Yuja Wang Archive

The first movement of the sonata #18 is a total delight to listen to, from the surprising harmony that opens the piece, to the richly textured chord response and thematic group that emerges from it. …

The first performance of this concerto was given in the year 1901. The first movement (Moderato – Allegro) opens with dark, paired chords for the soloist, building into stormy runs. Only later does the orchestra …

I have posted a huge amount of music played by pianist Yuja Wang. So, for today, we will skip her biography and go directly to her playing the music of Frederick Chopin:

Sergei Rachmaninov composed the concerto in 1909 – a full nine years after the premiere of his Piano Concerto No.2. The third is grander, fuller, and more expansive in tone and style – with the …

The Hammerklavier Sonata, written in 1818, was one of two Sonatas that Beethoven titled “Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier” to indicate that these works were for piano (“hammerklavier” in German), not harpsichord. It was this …