Yuja WANG plays Tchaïkovski Concerto for Piano No 1

Tchaïkovski
Concerto for Piano No 1 op 23 in B flat minor
Date : 9/3/2013
Place : Bucharest, Romania
Solist : Yuja Wang
Orchestra : Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Conductor : Manfred Honeck
Encore : • Video

[@davidcole8268]

Yuja is a sparkling musician and injects new life into an old favourite. Who cares what she wears? She is a flamboyant performer who helps popularise the classics and keeps them relevant.

[@joseromeroroldan634]

Para mí siempre es un verdadero placer oír y ver por KZbin. Veo y escucho la mayoría de sus actuaciones. ¡Es fantástica!.

[@rollini1]

...I care what she wears! and she always looks amazing...........🙃

[@Drumminman4U]

I agree. That being said, I can't help thinking when she plays those opening chords that there should be lyrics. "Here's my ass, here's my ass...now in red...." goes perfect with the music. Just sayin'. 🙂

[@chunga1959]

She’s sweet and sexy from head to toes.And incredibly talented.

[@unknownstar9522]

Appropriate dress code matters.

[@andyluke5010]

Yuja is, on screen, dwarfed by both the grand piano and the orchestra, yet she completely dominates the whole scene. What a talent she exhibits, and she manages the strength that Tchaikovsky asks for in his work without every going over the top. Brilliant, just brilliant!

[@user-ct3to3ne1l]

What a sexy pianist !

[@Phil99470]

Absolutely, but the picture's a bit fuzzy.

[@paulheffron4836]

I just recently heard her with the Boston Symphony doing both Shostakovich concertos. They were recording them as well. During the interview about this she came across as a very humble and gracious person.

[@ubergeraldine]

Why does she seek to upstage the composers by exposing so much skin though? Can’t imagine Martha Argerich doing that!

[@paulheffron4836]

@@ubergeraldine Modesty in general seems to be a thing of the past. A friend of mine who plays in the National Symphony told me that managers encourage this because sex sells. I wonder sometimes if she has a mother who counsels her

[@nikjames2965]

Yuja Wang .... the real Wonderwoman.... I'll never get tired of this performance

[@ulfpettersson2964]

How can any person play so fast and flawless!?! Unbelievable and absolutely brilliant as usual 🎶🎹👍♥️♥️

[@richardgorski23]

well trained monkeys

[@4scheveningen]

What a Great God we haven capable to let it compose, next give us Goose Bumps because of such Divine performance Thank You Yuja for existing

[@kathleenholloway6321]

She so good. It brings tears to watch her play and listen to some my favorites. Thank you. The orchestra and maestro are stunning.

[@juliedean4935]

How impressively stunning that one so young could interpret and masterfully play so beautifully. Thanks be to God for her creation!

[@mikejohnson599]

shes a breathtaking beauty thats for sure and a great talent

[@Swimfinz]

The entire ensemble came alive and enthused with her display of emotion.

[@fernandsanchis9881]

Plaisir des yeux, plaisir des oreilles, plaisir de l'âme, cette jeune femme me ravit! Elle est manifestement une très grande pianiste, mêlant une technique du meilleur niveau à une musicalité et une sensibilité exceptionnelles! Merci à vous, Madame!

[@bretbreneman5767]

How fabulous she is, so full of color, showing how vivid and almost impressionistic Tchaikovsky can be!

[@rpjj3654]

Yuja WANG I love... your virtuosity, you are among the biggest and the most beautiful

[@tonyp3475]

It is a Pitter Patter of Love. A gentle recognition of the purest of a Human endeavor. To reach a harmonic and symphonic perfection. Ms. Wang is ever the vehicle for this, a breath taking and once again perfect. I love listening to her and watching her purity in what she does. A GIANT of our times. Brings me Joy and Peace. Thank You Yuja.

[@msmorado]

lovely comment !

[@walternicolich895]

I heard her play Tchaikovsky a number of years ago...which I thought was great. This time it was better and truly magnificent.

[@julianwatson5600]

I heard and saw her play this in London before the pandemic very impressive the way she plays this difficult piece so easily

[@BarryWahLee]

Total difference hearing this again on my earphones without distractions from so many subtleties.

[@xmbp2016]

She is so talented and marvelous! The whole concert is a real enjoyment! Thanks!

[@paulrossignol3240]

She sure is, but for this particular piece the is performance of Lang Lang and Berliner Philarmoniker 2004 much better

[@brianaustin5467]

@@paulrossignol3240 No he is not.

[@paulrossignol3240]

@@brianaustin5467 Sorry but no doubt about it. I attended the concert in Berlin, Waldbühne conducted by the famous Simon Rattle. We heard applaus coming from heaven, turned out it was the maestro Tsjaikovski himself!!

[@ke2170]

Front row concert visuals of Yuja Wang in action and the expressive Pittsburg Symphony with Manfred Honeck. The detail, immediacy and dynamics of the performance are captured in good clear mono. A very gratifying Tchaikovsky PC 1 like watching a movie again and again.

[@robnewman3345]

Utterly brilliant pianist - magnetic performer. In my view simply 'the best'. How she allows her whole being to transmit the music is just so captivating.

[@VincentSPICER]

Oh Yuja! ... can it ever get any better than this? So moving! It will take a while to come down now after listening to this. One needs to get emotionally prepared before listening to such an expressive performance. Thank you.

[@s.c.1494]

Check out her performance of the same concerto in 2012 in Helsinki with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lintu. It's even more sublime and exhilarating! And much better audio. The video is available on KZbin.

[@othmanmajid6380]

Love how Yuja Wang intergrates her contribtion to that of the orchestra......some of the duetting with the winds is so beautifully nuanced....can see the players are responding to her .....and nice cello duette

[@ioannistelonis3778]

Remarkable artist. She manages to transmit all the tension and passion of this most demanding piece. I wish I get the opportunity and privilege to hear her perform live. It will be a seminal time. For the time being I enjoy her recorded performances .

[@juliancardomar1549]

From my coutry I'm be in love with the exact speed and passion in all the concert that I could see in you tube.,she is a princess in all the dresses who use..

[@juliancardomar1549]

The best !!!

[@pgpotvin]

And all from memory! Great hands, great memory, great musical sense. She's not a mere piano player. She's a pianist's pianist!

[@raymondkeck7304]

I so love this piece of Tchaikovsky's Piano concerto #1 and she plays it so well. I'm 79 years old and first bought an LP, (Long Play), at 13. never got tired of hearing it.

[@peterwhyte317]

Me too! I'm 87 and performances like this keep me al aaargh...

[@peterwhyte317]

Just joking, but my first LP of Tjaikowsky # 1 was Julius Katchen, with Pierino Gamba conducting, at age 6 or something.

[@ildefonsogiron4034]

I'm only 69, and I heard this piece at about 6, as it was the intro to a music program my father listened to on sundays. Best regards.

[@mauricioszwerdszarf1455]

I just LOVE this gorgeous genius!!!!!!

[@cheri238]

Yuja is an amazing pianist whatever she plays. Stunning woman l love all of her. Her soul speaks volumes as one watches her fingers caress the piano effortlessly. (Years of training.)Exquisite as the color of red tight dress moves as if any cares. The arms are like a willow tree, branches swaying in a breeze softly. All of the elements go together. The beauty within and on the outside is magnificent to watch.❤️ Bravo 👏

[@klsusfrank7991]

Leder oder so weiter

[@cheri238]

❤️😘

[@DREAM284]

How can anyone create such a wonderful composition, and without any of the things that we take for granted. I cannot imagine how I would even make a start, and then how it would sound with an orchestra playing. Coming down to breakfast, or dinner, and saying, “I’ve finished, have a listen to this, and try thinking how it would sound, with an orchestra too”. The mind boggles, absolutely beautiful, thanks.

[@PP1969GR]

Τhose composers knew the sound of orchestra without need to hear the orchestra. Like a chess g/master can see the game without a board. Beethoven was deaf

[@Desireyso58]

The Giant Pianist Lady Yuja Wang! I Love Her!!!

[@robbes7rh]

How do you make an old warhorse of the concert stage sound fresh and exciting? You’ve just heard it. Both soloist and orchestra played with brilliant precision, at times exchanging rapid fire phrases, each holding his own without a fraction of pulse being lost. And there was still room for expansive gestures, a full dynamic range with the most delicate pianissimos, to the most thunderous of fortissimos, and everything in between. It’s difficult to imagine how the score Tchaikovsky committed to paper could be played or made to sound any better in a live performance than we’ve just seen in this video.

[@user-fx7ym1jq2v]

Спасибо за коммент, я не умею говорить, не хватает слов, но чувства мои на одном уровне с Юджи и вашими словами. Спасибо!

[@helenyuan8619]

出神入化，仙子精靈下凡塵，感謝上蒼，這麼美好。 👏👏💖🌹👌🙏

[@srx214]

Great performance by Yuja Wang here. Powerful and sensitive performance.

[@morikopall1137]

Amazing...I love it !! ❤️ Thank You , Yuja!!

[@martinforrester8249]

Bright as a button, so mischevious, and so talented. Long may she continue to astound us with her infectious musicality. Love her.

[@rubiarubia5726]

MARAVILHOSA !!!!!

[@elsacangelosi3419]

Yo tambien

[@rockyleplin]

I love Yuja Wang.

[@divox9pqr]

What a wonder she is. The Tchaikovsky sings in a way I’ve not heard before. There are portions where you can actually feel the composer singing…no humming in that lyrical baritone voice he had. Then there are parts phrased similarly to vocal recitative that are so entrancing, and I love the strength and power Yuja brings when required. Play on Miss Wang….play on…Bravo.

[@georgiaguardian4696]

The more I listen to her performance, the more I feel that she is one of the most dominating and perfect pianists we have had ever. Her precision, confidence, and perfection of each and every performance is second to none.

[@tonybarnard8071]

Thank you Georgia. I have seen/heard 14 different concertos performed by this unique artist and I agree with you that she is second to none. Her virtuosic technique is almost beyond understanding. No other contemporary pianist equals her.

[@georgiaguardian4696]

@@tonybarnard8071 The interesting thing is that I think she was criticized for her appearance or things unrelated to her performance because her performance is just too good to be true that she exhibits the qualities of a master level of some of the best pianists. That's one intriguing aspect for me to listen and watch her performance since few years back.

[@luismiguelfontes]

Fast and precise with lots of passion. I true admire Yuja Wang talent. Out of this world ❤

[@jacksondouglas5694]

I am not musician, but I love her music and legs !!!!

[@amaurylopez5558]

Wow! Super strong and beautiful performance Ms Wang. The finale nock me off my seat👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎼🎶🤩

[@ala3480]

Great performance.

[@malcolmwhitehead7225]

Ok, ill be the one. Yes its slendid playing of a great concerto. ... But isnt she justso gorgeous n sexy with it ? MW

[@JT-qr8lt]

We are here for her fantastic music ! If u don’t like her dress close ur eyes! Musicians are allowed to dress what they like - get over it!

[@helenyuan8619]

漂亮的羽佳，端莊秀麗大方的衣裝，這是嚴肅的點綴，羽佳的美感是無私的坦然，淨心欣賞，人琴合體，韻律共鳴。❤👏👏👏🌹🎹👌🙏

[@joanmccombs5738]

Such beautiful music! A perfect way to enjoy everyday . Thank you so much, Yuja !

[@helenyuan8619]

👍👏👏🌹👌🙏

[@claudehardoin2089]

bravo mille fois bravo pour tout nle bonheur que vous apportez au monde .quel travail pour arriver a ce niveau si eleve quel talent quel amour.sachez chere Yuja qu on vous le rend bien.Soyez heureuse et encore merci.une vieille dame qui vous aime et qui vous regarde et vous ecoute.tres souvent. vous etes d une beaute unique.

[@xiaolinfu-bourgne7665]

Bravo ! Quel talent !

[@antoniofurnari9558]

YUJA WANG 🎹 👏👏👏

[@christiangallion3424]

Elle est magnifique et unique dans cette magnifique interprétation

[@cameronmckenna6939]

wearing an attractive dress is a good thing. Frankly she should do whatever she wants as she is the queen and capable of getting another generation interested in classical music.

[@marianeira9160]

Maravillosa interpretaciòn. Viajamos hasta el Cielo. Gracias y Bendiciones 🎹🎼🔔💜💜🙏🙏⚘⚘

[@ClayBlasdel44]

Was there ever a talent like her and a bombshell to boot?. That such a rare combination. You tell me

[@s.c.1494]

FYI on KZbin there are two other Yuja's performances of the same concerto with better recording (especially audio). One was back in 2012 when she played with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the other was in 2017 when she played with the National Youth Orchestra of China in Carnegie Hall.

[@valeriysakov1410]

Браво Чвйковский, дирижор и оркестр, Браво ЮЯ !

[@user-vc7kx4wc8m]

MAGISTRAL YUJA WANG, GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR TAN BELLO TALENTO.

[@floring67]

I was in the tenth row from the interval, left sector! The concerto was stunning, I was completely in awe after the final chain of octaves :) At the pause she changed into casual clothes and mixed with the public like any ordinary spectator, I bumped into her at the discs stand and didn't recognize her first, cause she's so petite, haha :D Well I was only partly impressed with the encores, cause she missed some notes in the Mozart-Volodos "Rondo alla turca", and Chopin's Waltz op. 64 no.2 was not in her best interpretation, but I've eventually found out that she had had a hand injury and some other problems, so I was quite amazed about how she could play the concerto and also give two encores.

[@Nobilangelo]

Her concentration is total. She is at one with the piano, immersed in the music.

[@victorgonzalezescalante1504]

Yuja,inmortal,ETERNA!!🌹

[@edhanslick5630]

This marvelous performance doesn´t need comment. However, I would like to point out that this one of the few postings that has all data. Thanks as lot for this professional behavior!

[@jchung5242]

Extremely hard working lady with perfect memory, wishing her will have a enjoyable lifestyle and longevity for whole world music lovers to share your talent 🎹🎹🎹🎹🍷🍷🍷🔥🔥🔥🎂🎂🎂🎂🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍🍽🍽🍽👀👀👀👀👀

[@blissbombseventeen8114]

Who cares what these younger pianists are wearing! Yuja and Khatia Buniatishvili to name another amazing pianist, bring their own interpretations of greats to a whole new level! They dress however suits their bodies, are comfortable to play in which is the most important, and what ever reasons they choose. Let’s focus on their brilliance , and their music instead❤

[@luis4488]

Sin palabras....al fin escuchas y ves algo..que te saca de la "mediocridad "....❤😊😮

[@user-zr1oh9hx4n]

Yuja!! ♡♡♡

[@user-eb8jd3wz5e]

Я восхищаюсь этой пианисткой

[@nonalino]

Just beautiful.

[@oldmanandthesea7039]

When it comes to KZbin exposures, no pianist can beat this lady! I wonder why so many KZbin channels want to make videos of her?

[@silviabrettagna2078]

Mi piace molto questa pianista.....riesce a tirar fuori l.anima di questo. Brano Fantastico.

[@silviabrettagna2078]

Brava....Bravissima.....

[@silviabrettagna2078]

Vorrei condividere

[@catalinasiguenza7865]

YUJA ESTREMECE Y DESPIERTA EL ALMA Y TODOS MIS SENTIDOS , GRACIAS ME HACES SENTIR VIVA Y LLENA DE ALEGRÍA , LARGA VIDA , BENDICIONES PARA TÍ HERMOSA 💓🇪🇨

[@etmax1]

I love this piece of music, finally Yuja playing something that I really like

[@yanliu7872]

真是天才、太棒了羽佳、为你自豪、加油！

[@luan7346]

衣服太差

[@miguelangelponce8553]

¡¡Extraordinario virtuosismo que transmite tanta emoción, bravo¡¡

[@timewithdada-prabhatsamgii553]

Wonderful 🙏

[@loreleiistschon3582]

Great Tschaikovskii !!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️and yudja !!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@dolorsvallbona5400]

DIOS MÍO, YUJA, es un milagro. Una diosa, un talento, un prodigio. Los políticos deberían tomar ejemplo, se puede vivir con Música, no haciendo guerras. Yuja, guapísima ❤❤❤

[@jorgecarranza251]

Van 10 minutos de placer extraordinario.Que excelente es Yuja.Bravo.!!!

[@adelaidahansen8927]

David Chase i like they way you said it. Its true that she didnt have a childhood memories except to practice andplay the piano. But if your passion is in playing, well it turned out to be the best she is. I hope that young generation will learn from her.

[@annelisesimon4726]

Absolument splendide

[@bloodgrss]

Yes, the sound itself I think is boomy-makes the piano sound kind of heavy. But Yuja played with her usual aplomb. So interesting her first big splash on the major music scene was replacing Radu Lupu in this at the last minute, so to speak, with the Boston Symphony when she was 20. I think you could say she has mastered this evergreen concerto...

[@hollywebster3101]

This was also the story of Andre Watts who at age 16 filled in for Glenn Gould playing a Liszt concerto with the New York Philharmonic. And the rest is history. Yuja is creating her own legend now!

[@bloodgrss]

@@hollywebster3101 Yes indeed-Watts, a favorite of mine to this day. For a time in her college youth, Yuja was, in her own words, the second hand for a number of cancelling pianists; Lupu and Argerich among them. And she seems always to have impressed. Not quite the same story (for Yuja is friendly with and admires both), but it reminds me of Jascha Heifitz debut. The pianist Leopold Godowsky, who was a family friend of the Heifetzes, shared a box with the violinist Mischa Elman, who was 10 years older than Heifetz, had studied with the same teacher, Leopold Auer, and was the first great Russian violinist to make an impact in the US in the 20th century. The longer the concert went on, the more uncomfortable Elman became. In order to hide his discomfiture, he turned to Godowsky and said, “It’s hot in here, isn’t it?” Quick as a flash, Godowsky retorted, “No Mischa. Not for pianists.”

[@jim2376]

Beautiful. The music too.

[@user-du5fi2wq9e]

Божественная музыка и божественное исполнение. Браво!!!

[@rb5325]

Mesmerising performance!. ❤

[@eldazucchini8118]

brava bravissima eccezionale YULIA WANG

[@delmahedygomes9282]

Está pianista e de arrasar nunca alguém tocar deste jeito está de parabéns eu tenho oitenta anos só aprendi a tocar depois dos setenta anos mas fico muito triste de saber que não vou tocar assim entrei na escala com setenta e cinco anos mas o pouco que toco fico triste de saber que não chego lá parabéns moça muito lindo

[@user-cg1ih5ys6r]

Великие Музыки радуются, а мы- слушатели- восхищаемся Вами

[@felicededuyo7999]

Thumbelina in red. Yuja is to me. Keep singing, Miss.

[@mytake3692]

This pianist flows so well with the orchestra. Unlike the many disjointed performances this orchestra and she have a special bond, a strong cohesiveness of the two. Her sense of rhythm is right on. I've heard the Pittsburg Symphony on the radio a longtime ago and they are pretty top notch.

[@joegergerich6848]

Dear Ms. Yuja Wang, please realize that you make a tremendous contribution to the beauty of the world by your exquisite performance. Thank you for your hard work and brilliant execution.

[@royalanethridge333]

Beautiful stroking those keys 🎹

[@felicededuyo7999]

Yuja. Gifted. To gift. Thank you goddess.

[@gordonanwilliams1503]

Sublime!

[@jwise9585]

I think her dress is beautiful. Just like her playing.

[@kylebucy9541]

And she is drop dead gorgeous..

[@estchu]

Soulful musicality. Just beautiful.

[@Philippepencet]

herliche Musik, brillant gespielt.

[@irenederomer2938]

Bellisima musica y su interprete,gracias,muchas gracias!

[@arrisbeltz4915]

With a so beautiful elegance 😊

[@bh5606]

I came for her looks. Stayed for the music.

[@carlosangelarce9391]

Espeluznante...!!!! Gracias

[@davidd5316]

Fantastic as always’ never looking for praise, a quick bow and off

[@claudioparrella183]

un'altra eccellente esibizione di Yuja

[@eduardoalarcon4073]

GRANDUISO!!

[@antoniofurnari9558]

Bravissima 👏👏👏

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

remarcable performance fans, never let any evil dare to harm you guys, just put the music to your hearts & nothing else matters Ok?

[@user-lw4ht9fw8l]

伟大的作品给，出色的演奏，高水平的表演。

[@juliahawkins9769]

After Yuja Wang plays it, no one else needs to attempt it.

[@peterelliott5720]

You would put her above Sokolov, Argerich, Volodos etc? Nonsense

[@jahnsikierani8125]

Julia Hawkins -- your coment means -- you know nothing about music.