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dss62467

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I stumbled across Yuja on YouTube yesterday while looking for a recording of a Prokofiev concerto. Then I bought her Sonatas & Etudes album from iTunes. Have you heard her interpretation of "Alla Turca"? I saw it on the list and thought, oh man... I've already got 2 versions of this. How many pianists have to record this piece? Well.... Yuja makes it her own. All that talent and she's really cute too. Grrrrr.

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liordavid

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Re: Whoa! Yuja Wang

Reply #1 on: April 21, 2010, 07:17:35 PM

totally with u on everything. She can play techniquely and expressively. I would love to tkae a masterclass with her

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wildman

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Re: Whoa! Yuja Wang

Reply #2 on: April 23, 2010, 12:01:35 PM

You should see the Wild Man...

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dss62467

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Re: Whoa! Yuja Wang

Reply #3 on: April 23, 2010, 03:29:15 PM

Quote from: wildman on April 23, 2010, 12:01:35 PM

You should see the Wild Man...

post a link... I'm very much enjoying watching and listening to others play these days. Listening to Lang Lang right now.

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invictious

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Re: Whoa! Yuja Wang

Reply #4 on: April 23, 2010, 06:15:25 PM

I listened to her interpretation of Prokofiev's third piano concerto (with Claudio Abbado). It was simply phenomenal to me.

Her Petrushka as encores are also as brilliant, and yet depressing for me too.

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meng92

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Re: Whoa! Yuja Wang

Reply #5 on: May 24, 2010, 01:54:00 AM

yujia wang is super,when i see her playing,i'll be crazy....

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miken49

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Re: Whoa! Yuja Wang

Reply #6 on: May 27, 2010, 06:11:54 PM

I'm sorry I really can't join the Yuja Wang fan club. When I hear her playing I hear an awesome technique with almost no warmth at all.

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dss62467

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Re: Whoa! Yuja Wang

Reply #7 on: May 30, 2010, 04:35:28 PM

That's ok.... she's very young... it may come. She's no Martha Argerich, but I still really love her.

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annabubbles

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Re: Whoa! Yuja Wang

Reply #8 on: May 31, 2010, 03:39:00 PM

Oh wow, her playing is brilliant. Her fingers fly so fluently!

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perelea

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Re: Whoa! Yuja Wang

Reply #9 on: June 02, 2010, 10:21:45 AM

I only listened to her Chromatique etude recording so far, it was more then great.

mmm gonna listen to some more I think...

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pianisten1989

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Re: Whoa! Yuja Wang

Reply #10 on: June 02, 2010, 02:05:38 PM

Is she able to play anything that isn't uber-virtuoso?

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point of grace

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Re: Whoa! Yuja Wang

Reply #11 on: June 18, 2010, 11:25:06 PM

Quote from: invictious on April 23, 2010, 06:15:25 PM

depressing for me too.

yah... she is younger than me!!! i first listened to her 2 years ago in the first recording i heard for prokofieff second piano concerto... i didnt pay attention to the performer... i thought it was an "x pianist" and i also thought she was a boy!! lol... because of her name... i have no idea about chinese... i can barely speak English!! so now im so jealous too!

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