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The third movement, which Prokofiev himself called an "argument" [3] between soloist and orchestra, begins with an A-minor statement of the main theme in bassoons and pizzicato strings, interrupted by the piano's assertive entrance with a conflicting theme. Interplay between the piano and orchestra builds up steam, with a brief quickening of ...
Yuja Wang (Chinese: 王羽佳; pinyin: Wáng Yǔjiā; born 1987 [1]) [2] is a Chinese pianist. Born in Beijing , she began learning piano there at age six, and went on to study at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia .
Yuja Wang (born February 10, 1987) is a Chinese classical pianist who records on the Deutsche Grammophon label. She has released six CDs on with Deutsche Grammophon: Sonatas & Etudes in 2009; Transformation in 2010; Rachmaninov in 2011; [1] and Fantasia, in March 2012. [2] She has also performed on the soundtrack to the film Summer in February. [3]
Two of the splashiest stars in classical music perform in L.A. just three days apart — and to decidedly different effect.
Wang added, “The piece will grow with how we play it.” [8] Lindberg cites the Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3 and the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 as inspirations for this concerto, [4] and many listeners find additional references to Ravel, [9] Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, [8] Debussy, Prokofiev, Liszt and Gershwin in the music.
Saint-Saëns: Violin concerto N°3, Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole: 1990 Presenting Joshua Bell, Polygram Records — — 1991 Chausson Concerto, Ravel Piano Trio, London Records — — 1992 Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 / Chausson: Poeme, London Records — — 1995 Prokofiev: Violin Concertos & Sonatas, London Records — — 1995
Gustavo Dudamel begins his Rachmaninoff festival, celebrating the composer's 150th birthday, with pianist Yuja Wang and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Prokofiev's last piano concerto dates from 1932, a year after he finished the fourth piano concerto, whose solo part is for left hand only. According to the composer, he was then inspired to write another for two hands, whose intended simplicity was reflected in the desire to call it, not a concerto, but rather 'Music for Piano and Orchestra.'