Yuja Wang 2016
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Palau de la Música Catalana 7 January 2016 Barcelona, Spain Palau de la Música Catalana Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel MESSIAEN: Turangalîla-Symphonie with Cynthia Millar ondes martenot  Photo photo  Photo facebook
Halle aux Grains 8 January 2016 Toulouse, France Halle aux Grains Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel MESSIAEN: Turangalîla-Symphonie with Cynthia Millar ondes martenot  Photo facebook
10 January 2016 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Philharmonie Luxembourg, Grand Auditorium Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel MESSIAEN: Turangalîla-Symphonie with Cynthia Millar ondes martenot download video 777 MB, 1:17:14 video youtube video  Photo facebook  Photo twitter
16 January 2016 London, United Kingdom Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel MESSIAEN: Turangalîla-Symphonie with Cynthia Millar ondes martenot  Photos facebook  Review: "An Outstanding Turangalîla-symphonie"  Review: "Wang performed the difficult role assigned to the piano in this piece amazingly well"  Review: "Wang’s playing was as glittering as her clothing"  Review: "The balance between the soloists and the orchestra was exemplary."
Heichal Hatarbut - Charles Bronfman Auditorium 17, 19, 21 January 2016 Tel Aviv, Israel Heichal Hatarbut - Charles Bronfman Auditorium Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major 'Jeunehomme'
International Convention Center, Ussishkin Auditorium 18 January 2016 Jerusalem, Israel International Convention Center, Ussishkin Auditorium Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major 'Jeunehomme'
Heichal Hatarbut - Charles Bronfman Auditorium 20, 23 January 2016 Tel Aviv, Israel Heichal Hatarbut - Charles Bronfman Auditorium Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major Op. 83  Photos facebook
Kölner Philharmonie 24 January 2016 Cologne, Germany Kölner Philharmonie Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel MESSIAEN: Turangalîla-Symphonie with Cynthia Millar ondes martenot
Lincoln Center, David Geffen Hall 3 - 6 February 2016 New York, NY Lincoln Center, David Geffen Hall New York Philharmonic conducted by Charles Dutoit MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major 'Jeunehomme'  Photo facebook  Photos facebook
Gasteig, Philharmonie München 10 February 2016 Munich, Germany (Wiener Philharmoniker debut) Gasteig, Philharmonie München Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Valery Gergiev MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major 'Jeunehomme'  Photo facebook
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées 12 February 2016 Paris, France Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Valery Gergiev MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major 'Jeunehomme'  Photo facebook
California State University, Northridge Valley Performing Arts Center 19 February 2016 Northridge, CA California State University, Northridge Valley Performing Arts Center Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Op. 44  Encore: TCHAIKOVSKY/WILD: Danse des petits cygnes from Swan Lake youtube video  Review: "If she were a tennis player, she would be Roger Federer."
UC Davis Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Jackson Hall 20 February 2016 Davis, CA UC Davis Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Jackson Hall Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major 'Jeunehomme'
Davies Symphony Hall 21 February 2016 San Francisco, CA Davies Symphony Hall Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Op. 44  Review: "Wang and Pletnev charge over the top with Tchaikovsky’s second concerto"  Review: "Her technique was flawless ... jaw-dropping"
Davies Symphony Hall 22 February 2016 San Francisco, CA Davies Symphony Hall Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major 'Jeunehomme'  Photo twitter  Review: "Wang steals the spotlight from Russian orchestra"
McCallum Theatre of the Performing Arts 23 February 2016 Palm Desert, CA McCallum Theatre of the Performing Arts Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Op. 44  Encore: YOUMANS/TATUM: Tea for Two
Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 24 February 2016 Costa Mesa, CA Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Op. 44  Photo facebook  Review: "she managed both blinding speed and explosive power with the utmost clarity of articulation and texture"
Kansas State University, McCain Auditorium 26 February 2016 Manhattan, KS Kansas State University, McCain Auditorium Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Op. 44
27 February 2016 Lincoln, NE Lied Center for the Performing Arts Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Op. 44  Review: "Wang was nothing short of amazing."
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Helzberg Hall 28 February 2016 Kansas City, MO Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Helzberg Hall Russian National Orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Op. 44  Photos facebook
Lincoln Center, David Geffen Hall 10, 11, 12 March 2016 New York, NY Lincoln Center, David Geffen Hall New York Philharmonic conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen MESSIAEN: Turangalîla-Symphonie with Valérie Hartmann-Claverie ondes martenot  Photos facebook  Photos facebook  Review: "explosive and unmissable"  Review: "Messiaen seems like the perfect match for her pianism"  Review: "Yuja Wang gave a scintillating and colorful account of the daunting solo piano part"
14 March 2016 New York, NY (Steinway Hall Pre-Opening Night Gala) Steinway Hall Recital  SCHUMANN/TAUSIG: Spanisches Liederspiel Op. 74 No. 10 'Der Kontrabandiste' video youtube  Steinway Spirio Interview youtube video
University of Rochester, Eastman Theatre 14 April 2016 Rochester, NY (Rochester debut) University of Rochester, Eastman Theatre Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ward Stare BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 1  Photos facebook  Review: "In her Rochester debut, Wang was scintillating."  Review: "Her precision was unparalleled by any musician I've ever heard play live"
University of Rochester, Eastman Theatre 16 April 2016 Rochester, NY University of Rochester, Eastman Theatre Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ward Stare BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major  Photo facebook  Photos facebook  Review: "Her precision was unparalleled by any musician I've ever heard play live."
Performing Arts Against AIDS 25 April 2016 New York, NY (Benefit for Classical Action) Performing Arts Against AIDS Recital
Granada Theatre 2 May 2016 Santa Barbara, CA Granada Theatre Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'  Review: "Yuja Wang slays Beethoven's monster piano piece - and makes it look easy"
Soka Performing Arts Center 3 May 2016 Aliso Viejo, CA Soka Performing Arts Center Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'  Photo facebook  Review: "Yuja Wang astonishes in recital at Soka Performing Arts Center"
Paradise Valley, AZ 5 May 2016 Paradise Valley, AZ (Benefit for Phoenix Symphony’s Education and Community Engagement programs) An Evening with Yuja Wang Recital
Green Music Center, Weill Hall 6 May 2016 Rohnert, CA (Sonoma State University) Green Music Center, Weill Hall Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'  Photo facebook
Lensic Performing Arts Center 9 May 2016 Santa Fe, NM Lensic Performing Arts Center Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'
Tidewater Community College, Roper Performing Arts Center 11 May 2016 Norfolk, VA (Virginia Arts Festival) Tidewater Community College, Roper Performing Arts Center Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'
14 May 2016 New York, NY (Triple Crown Tour) Buy Medici Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium Recital download video 911 MB, 1:45:31  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2 download video 91 MB, 10:46 youtube video  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte' download video 252 MB, 32:14 video youtube  Photo photo  Photo facebook  Interview: Triple Crown Tour youtube video  Interview: "Yuja Wang and the Art of Performance - The New Yorker"
 BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier' download video 421 MB, 43:51 video youtube  Encore: SCHUBERT/LISZT: Gretchen am Spinnrade download video 26 MB, 3:35  Encore: GLUCK/SGAMBATI: Melodie dell’Orfeo from Orfeo ed Euridice download video 22 MB, 2:58  Encore: BIZET/HOROWITZ: Variations on a Theme from Carmen download video 28 MB, 3:16 youtube video  Encore: MOZART/VOLODOS: Rondo alla Yuja download video 18 MB, 2:20 facebook video  Encore: CHOPIN: Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2 download video 30 MB, 3:55  Review: "Yuja Wang Tackles Beethoven’s 'Hammerklavier,' Assured to a Fault"  Review: "Yuja Wang played Beethoven’s most difficult piano work better than any Westerner has played it."
27 May 2016 Kouklia, Cyprus (Pharos Chamber Music Festival) Royal Manor House Chamber Concert with Alexander Chaushian cello facebook video  RACHMANINOV: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor Op. 19  Photo facebook
Royal Manor House 29 May 2016 Kouklia, Cyprus (Pharos Chamber Music Festival) Royal Manor House Chamber Concert  with Henning Kraggerud violin, Diemut Poppen viola, Tim Park cello, Nabil Shehata double bass  BARTÓK: Contrastes pour Clarinette, Violon et Piano  SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A major D. 667 'Trout'  Photos facebook
Teatro Donizetti 1 June 2016 Bergamo, Italy (Festival Pianistico Internazionale) Teatro Donizetti Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'  Photos facebook  Photos facebook  La piccola grande Wang infiamma il teatro Donizetti facebook video
4, 6, 7 June 2016 Rome, Italy video Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Santa Cecilia Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia conducted by Lionel Bringuier RAVEL: Piano Concerto in D major for the Left Hand download video 164 MB, 18:21 youtube video RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major download video 187 MB, 21:29 youtube video  Encore: BIZET/HOROWITZ: Variations on a Theme from Carmen download video 28 MB, 3:06  Encore: GLUCK/SGAMBATI: Melodie dell’Orfeo from Orfeo ed Euridice download video 20 MB, 3:10 youtube video  Photos 4 June facebook  Yuja Wang - Ravel facebook video  Carmen Variations: analyse doubles notes piano youtube video  Review: "La vera reginetta della festa è stata lei: Yuja Wang"  Review: "Wang e Bringuier: un degno suggello"  Review: "I due volti di Yuja Wang"
10 June 2016 Budapest, Hungary (Budapesti Nyári Fesztivál) Margitszigeti Szabadtéri Színpad Nemzeti Filharmonikus Zenekar conducted by Zoltán Kocsis RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue  Photos facebook  Yuja Wang zenés video üdvözlete facebook video
Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Mendelssohn-Saal 11 June 2016 Düsseldorf, Germany Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Mendelssohn-Saal Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'
Berliner Philharmonie, Grosser Saal 13 June 2016 Berlin, Germany Berliner Philharmonie, Grosser Saal Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'
Philharmonie de Paris, Grande Salle Pierre Boulez 15 June 2016 Paris, France Philharmonie de Paris, Grande Salle Pierre Boulez Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'
Muziekgebouw 17 June 2016 Eindhoven, The Netherlands Muziekgebouw Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'  Photos facebook
Royal Concertgebouw 19 June 2016 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Royal Concertgebouw Recital  RAVEL: Scarbo from Gaspard de la Nuit youtube audio  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte' youtube audio  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier' youtube audio  Encore: TCHAIKOVSKY/WILD: Danse des petits cygnes from Swan Lake youtube audio  Encore: PROKOFIEV: Precipitato from Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major Op. 83 youtube audio  Encore: BIZET/HOROWITZ: Variations on a Theme from Carmen youtube audio  Encore: MOZART/VOLODOS: Rondo alla Yuja youtube audio  Encore: KAPUSTIN: Eight Concert Studies for Piano Op. 40 No. 3 'Toccatina' youtube audio  Encore: CHOPIN: Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2 youtube audio  Encore: SCHUBERT/LISZT: Gretchen am Spinnrade youtube audio  Encore: GLUCK/SGAMBATI: Melodie dell’Orfeo from Orfeo ed Euridice youtube audio  YUJA WANG BRENGT CONCERTGEBOUW IN EXTASE facebook video
Laeiszhalle 21 June 2016 Hamburg, Germany Laeiszhalle Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'  Encore: GLUCK/SGAMBATI: Melodie dell’Orfeo from Orfeo ed Euridice facebook video  Photo facebook
Tonhalle, Grosser Saal 25 June 2016 Zürich, Switzerland Tonhalle, Grosser Saal Recital  BRAHMS: Ballades Op. 10 Nos. 1 and 2  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'
28 June 2016 Bogota, Colombia Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel MESSIAEN: Turangalîla-Symphonie with Cynthia Millar ondes martenot  Photo photo  Photos photo  Review: "una nueva ronda de aplausos en una plaza internacional"
Wolf Trap, Filene Center 8 July 2016 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap, Filene Center National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lionel Bringuier RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major  Review: "Yuja Wang, NSO play to enthusiastic but small crowd at Wolf Trap"  Review: "Wang put her piano skills on display and earned a well-deserved standing ovation."
17 July 2016 Lenox, MA Tanglewood, Koussevitzky Music Shed Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Gimeno RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major download audio 49 MB, 20:12 audio youtube GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue download audio 41 MB, 16:55  Photos facebook  Review: "She met all the challenges of virtuosity with elegance, especially in the tender passages"  Review: "Her splashy exuberance was even better suited to Gershwin’s rhapsody"
Hollywood Bowl 21 July 2016 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue youtube  Review: "Dudamel and Wang deliver a 'Rhapsody in Blue' for the Hollywood Bowl history books"  Review: "She gave a fresh twist on 'Rhapsody in Blue,' which garnered yet another standing ovation."  Review: "she nailed 'Rhapsody in Blue' with Dudamel"  Review: "王羽佳廣受好評" youtube
Verbier Festival, Église de Verbier 25 July 2016 Verbier, Switzerland Verbier Festival, Église de Verbier BRAHMS: Die Schöne Magelone Op. 33 with Matthias Goerne baritone  Review: "Yuja Wang développe de fines sonorités à l’accompagnement"
27 July 2016 Verbier, Switzerland Buy Medici Verbier Festival, Salle des Combins Recital download video 908 MB, 1:31:58  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte' download video 274 MB, 31:23  RAVEL: Scarbo from Gaspard de la Nuit download video 99 MB, 9:11  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier' download video 337 MB, 40:42  Encore: MOZART/VOLODOS: Rondo alla Yuja download video 33 MB, 2:51 youtube video  Encore: BIZET/HOROWITZ: Variations on a Theme from Carmen download video 39 MB, 3:22  Encore: KISSIN: Sonata for Cello and Piano with Gautier Capuçon cello (World Premiere) download video 162 MB, 11:35 video youtube video  Photos facebook  Review: "Yuja Wang scales summits in Verbier"  Review: "This is one of the hardest pieces in the world – but this virtuoso makes it look *effortless*"
30 July 2016 Verbier, Switzerland Buy Medici Verbier Festival, Salle des Combins Chamber Concert download video 955 MB, 1:26:09  BARTÓK: Contrastes pour Clarinette, Violon et Piano with Leonidas Kavakos violin, Martin Fröst, clarinet download video 169 MB, 17:13 youtube video  BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 1 for Piano, Violin and Cello in B major Op. 8 with Leonidas Kavakos violin, Gautier Capuçon, cello download video 407 MB, 37:56 video youtube  SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-flat major Op. 44 with Leonidas Kavakos and Roman Simovic violin, Blythe Teh Engstroem viola, Gautier Capuçon cello download video 377 MB, 31:00 youtube video youtube video  Encore: SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-flat major: Scherzo download video 377 MB, 31:00 youtube video youtube video  Photo facebook
Mozarteum, Grosser Saal 9 August 2016 Salzburg, Austria (Salzburger Festspiele debut) Mozarteum, Grosser Saal BRAHMS: Die Schöne Magelone Op. 33 with Matthias Goerne baritone  Photo facebook
12 August 2016 Salzburg, Austria (Salzburger Festspiele) video Haus für Mozart Camerata Salzburg conducted by Lionel Bringuier GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue download video 153 MB, 16:01 video youtube  1 million views  M RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major download video 344 MB, 20:04 youtube video Yuja plays Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Yuja plays Rhapsody in Blue
17 August 2016 Beijing, China (Artist in Residence) National Centre for the Performing Arts, Arts Library Yuja Wang´s Music Party  Artist in Residence facebook
18 August 2016 Beijing, China (Artist in Residence) Buy Medici National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall Chamber Concert with Martin Grubinger and Percussive Planet Ensemble  STRAVINSKY/GRUBINGER: Le Sacre du Printemps for Piano and Percussion download video 42 MB, 15:31 youtube video (Part I: L'Adoration de la Terre)  BARTÓK/GRUBINGER: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion  PSATHAS: One Study One Summary download video 38 MB, 10:45 video youtube youtube video  Encore: GRUBINGER/YUJA: Piano-Percussion Fusion  Photo facebook  Photo facebook  Musica: Rehearsing the encore play video  Yuja Wang, the pianist who will not go quietly play video  Yuja Wang, the pianist who will not go quietly youtube video
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall 21 August 2016 Beijing, China (Artist in Residence) National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall China NCPA Orchestra conducted by Shao-Chia Lü BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 1 RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major  Photos facebook
28 August 2016 Stockholm video, Sweden (Baltic Sea Festival) Berwaldhallen Concert Hall Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 1 download video 310 MB, 24:41 video youtube MESSIAEN: Turangalîla-Symphonie with Valérie Hartmann-Claverie ondes martenot download video 716 MB, 1:19:36 video  Photos photo
Xi'an Concert Hall 31 August 2016 Xi'an, China Xi'an Concert Hall Recital SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major Op. 30 CHOPIN: Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major Op. 51 CHOPIN: Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major Op. 36 KAPUSTIN: Variations for Piano Op. 41 BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall 2 September 2016 Beijing, China National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall Recital SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte' KAPUSTIN: Variations for Piano Op. 41 BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'  Encore: PROKOFIEV: Precipitato from Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major Op. 83  Encore: RACHMANINOV: Elegie in E-flat minor from Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3 No. 1  Encore: BIZET/HOROWITZ: Variations on a Theme from Carmen  Encore: SCHUBERT/LISZT: Gretchen am Spinnrade  Encore: GLUCK/SGAMBATI: Melodie dell’Orfeo from Orfeo ed Euridice  Encore: MOZART/VOLODOS: Rondo alla Turca  Encores list facebook  Review: "王羽佳用丰富的演奏技巧展现了钢琴音乐的无限可能"
Kanagawa Kenritsu Ongakudo 4 September 2016 Yokohama, Japan (Japan Tour) Kanagawa Kenritsu Ongakudo Recital  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  KAPUSTIN: Variations for Piano Op. 41  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'  Encore: PROKOFIEV: Precipitato from Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major Op. 83  Encore: RACHMANINOV: Elegie in E-flat minor from Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3 No. 1  Encore: KAPUSTIN: Toccatina Op. 36  Encore: CHOPIN: Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23  Encore: MOZART/VOLODOS: Rondo alla Turca  Photo twitter  Review: "もちろんユジャ・ワンによるこのような曲の演奏は、まさに完璧という言葉そのものだ."
Hitachi Systems Hall 5 September 2016 Sendai, Japan (Sendai Civic Culture Agency 30 Anniversary) Hitachi Systems Hall Recital  SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major Op. 30  CHOPIN: Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major Op. 36  CHOPIN: Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major Op. 51  GRANADOS: El fandango de candil from Goyescas Op. 11  GRANADOS: El pelele from Goyescas Op. 11  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'
Suntory Hall 7 September 2016 Tokyo, Japan Suntory Hall Recital  SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16 'Phantasien für das Pianoforte'  KAPUSTIN: Variations for Piano Op. 41  CHOPIN: Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major 'Hammerklavier'  Encore: SCHUBERT/LISZT: Gretchen am Spinnrade  Encore: PROKOFIEV: Precipitato from Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major Op. 83  Encore: BIZET/HOROWITZ: Variations on a Theme from Carmen facebook video  Encore: MOZART/VOLODOS: Rondo alla Turca  Encore: KAPUSTIN: Toccatina Op. 36  Encore: RACHMANINOV: Elegie in E-flat minor from Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3 No. 1  Encore: GLUCK/SGAMBATI: Melodie dell’Orfeo from Orfeo ed Euridice  Photo facebook  Excerpts twitter video  Review: "ユジャ・ワン 2016.9.7 サントリーホール"  Review: "感興の赴くまま、心に沸き上がったものを指からピアノに放射する."  Review: "ものすごい盛り上がりでした."  Review: "ユジャ・ワン ピアノ・リサイタル"
Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Concert Hall 9 September 2016 Nagoya, Japan Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Concert Hall Recital
Matsumoto City Museum of Art 11 September 2016 Nagano, Japan Matsumoto City Museum of Art Recital  Photos facebook  Photos facebook
Xinghai Concert Hall 17 September 2016 Guangzhou, China Xinghai Concert Hall Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Nelson CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 1  Photos facebook
Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall 22 - 24 September 2016 Philadelphia, PA Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21  Review: "Yuja Wang lets loose with the Philadelphia Orchestra - on her own terms"  Review: "Yuja Wang Offers Chopin of Elegance and Warmth"
28 - 30 September, 1 October 2016 San Francisco, CA Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 in C minor for Piano and Trumpet with Mark Inouye trumpet download audio 52 MB, 21:48 audio youtube  Photo facebook  Review: "Yuja Wang dazzles in Shostakovich concerto"
Meyerson Symphony Center, McDermott Concert Hall 6, 8, 9 October 2016 Dallas, TX Meyerson Symphony Center, McDermott Concert Hall Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jaap van Zweden BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major  Photo facebook  Review: "the Bartók concerto was sensational"  Review: "It was a treat to hear such a wonderful piece that's sadly rare in the concert hall."
Roy Thomson Hall 13, 15 October 2016 Toronto, Canada Roy Thomson Hall Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Krzysztof Urbanski BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major  Photo facebook  Photo facebook  Review: "Uncommon Grace From Common Repertoire"
Severance Hall 20 - 22 October 2016 Cleveland, OH Severance Hall Cleveland Orchestra facebook video conducted by Jakub Hrůša BARTÓK: Piano Concerto No. 1  Encore: SCHUBERT/LISZT: Gretchen am Spinnrade  Interview by Jacqueline Gerber play audio  Review: "Brilliant Bartók from Yuja Wang and Jakub Hrůša in Cleveland"  Review: "All of these qualities Wang conveyed fully and then some"
Lincoln Center, David Geffen Hall 28 October 2016 New York, NY Lincoln Center, David Geffen Hall London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Noseda RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major  Photos facebook  Photos facebook  Review: "what truly amazed here was her touch at the start, as plush and lovely as I have ever heard from a pianist"
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Prudential Hall 29 October 2016 Newark, NJ New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Prudential Hall London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gianandrea Noseda RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major
2 - 4 November 2016 San Francisco, CA Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 download audio 46 MB, 32:05 audio youtube  Encore: CHOPIN: Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2  Photos facebook  Review: "Yuja Wang rises to a new artistic challenge"  Review: "Crystalline Chopin from Wang"
Seoul Arts Centre, Concert Hall 9 November 2016 Seoul, South Korea Seoul Arts Centre, Concert Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 in C minor for Piano and Trumpet with Mark Inouye trumpet  Photo facebook
12 November 2016 Tainan, Taiwan (Tainan debut) Tainan Municipal Cultural Center San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21  Photos with Tainan mayor (2024 Taiwan president) 賴清德 photo Yuja with 2024 Taiwan president 賴清德 (Lai Ching-te)
Yuja & Taiwan president 賴清德
National Concert Hall 13 November 2016 Taipei, Taiwan National Concert Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21  Photos facebook  Review: "Yuja ... had tremendous success, with a standing ovation that brought her back to the stage six times"
Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Concert Hall 15 November 2016 Shanghai, China Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Concert Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21  Encore: BIZET/HOROWITZ: Variations on a Theme from Carmen  Encore: MOZART/VOLODOS: Rondo alla Yuja  Photo facebook  Review: "An Auspicious Start to the San Francisco Symphony’s Asian Tour with the Dazzling Pianist Yuja Wang"
Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Concert Hall 17 November 2016 Shanghai, China Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Concert Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 in C minor for Piano and Trumpet with Mark Inouye trumpet  Photo facebook
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall 18 November 2016 Beijing, China National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 in C minor for Piano and Trumpet with Mark Inouye trumpet  Photos facebook  Take a bow youtube video  Review: "王羽佳十指在黑白琴键上飞速弹奏,应对着技巧与乐感的双重挑战,令观众大呼过瘾"
Osaka Festival Hall 20 November 2016 Osaka, Japan Osaka Festival Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21
Suntory Hall 21 November 2016 Tokyo, Japan Suntory Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 in C minor for Piano and Trumpet with Mark Inouye Trumpet
22 November 2016 Tokyo, Japan NHK Broadcasting Center, NHK Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 download video 593 MB, 32:51 video youtube  Encore: SCHUBERT/LISZT: Gretchen am Spinnrade download video 67 MB, 3:40  Photo facebook
Kennedy Center, Opera House 4 December 2016 Washington, DC (Kennedy Center Honors) Kennedy Center, Opera House Tribute to Martha Argerich  Martha plays Schumann Von Fremden Ländern und Menschen youtube video  PIAZZOLLA: Grand Tango video  Photo facebook
Carnegie Hall 8 December 2016 New York, NY (Musical America Awards) Carnegie Hall  Artist of the Year  Yuja Wang  Photos facebook Yuja Wang Artist of the Year
Artist of the Year
Wiener Konzerthaus, Grosser Saal 13 December 2016 Vienna, Austria (Martin Grubinger meets Yuja Wang) Wiener Konzerthaus, Grosser Saal Chamber Concert with Martin Grubinger and Percussive Planet Ensemble  BARTÓK/GRUBINGER: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion  PSATHAS: One Study One Summary  Encore: PIAZZOLLA: Libertango youtube video  Photo facebook
Prinzregententheater 15 December 2016 Munich, Germany (Martin Grubinger meets Yuja Wang) Prinzregententheater Chamber Concert with Martin Grubinger and Percussive Planet Ensemble  STRAVINSKY/GRUBINGER: Le Sacre du Printemps for Piano and Percussion  BARTÓK/GRUBINGER: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion  PSATHAS: One Study One Summary  Review: "Explosiv wie eine Kernfusion"
Berliner Philharmonie, Grosser Saal 16 December 2016 Berlin, Germany (Martin Grubinger meets Yuja Wang) Berliner Philharmonie, Grosser Saal Chamber Concert with Martin Grubinger and Percussive Planet Ensemble  BARTÓK/GRUBINGER: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion  PSATHAS: One Study One Summary
Tonhalle, Grosser Saal 17 December 2016 Zürich, Switzerland (Martin Grubinger meets Yuja Wang) Tonhalle, Grosser Saal Chamber Concert with Martin Grubinger and Percussive Planet Ensemble  BARTÓK/GRUBINGER: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion  PSATHAS: One Study One Summary  Encore: PIAZZOLLA: Libertango youtube video  Encore: LEWIS: Honky Tonk Train Blues youtube video  Photos facebook
Heichal Hatarbut - Charles Bronfman Auditorium 27 December 2016 Tel Aviv, Israel (Martin Grubinger meets Yuja Wang facebook video) Heichal Hatarbut - Charles Bronfman Auditorium Chamber Concert with Martin Grubinger and Percussive Planet Ensemble  STRAVINSKY/GRUBINGER: Le Sacre du Printemps for Piano and Percussion download video 333 MB, 33:31  BARTÓK/GRUBINGER: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion download video 250 MB, 26:11  PSATHAS: One Study One Summary download video 123 MB, 7:33  Encore: PIAZZOLLA: Libertango  Photos facebook
29 December 2016 Tel Aviv, Israel (Tel Aviv University) Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Clairmont Hall Master Class  PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op. 26 video youtube  TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor Op. 23 youtube video 1st movement  RACHMANINOV: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 36 youtube video
31 December 2016 Tel Aviv, Israel (IPO 80th Anniversary) Heichal Hatarbut - Charles Bronfman Auditorium Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lahav Shani SHOSTAKOVICH: Concerto No. 1 in C minor for Piano and Trumpet with Yigal Meltzer trumpet download video 374 MB, 21:41 MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 10 for 2 Pianos in E-flat major with Lahav Shani piano download video 397 MB, 24:21 youtube video  Encore: TCHAIKOVSKY: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from Nutcracker with Lahav Shani piano download video 35 MB, 2:08 video youtube  Photos facebook

132 concerts in 2016; updated: Nov 19, 2024