Santa Barbara has been fortunate to bear witness to the wonder of pianist Yuja Wang from her formative days through her continuing majestic career trajectory. Now 38, Wang is now considered one of the ...

When your interviewee lists “Louboutins” as one of their top three travel essentials, you know you’re in for a cracking conversation. We should expect no less from piano prodigy Yuja Wang, the latest ...

Two controversies broke out this week regarding accusations of anti-Black racism in classical music. One involved two high-profile international soloists, pianist Yuja Wang and violinist Leonidas ...

Every week, I write these blog posts for the Artist of the Week, which means every week, I am doing a fair amount of research into that particular artist. It has indeed been an exercise in getting to ...

“Imagine playing the piano on the Moon,” says Yuja Wang, grinning. The 37-year-old concert pianist mimes a slow-­motion bounce from thumb to little finger and laughs. I’m mesmerised by her small, ...

Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 — "Rach 3," as fans fondly call it — is one of the most famously difficult pieces of music there is. The sheet music goes on and on, with notes so dense the ...

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This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. When the young Chinese pianist Yuja Wang wore her little orange dress a ...

Together, Wang and the BSO set up an incredibly engaging performance, with sounds that lingered as echoes in the hall when ...

Yuja Wang has a new crush: the fast-talking, buck-toothed Donkey from “Shrek” addressing tourists at Universal Studios Hollywood from the window of a waffle cart. “Step on up. Nice hair. Bring it with ...

All Yuja Wang performances are astonishing, but some are more astonishing than others. Wang made one of her frequent visits to Davies Symphony Hall on Thursday, Sept. 29, to give a blazing, ...