Lindberg with London Symphony Orchestra

3 weeks ago |
On May 24, Yuja Wang will return to the stage of Barbican Hall, accompanied by the illustrious London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by François-Xavier Roth. This eagerly anticipated concert will be a musical feast, highlighting the UK premiere of Magnus…

Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Orchestre de Paris

2 months ago |
On April 13 and 14, Yuja Wang joins the Orchestre de Paris for the French premiere of Magnus Lindberg's Piano Concerto No. 3 under the baton of Klaus Mäkelä, the Orchestra's Music Director. Critics have been blown away by Yuja's…

“Wang debuted like a shot of espresso. She donned a sizzling bedazzled red romper and glittering Louboutin stilettos. Style and spectacle are basically Wang’s calling cards, and her outfit radiated fearlessness and ferocity. Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto, like all concertos, unfolds in three parts. “Allegro ma non tanto,“ the first section, begins deceptively straightforward as the pianist introduces a simple diatonic melody. As the section and concerto progress, however, the …

“Big band orchestral writing jostles with Latin American, gospel, Hollywood-like themes and several cadenzas in the classical style, which show off Wang’s glittering finger-work. Nothing lasts long and the concerto is held together by its energy. [Abrams’s Piano Concerto] gets a flamboyant performance from Wang and Abrams, who conducts the Louisville Orchestra, enough to make a glitzy, if fleeting impact in a live concert.” Financial Times “The piano demigod’s forthcoming album (releasing …