For a pianist, difficulty comes in many flavors, from the most obvious — tossing off fistfuls of notes with fiendish precision and dexterity — to more delicate tasks like making a persuasive case for ...

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Yuja Wang is a hot item in classical music these days and her recital Sunday afternoon for the Philharmonic Society of Orange County was one of the most anticipated events of the young season. She ...

A highlight of the London-based Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO)'s upcoming Seoul tour is Chinese piano sensation Yuja Wang, who will make her first appearance on a local stage. The Deutsche ...

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 ...

There’s nothing supernatural in pianist Yuja Wang’s explanation of how her childhood fascination with music evolved. Yes, she was able to hear Chopin speaking to her from beyond the grave, but only in ...