better reason to explain her non-professionalism in describing the performance? Find tickets for Yuja Wang in Vancouver on SeatGeek. 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. I suspect that, f she had rinsed her face well a few times with cold water and applied her usual makeup, very few in the audience would have noticed anything. An Arab should be vetted and vetted extremely thoroughly. I was left extremely shaken by this experience. 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. My white husband didnt believe it happened . 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. Posts like these give a sense of whos really an old fart on the Slippedisc comment pages (oh hai, Sue! However, like every other news site, we have costs to bear and are urging readers to help share them. 1. http://yujawang.com/tour-through-china-with-the-wiener-philharmoniker/. Ever heard Kissin, Sokolv, Argerich, Trifonov, Volodos, to name just a few ? It is unlikely we would ever learn anything about this little episode had Lebrecht not made a big deal out of her sunglasses (the horror!). It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience. Things are going to be tough with the corona virus spreading around the world. Yuja Wangs melodramatic, attention-seeking behavior seems even more absurd and self-absorbed considering what is happening around the world. You arrogant judgmental arseholes.yes you at Slipped Disc and Tania Miller. No picture was appended to her text post explaining the situation on FB : the picture you say she appended was simply her Profile Picture. My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist.. People who are not victims of racial issues will never understand, it messes with the feelings and emotions in ways that cannot be described. Thus, the fear and the vetting is 100% justified, while detaining Ms. Wang is NOT! 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. the first happening under ambiguous circumstances as far as the role of the US is concerned. Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. Syria? . As lousy as this experience was, nobody is suggesting that Yuja is scarred for life. By the age of 21, she already was an internationally recognized concert pianist, giving recitals around the world. We are doing our best to ensure that Slipped Disc is free to all readers. Wow, do really in all honesty think that is even worth a mention in review of her concert? 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. He kept on playing. I feel her pain, and completely empathise. ), Afghanistan? The power of her interpretations emerges from a distinct combination of her exceptional presence on stage and a natural affinity and inquisitive approach to the repertoire, which ranges from Mozart to Gershwin and beyond. When Wang played the Hollywood Bowl in August in a skimpy coral-colored . To begin with, Wang's program was . I looked at her schedule back to November missed this by 2 days. Why does it matter if she wore glasses. 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". That was a cheap shot. ), the crying part is ridiculously childish. You dont have to play this game. Your description of fury seems feeble at best. My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist. I have no idea who Tania Miller is, sorry, and if she couldnt hear the emotion and rawness that powered this outstanding performance she cant be blamed. Right? Some of the above comments from Tania Miller are simply untrue. Classic FM's More Music Breakfast with Tim Lihoreau . Nobody was upset about it there were still no twitter, Instagram and Facebook. They still have no idea how it got to Italy. But the attention and $$ are hard to resist, for some. Despite this awful treatment at the hands of Canadian customs authorities Yuja still did a wonderful concert., and the audience was enthusisatic and overwhelming in their applause and praise.I applaud Yuja for her professionalism, and her determination to still play. I was looking forward to hearing her perform. . Food poisoning, for instance. Totally understandable why one would be still be rattled by that when it came time to perform. Yuja Wang is a Chinese classical pianist. You went to a concert, YOU DESERVE TO BE ENTERTAINED. During the sold-out show, Wang wore sunglasses and appeared visibly upset. One persons entirely subjective reaction. As a pianist who has performed hundreds of concerts, sometimes in dire situations (I performed an all Beethoven recital the day my mother died), I have always resented the show must go on mentality. The overreaction was solely on the part of the thuggish Canadians. It is Beautiful! I was there, in the fifth row. She is really good. Hollywood Bowl - Hollywood. Technically everything was dazzling, every detail crisp and perfectly articulated, with chords exactly weighted and precisely placed. But once she started playing, oh, who cares about what she wears to the stage! At 30, pianist Yuja Wang has performed at Carnegie Hall 13 times, has played in more than 35 countries, and is Musical America's 2017 Artist of the . How many recitals and concerts have you attended? I went to a Kobrin recital when he was not well. She wore sunglasses because her eyes were so red from crying after being humiliated at customs. Follow usonFacebook,InstagramorTwitterfor all the latest. Ive performed 66 different works with various orchestras and have never once canceled. She was so shaken and crying from the incident, she had to wear her sunglasses to hide her red and swollen eyes. Ditto if it. Regardless of whether one can, indeed, be held longer than one hour at customs (I was also held for one hour at Canadian customs once, in 1997 cheers! Yuja Wang's Net Worth In 2022. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. For pianists, that means dealing with the modern nightmare of travel, jet lag, exhaustion, lugging cases around, And again we felt she must not be well. from Asia). 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. 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. 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). 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! Oh, for Petes sake on her FB page, she says she was subjected to intense questioning by the Canadian Customs and her eyes were swollen from crying. . 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. 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. Puzzled and perhaps intrigued by the sunglasses, to be sure, but angry?? Miles Davis did entire concerts with his back to the audience. It could have been handled better. . Wang later responded via her Instagram page, calling the criticism harmful. What a night!! Please wait before you write news of this sort, and learn what made her wear sunglasses! 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. 2. When I was dropped off at the venue for my recital that evening, my eyes were still visibly red and swollen from crying. Poor N. Lebrecht. Classical audiences are a pampered lot. True, there is a fear of a coronavirus epidemic. But Yuja Wang, you must not forget that the music is the most important treasure. As it turned out, her behavior was explained by the execrable treatment shed sustained at the hands of the border police that afternoon. I was in shock. Her repertoire for the night included Bach's Toccata in C minor BWV 911, Brahms's Intermezzo in A minor Op 116 No 2, Galuppi's Andante from Sonata in C major, and a number . 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