Yuja Wang’s brief premiere
NewsThe US pianist gave the French premiere in Paris last night of Magnus Lindberg’s piano concerto.
The conductor was her partner, Klaus Mäkelä.
photo: Vincent Mouret
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From my latest monthly essay in The Critic…
I think it’s his third piano concerto.
Her (cough, cough) partner?
A formal suit compared alongside a bikini. An appropriate, all-embracing metaphor, I think.
Do you probably mean, her bikini premiere?
The performance is available to view on Medici TV
I suppose we will never know what Klaus whispered in her ear during the post-concerto embrace.
. . . and neither should we care.
Hmmm, thinking their (sad) efforts to be classical music’s Beyoncé and Jay Z couple, maybe a part from that Bonnie&Clyde song?
“But, girlfriend, work with the kid,
I keep you workin’ that Hermès Birkin bag,
Manolo Blahnik Timbs, Aviator lens,
600 drops, Mercedes Benz,
The only time you wear Burberry to swim…”
Or… sorry, they are too “classy” for that…
People dress how they wish. Some guests go to a
Wedding in jeans
She’s not a guest (at a wedding.)
…but there is appropriate and INAPPROPRIATE !!
Not a high point in western civilization, it has to be said!
And in the case of Wang, if the orchestra can go to the trouble of dressing for the occasion she should too. Unless it’s all about her, of course!!!
She is probably capable in presenting herself in only briefs. Wouldn’t put it past her moral turpitude to push the envelope off their stage and into our faces. Criticize me all you want, this is how low we’ve come and most people don’t seem to care for dignity anymore. Depressing.
The administrators of US immigration law regards the following to be examples of moral turpitude:
“Crimes involving moral turpitude are grouped into three general categories. They are: (1) Crimes committed against property (for example, arson, blackmail, burglary, larceny, robbery, fraud, false pretences, theft, receiving stolen property); (2) crimes committed against governmental authority (for example, bribery, tax evasion, perjury, fraud against government functions); and (3) crimes committed against persons, family relationships, and sexual morality (for example, serious assaults, gross indecency, lewdness, kidnapping, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape)”.
Ms Yang is guilty of which specific offences?
Miss Wang insults all those who have an aesthetic sensibility and the professional musicians who know that music is about the music and not about the bare legs of an exhibitionist. Miss Wang abuses music to be celebrated for her body. She is putting on a show.
It’s a matter of taste, not moral turpitude.
You are 100% right Enrique !!
Yes because, as we’ve seen, it’s always a slippery slope. My rights are more important than yours. Yeah, right.
What sort of narcissism…..??!!
Why does she always seem to play in her undergarments?? Can’t she afford a proper concert gown?
How was her performance ?
Why can’t some guys just focus on the music making for gods sake? Don’t say nasty things about her if your mind is already low. By the way, since when she is a US pianist?
Eventually she will be to old to wear that and then we will really hear her play.
Classical music attire never makes any sense to begin with, so why pick on Yuja’s outfits? I mean, name another profession in which 19th century attire (tuxedos, floor-length gowns) is standard in the workplace. It’s completely ridiculous. Say what you will about Yuja’s taste, but at least she’s got one foot in the 21st century.
The orchestra players remind me of a marx brothers film wearing the penguin suits.
Yuja just looks sillier by the day!!
These comments are insane. Yaja Wang is an extraordinary artist, whatever she wears. She’s bringing life back to the symphony Hall, she’s fun, she’s gorgeous and she’s bringing new audiences. I don’t know what anyone’s problem is here.
Oops, how did I end up reading Hello magazine gossip column…?
The critics this time seemed to get the message after her LA premiere of John Andams piano concerto not to being their review with a discussion of her fashion, rather than the work itself. I know letters were written to numerous critics that her fashion should come at the end of their review if they thought it necessary to include and lead with the work itself.