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Yuja Wang at Verbier Festival 2013

In this 3 minute interview Yuja Wang tells us, among other things, the secret of her harmony between fingers and spirit:

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Interview
Yuja Wang & Joshua Bell play Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata, 3rd mvt.

Watch the 2013 Verbier Festival concerts in free replay on medici.tv!

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Tags: beethoven, wang

August 23rd, 2013
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2 comments

D. Sander Says:
August 23rd, 2013 at 12:07
Inspiring to hear the Kreutzer performace after hearing the interview. It is really a story, as she explained, and the two musicians are exceptional.
Ranniel Says:
November 20th, 2013 at 6:47
My question is the second one, I’m very humbled to have had the opportunity to ask a question to this young artist who inspires me so much. <3 :)

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