From that perspective, I could easily see how one incident could provoke an existential crisis: A difficult job made more difficult. Here's a vivid post. One persons entirely subjective reaction. Apart from the fact that we dont know the reason for this questioning (as if St. Yuja is incapable of fault. . Have either of you seen any of Ms. Wangs youtube videos? In many cases, it is as difficult, if not more so, to enter Canada than it is to enter the US. . Usually if these two documents are handy, , there should be no problem at all !! Let's Go! I believe I have seen Sir Andreas Schiff did it last time one or two seasons ago. Neither a Yuja Super Fan here, nor a detractor. I have no sympathy for her. As it turned out, her behavior was explained by the execrable treatment shed sustained at the hands of the border police that afternoon. 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). BTW, travelers from East Asia *should* expect extra scrutiny given the spate of zoonotic diseases that tend to originate in that part of the world (Covid-19 being only the most recent). 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. Asymptomatic carriers are of great concern. But Ms. Wang did not arrive from China. We welcome Musical America's 2016 Musician of the Year back to the VRS after an absence of 10 years. No other group of people has done more state sponsored terrorism in the world in the last decades, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians. How would you like it when you are given dirty looks from random strangers of all other races when you are just being yourself? a great recital! Riiiight. Youre getting all bothered because someone decided to wear sunglass to play a recital? Yujas humilation notwithstanding, it does not seem as though she was treated fairly. Did they torture her with water or did they use the Spanish boot ? Oh give us a break. 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. Its incredibly short-sighted to say that she should have been professional. I denounce it. 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.. She is absolutely one of the finest pianists alive on the planet. Her playing was possibly affected by her emotions, in that it was strongly emotional, and her Bach didnt sound like Bach if you like, but her mastery of the piano is such that her astounding range of colours, tone and articulations enabled her to present a deeply moving and personal interpretation to all the pieces. Music degrees are easy to get. Her international breakthrough came in 2007, when she replaced Martha Argerich as soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. If I were Yuja Wang . The wrist was taped, and the artist was whacked out on oxycontin, but managed to play the gig. How about killing 200,000 people in Japan with two bombs in 1945? 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. Now with the covid scare, I dont even want to deal with airports. Give her a break! 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. 3. Yuja Wang is the world's greatest classical pianist. I made eight trips to see her during the last four months. Perhaps a vigilant manager removed it. What a night!! Get over yourself! all these gives good or bad impressions to the immigrant officer. That is one persons entirely subjective reaction and nothing more. Wake up and smell the covfefe already! American Customs was always practically hostile, even to a white professional as I was there was always the sense that they thought you were entering their country to exploit them in some way. You just bitched, the low road, the easy road. 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. Yuja shouldve cancelled. When the audience continued to clap to bring her back out on stage, she refused. She did the concert as best as she could Im sure and you should applaud her courage and determination. 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. 300:51 Strauss/Cziffra - Trisch Tratsch Polka01:20 Prokofiev - Toccata02:12 Pr. This episode and peoples harsh reaction toward the pianist is what drove Gould to the recording studio and off the concert stage. 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. Im of Asian descent and am ALWAYS pulled aside for extra screening at airports in spite of having a global entry card. You, the lady who has awoken Mozart from his slumber and had him dancing to his rather less sedate rondo, just keep breaking down the barriers and opening people's eyes to the joy of Music. 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. 48. Wang later responded via her Instagram page, calling the criticism harmful. . She did play fantastically I was thereand it is abject nonsense to say the audience was furious or disappointed. 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. Browse tickets across all upcoming show dates and make sure you're getting the best deal for seeing Yuja Wang in Vancouver. 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. Yuja began playing piano at age six, and studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing under Ling Yuan and Zhou Guangren. Nobody is begrudging Wang her right to be upset at being inconvenienced, but self-indulgent, annoying behavior on stage is a pattern with her. I had no contact information for the presenter and was simply told I would be met at the airport. 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. 1 with the San Francisco Symphony. Wearing sunglasses is SUPER weird. They gave almost back-to-back recitals at . Yuja is Normans click bait. As each piece ended, there were sighs of appreciation from the audience, extended applause, and acclaiming shouts. 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. 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!!! How about this: Artist so-and-so gave a lously performance last night. The Norman Lebrechts and Tania Millers of the world are what real musicians refer to as wannabees. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Im glad you are at least setting the record straight. 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! Totally unacceptable. 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. Norman Lebrecht attention seeking pianist, one gimmick too far, refused to acknowledge the audience in any way. Wang certainly blew the minds of her Lincoln Center audience. It was all thoroughly musical, too, never heartless or. As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/59 a year, or $165/125 for three years. Such characters generally have no clue about what it takes to be a performer, let alone one of international caliber. 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. If you want things perfect- buy the CD. But, does anybody else have a better reason to explain her non-professionalism in describing the performance? Yuja Wang, Piano. The real question is whether these airport screeners treated Yuja with dignity and respect (i.e., as they would treat anyone else with a global travel profile, esp. Yuja Wang! Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. Feb 25, 2020 at 10:30 am. It would be better to first be informed about the circumstances and then write about it. All loaded phrases. You are no better. 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. When I was dropped off at the venue for my recital that evening, my eyes were still visibly red and swollen from crying. Her having been harassed to the point of tears matters not. Did you do any of that? Just in: Fourth Italian opera is shut by virus, https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/concerts/concert-detail/event-id/%2010042, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-coronavirus-flight-montreal-vancouver-1.5473283, http://yujawang.com/tour-through-china-with-the-wiener-philharmoniker/, https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762028, Two women conductors come out for Cate Blanchetts Tar, 7/11 stores play opera to drive away the homeless. Yuja Wang is a Chinese classical pianist. She began picking out melodies on the piano at home, her parents' wedding gift, and received her first piano lessons at the age of six. 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.". . Coming to terms with that fact was one of the major breakthroughs of my life. You implied it was a cheap stunt. Thats right: she gave what she could in spite of difficult circumstances. Yuja Wang's age is 35. She won the Echo Klassik Award for Young Artist of the Year in 2011. Only an immigrant knows how stressful and upset it can be when being asked and detained at the border control for over an hour. Oops, there I go again, cheap, vulgar opinion about someone I know nothing about just the same as the way she spoke about Yuja. My audiences and fans sustain and nourish me as an artist. 00:00 Schubert/Liszt - Der Erlknig00:33 Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 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. That was truly shameful. . LOL, she is the best we have ? But Yuja Wang, you must not forget that the music is the most important treasure. I dont understand why the person whose comments you published, the Canadian conductor, didnt open her ears and hear what the rest of us heard on Friday. They still have no idea how it got to Italy. Yuja Wang was born in Beijing, China on February 10, 1987. Yuja appears on the cover of Issue 105 ofPianist, which you can now download for 2.99 (usually 6.99). She was called too impulsive. Look it up. I dont want to say that I dont believe it didnt trouble her. Miss Wang has put together a program of many short piano pieces and she has chosen to leave the stage between the pieces and then appear again. Kudos to her for going on with her recital after being given a hard time in airport security just a short time before. . 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 . Posts: 203. Or, perhaps, the real motivation is one of inner jealousy. Ive performed 66 different works with various orchestras and have never once canceled. She doesnt have to. Arcangelo Corelli Speaking as a fellow touring musician, I can absolutely say: if that is Ms. Millers attitude, I guarantee you, she sucks as a conductor. MAGA and KAG! So was Tania Millers. 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. Norman you are an idiot. What profession do 90% of music grads do? 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. I admit I do not know just how upset she was. Yuja Wang has an estimated net worth of $20 million, as per celebritynetworth. Her hands, for instance, stretch twice as wide for their size as normal. Vince, it is one thing to experience racism, another thing to be subjected to screening on public health grounds. Dont even start me on US border control, and the lines, and the attitude. You are not only judgmental but also harsh. Sexuality: Straight. The sunglasses still seem like an overreaction and a mistake. Ill venture a guess that you cant play anything other than charades. . (The UK is the worst culprit, paying insultingly low fees for the honor of being invited to grace its mostly dilapidated halls. Some of the audience tittered at the thought that this was some sort of cool new dress code. I ask myself whether it is real or imaginedand then I realize it doesnt matter. I certainly would have canceled if it had happened prior to the concert. Find tickets for Yuja Wang in Vancouver on SeatGeek. She is not a beginner applying for a chance to play in places she has people who deal with this sort of thing. It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience. 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. There are nearly 1,5 billion Chinese citizens a tiny minority of which may have been affected. The reason is: while coronavirus claims about 2000+ lives, Islamic Terrorism claimed already hundreds of thousands all over the world. Oh and I should tell you that I have faced discrimination myself on several occasions. Fact is, almost anybody can write a little article about something. She had a really bad experience and clearly it affected her deeply. See, Im being petty and trivial, and my tone is mocking, juvenile, immature, and unprofessional. conflict of status ( working on a tourists visa, the Q and A process was not consistence enough . This will be because of her being visibly Chinese, and perhaps because she was so well-travelled, as someone has suggested. She was traumatized and devastated. You might apologize for your quick print. Yes, between pieces she was odd and distant, but she always did try to smile, if only briefly. Telling people they shouldnt feel the way they feel is performing a humanitarian service. from Asia). I am getting VERY tired of people judging pianists because how they look or what they wear. Why the hell should she have apologised, never mind cancelled? Her sunglasses also made us think she might be ill, to shield her eyes from the bright stage lighting. . You should have stuck to appreciation of what really counts rather than appearances. . It would never be my intention to snub or disengage with an audience, she said. You can be sure all her papers were in perfect order. 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. I was in shock. Now we accept it as the new normal.. She typically gives well over one hundred performances per year and I think she is allowed to fuck up one or two. Sure, its their country but I wouldnt have fancied trying to perform in the immediate aftermath. Based on your logic, US citizens should be detained anywhere first of all. Its just how people are. Yuja is a performer who already has a justly deserved reputation for putting herself before the music, and, therefore, the audience. Trump? Nevertheless, Yuja still gave a stunning recital in Vancouver. Yuja @YujaWang . to write a post criticizing Wang for what she said was effectively shutting the audience out. You and Ms. Miller didnt get the service that you thought you deserved. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. ! i played along from my seat! We are doing our best to ensure that Slipped Disc is free to all readers. 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. Many thanks for the quick add. Why was she detained? Regarding your comment, I have no idea who Tania Miller is There is a reason. Has anyone considered that she might have violated the Canadian law in some way? Wow, do really in all honesty think that is even worth a mention in review of her concert? G. Sokolov, for example, plays longer sonatas in a row without a long pause. Puzzled and perhaps intrigued by the sunglasses, to be sure, but angry?? No. For pianists, that means dealing with the modern nightmare of travel, jet lag, exhaustion, lugging cases around, By Mark Swed Classical Music Critic. My carry-on luggage was opened and contents spilled out on the floor. My white husband didnt believe it happened . The Canadian Borders is bad enough for anyone who looks Asian, and especially with covid-19 going on. 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. 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. Any it was a great performance. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. 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.. There you can experience intense questioning. 2. And what is Ms. Millers excuse? 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. She should know better, but again, I guess she is fussy because she is a primadonna, and didnt get the audio treatment that a member of the royalty, like herself, deserved. Select your subscription length below and head to the checkout: Please log in again. Print eTickets instantly. On the contrary, disasters could happen, e.g. Im guessing that you slept through the actual performance? Humiliated after being detained at the airport, Yuja Wang says she delivered the recital in sunglasses to hide her tears. Yuja Wang was born into a musical family in Beijing on 10 February 1987. I felt humiliated and enraged with the manner in which this was handled by personnel. I was going to have a delightful after dinner aperitif, but your shallow cheapness has put me right off. The primitive may suggest Yuja Wang as being an privileged individual enraged She was treated shabbily. The young Pierre Boulez wore sunglasses during a conduction because of an eye infection. Receive small business resources and advice about entrepreneurial info, home based business, business franchises and startup opportunities for entrepreneurs. Yuja Wang was born on a Tuesday February 10 1987 in Beijing. Yuja Wang is ravishing in Magnus Lindberg's new piano concerto review 10 Jan, 2023 Financial Times "Lindberg ['s] third piano concerto was tailored for Yuja Wang's dazzling virtuosity; on Thursday she played this formidable score from memory and sounded commanding throughout, from thunderous assertion to caressing lyricism. Everything I do on stage is about connecting with people. ), the crying part is ridiculously childish. That should have waved her through, so any further questioning would have to have been based on her ethnicity. Shame on you. The touring life for top soloists is hideous these days, mainly because service has gone to hell across almost all sectors associated with travel. To accuse her of seeking attention by wearing sunglasses ( as did Roy Orbison) is rather harsh. Thank you. HOWEVER: the first case in the Western world (outside China) was found in the US! And the mere act of getting around there is enough to kill the spirit of any visiting artist). Did the conductor feel the sunglasses meant Yuja didnt hit the right notes? Follow usonFacebook,InstagramorTwitterfor all the latest. This is a picture of her, taken on stage at the end of the Vancouver recital. Seriously. I was then released, giving me very little time to travel to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. I did not have your name until now. Yuja Wang's Net Worth In 2022. Now I have to go sit in the hottub without my drink, dash it all. However, Ive run into plenty of people with your type of attitude. Just in case, here is another link describing her recent concert tour of China, with the Oct. 30 Wuhan concert date identified. Feb 26, 2020. Ms. Millers comments about COVID-19 are a nasty distraction. 1. By the age of 21 she was already an internationally . Was she questioned in connection to the coronavirus matter? Find out the facts before you make a jerk out of yourself. As another commenter sagely points out, perhaps Yuja Wang, Inc. should consider a less busy concert schedule. Out of some 7.5 billion people on Earth, there are maybe 12 who can play as well as Ms. Wang. You, good sir, are not one of them. Thinking Big: Yuja Wang. 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. Too much focus on what musicians look like & wear focus on the music. It is infinitely more dangerous than coronavirus ever can dream to be. Not helpful for our industry and not even actual journalism. Lesson #5: Jump at every opportunity. I went to a Kobrin recital when he was not well. Someone even disliked my comment we perceive our perceptions the orher day. No point in ranking injustices as the worst and as acceptable. 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. LEts leave it at that. She had also been worried she would miss her recital. 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? 3 in C Major." Were human beings with feelings and most people with any kind of empathy realise that with a live performance, the human element and frailty is part of what you are there for. 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