Yuja Wang 2008
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St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Bolshoi Zal 7 January 2008 St. Petersburg, Russia (Eighth International Winter Festival Arts Square) St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Bolshoi Zal St. Petersburg Philharmonic conducted by Yuri Temirkanov PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major Op. 10
Berwaldhallen Concert Hall 10, 11 January 2008 Stockholm, Sweden (Sweden debut; Yefim Bronfman replacement) Berwaldhallen Concert Hall Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lionel Bringuier PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16  Review: "Wang has Prokofiev fingers"
University of Michigan, Hill Auditorium 21 January 2008 Ann Arbor, MI University of Michigan, Hill Auditorium Recital  Review: "an incredible performance"  Review: "Pianist's performance equal parts power, poetry"
Kennedy Center, Terrace Theater 26 January 2008 Washington, DC Kennedy Center, Terrace Theater Recital  Review: "Yuja Wang surpassed the buzz preceding her ... performance"  Review: "Pianist Wang, Putting Herself On the A-Liszt"
Court Street United Methodist Church 1 February 2008 Rockford, IL Court Street United Methodist Church Recital  LIGETI: Étude No. 4 'Fanfares'  LIGETI: Étude No. 10 “Der Zauberlehrling (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)”  LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor  SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor 'Sonata-Fantasy'  BARTÓK: Piano Sonata Sz. 80 BB.88  RAVEL: La Valse  Encore: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Flight of the Bumblebee  Review: "Pianist excels in difficult performance at Mendelssohn"
Civic Center, Herbst Theatre 10 February 2008 San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Performances; Herbst Theatre debut) Civic Center, Herbst Theatre Recital  Review: "Wang delivers recital for the ages"
Hilbert Circle Theatre 21 - 23 February 2008 Indianapolis, IN (Boris Berezovsky replacement) Hilbert Circle Theatre Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mario Venzago BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Op. 58
Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts 15 March 2008 Colorado Springs,CO, Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts Colorado Springs Philharmonic conducted by Lawrence Leighton Smith CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21  Review: "Chinese pianist hits all right notes in concert"
Kennedy Center, Concert Hall 24 March 2008 Washington, DC (Washington Performing Arts) Kennedy Center, Concert Hall Recital  LIGETI: Étude No. 4 'Fanfares'  LIGETI: Étude No. 10 “Der Zauberlehrling (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)”  LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor  SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor 'Sonata-Fantasy'  BARTÓK: Piano Sonata Sz. 80 BB.88  RAVEL: La Valse  Review: "Yuja Wang International Piano"
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts 25 March 2008 Houston, TX (Murray Perahia replacement) Jones Hall for the Performing Arts Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K. 491  Interview: A Serendipitous Car Ride with Sir Neville Marriner audio  Interview with Sir Neville Marriner by Chris Johnson audio  Photo facebook  Review: "Wounded conductor, Academy of St. Martin shine"
Arlington Theatre 26 March 2008 Santa Barbara, CA (Murray Perahia replacement) Arlington Theatre Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K. 491  Photo photo  Review: "technical command and interpretive sensitivity"
Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 27 March 2008 Costa Mesa, CA (Murray Perahia replacement) Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K. 491  Encore: BIZET/HOROWITZ: Variations on a Theme from Carmen  Encore: MOZART/VOLODOS: Rondo alla Turca  Review: "ecstatic delight"  Review: "Yuja Wang proves impressive at Academy"
UCLA, Royce Hall 29 March 2008 Los Angeles, CA (Murray Perahia replacement) UCLA, Royce Hall Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K. 491 MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 25  Review: "https://web.archive.org/web/20140413062109/http://www.opus3artists.com/news/?id=555"
Davies Symphony Hall 30 March 2008 San Francisco, CA (Murray Perahia replacement) Davies Symphony Hall Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor  Review: "a zesty evening of virtuosity"
Davies Symphony Hall 31 March 2008 San Francisco, CA (Murray Perahia replacement) Davies Symphony Hall Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K. 491  Encore: MOZART/VOLODOS: Rondo alla Turca  Encore: GLUCK/SGAMBATI: Melodie dell’Orfeo from Orfeo ed Euridice  Review: "Stunning show by pianist Yuja Wang"
Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall 9 April 2008 Philadelphia, PA (Murray Perahia replacement) Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Neville Marriner MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor K. 491 MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor  Review: "reminds one why music-making is man’s most joyous activity"
Denison University, Swasey Chapel 12 April 2008 Granville, OH Denison University, Swasey Chapel Denison University Chamber Orchestra conducted by Chris Kim MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor RACHMANINOV: Prelude in D major Op. 23 No. 4 MENDELSSOHN/RACHMANINOV: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Flight of the Bumblebee
Music Center at Strathmore 24 April 2008 North Bethesda, MD Music Center at Strathmore Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major Op. 10  Review: "Fantastic sounds on piano dazzling"
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall 25 April 2008 Baltimore, MD Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major Op. 10  Review: "Truly lyrical in every sense of the word"
UC Davis Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Jackson Hall 21 May 2008 Davis, CA UC Davis Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Jackson Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16
Kulturzentrum August Everding, Kammerkonzertsaal 5 June 2008 Bottrop, Germany (Klavier-Festival Ruhr debut) Kulturzentrum August Everding, Kammerkonzertsaal Recital
Théâtre du Châtelet 10 June 2008 Paris, France (Murray Perahia replacement) Théâtre du Châtelet Recital
St. Luke's Episcopal Church 27 June 2008 Kalamazoo, MI St. Luke's Episcopal Church Recital BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 with Daedalus Quartet  Review: "Pianist Yuja Wang performs brilliantly in Fontana Chamber Arts concert"
Scottish Rite Center 17 July 2008 Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Chef’s Gala) Scottish Rite Center Benefit gala  STRAVINSKY: Suite Italienne from Pulcinella with Lynn Harrell cello

Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata Op. 19
21 July 2008 Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival) New Mexico Museum of Art, St. Francis Auditorium RACHMANINOV: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor Op. 19 with Lynn Harrell cello download video 362 MB, 34:41 audio youtube audio  Photo facebook
New Mexico Museum of Art, St. Francis Auditorium 22 July 2008 Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival) New Mexico Museum of Art, St. Francis Auditorium CHOPIN: Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major Op. 30 ALBÉNIZ: Three pieces from Iberia: Malaga, El Albaicin, Triana download audio 4 MB, 4:53 BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111
KiMo Theatre 23 July 2008 Albuquerque, NM (KHFM Performance Live series) KiMo Theatre TANEYEV: Piano Quintet in G minor download audio 43 MB, 45:14 audio with Cho-Liang Lin and Helen Nightengale violin, Choong-Jin Chang viola, Lynn Harrell cello
New Mexico Museum of Art, St. Francis Auditorium 24 July 2008 Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival) New Mexico Museum of Art, St. Francis Auditorium TANEYEV: Piano Quintet in G minor with Cho-Liang Lin and Helen Nightengale violin, Choong-Jin Chang viola, Lynn Harrell cello  Review: "forgive me if I wax rapturous"

Mendelssohn Scherzo
29 July 2008 Verbier, Switzerland (Verbier debut) Buy Medici Buy Medici Buy Deutsche Grammophon Buy STAGE+ Verbier Festival, Église de Verbier Recital  RAVEL: La Valse download video 111 MB, 11:06 youtube video  SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor 'Sonata-Fantasy' download video 119 MB, 12:02 youtube video  MENDELSSOHN/RACHMANINOV: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream download video 89 MB, 3:58 audio youtube  Verbier Festival Highlights 2008 youtube video Yuja Wang Debut Recital
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Rachmaninov: Vocalise
 LIGETI: Étude No. 4 'Fanfares' download video 83 MB, 3:44 youtube video  LIGETI: Étude No. 10 “Der Zauberlehrling (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)” download video 49 MB, 2:12 youtube video  LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor download video 310 MB, 31:23 youtube video  RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Flight of the Bumblebee download video 14 MB, 1:29 youtube video  Encore: RACHMANINOV: Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14 download video 27 MB, 4:01 video youtube  Interview play video  Review: "This octave-heavy piano version of Flight Of The Bumblebee is utterly crazy"
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Interview with Lynn Harrell
2 August 2008 Verbier, Switzerland (Verbier Festival) Buy Deutsche Grammophon Verbier Festival, Église de Verbier Duo Recital with Lynn Harrell cello  SCHUBERT: Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A minor D. 821 with Lynn Harrell cello  STRAVINSKY: Suite Italienne from Pulcinella with Lynn Harrell cello  RACHMANINOV: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor Op. 19 with Lynn Harrell cello download audio 32 MB, 34:00 audio youtube youtube audio Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata Op. 19
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Spa Little Theatre 18 August 2008 Saratoga Springs, NY (Saratoga Chamber Music Festival) Spa Little Theatre with members of the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival LISZT: Piano Sonata in B minor BRAHMS: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano in E-flat major Op. 40 with David Kim violin, Jennifer Montone French horn  Review: "Pianist phenom Wang wows'em as soloist and in ensemble"  Review: "Popular pianist proves she can deliver"
Saratoga Performing Arts Center 22 August 2008 Saratoga Springs, NY (Planets Night) Saratoga Performing Arts Center Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major Op. 10  Review: "a perfect showcase for such youthful virtuosity"
Lincoln Theatre 17 - 19 October 2008 Miami Beach, FL (New World debut) Lincoln Theatre New World Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major STRAVINSKY: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra  Review: "keyboard artistry on the highest level"  Review: "Young pianist soars in New World opener"
Fisher Music Center, Orchestra Hall 23, 25, 26 October 2008 Detroit, MI Fisher Music Center, Orchestra Hall Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16  Encore: MOZART/VOLODOS: Rondo alla Turca  Interview youtube video  Review: "Pianist Yuja Wang joins DSO and polishes her star"
Kay Meek Centre 2 November 2008 West Vancouver, Canada Kay Meek Centre Recital
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts 28 - 30 November 2008 Houston, TX Jones Hall for the Performing Arts Houston Symphony conducted by Alexander Mickelthwate RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18  Review: "Wang gives concerto its due"
Salle Pleyel 4 December 2008 Paris, France Salle Pleyel Recital
Suntory Hall 17 December 2008 Tokyo, Japan Suntory Hall NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43 download video 231 MB, 23:38 youtube video

48 concerts in 2008; updated: Feb 28, 2026