What’s better than having the opportunity to see and hear classical pianist Yuja Wang perform John Adams’ Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? Hearing an entire evening of her playing solo piano. Having played Walt Disney Concert Hall, Renée and Henry Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa and Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, she now takes her recital to Carnegie Hall on February 28th.
Yuja Wang has put together an ambitious and nearly 90-minute program for these recitals:
Gallupi: Andantate from Sonata No. 5 in C Major
Bach: Toccata in C minor, BWV 911
Brahms: Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 116
Chopin: Mazurka in A minor, Op. 67
Chopin: Mazurka in C major, Op. 67
Brahms: Intermezzo in E minor, Op. 119
Chopin: Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 30, No. 4
Brahms: Intermezzo in C-sharp minor, Op. 117, No. 3
Chopin: Mazurka in F major, Op. 68, No. 3
Brahms: Romance in F major, Op. 118, No. 5
That’s just the first half of the program. I like the trading off between Brahms and Chopin in the same key signature.
The second half of the program is scheduled to include:
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30
Ravel: Une barque sur l’océan from Miroirs
Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Mompou: Secreto from Impresiones intimas
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
Doesn’t that make you wonder what she’ll do as her encore(s)?
For tickets at Carnegie Hall go here.
Photo of Yuja Wang courtesy of her website.
