Yuja Wang 2009
王羽佳存庫 2008   Yuja Wang Archived Concerts - 2009   2010
University of Washington, Meany Hall 7 January 2009 Seattle, WA (Seattle debut) University of Washington, Meany Hall Recital
Southern Theatre 10, 11 January 2009 Columbus, OH (Happy Birthday ProMusica!) Southern Theatre ProMusica Chamber Orchestra conducted by Timothy Russell BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37
The Centre in the Square 16 - 19 January 2009 Waterloo, Canada The Centre in the Square Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony conducted by Edwin Outwater BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall 22 January 2009 Beijing, China (Chinese New Year Concert rehearsal) National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall China NCPA Orchestra conducted by Long Yu YIN CHENGZONG: Yellow River Piano Concerto (4th movement)
24 January 2009 Beijing, China (Chinese New Year Concert) National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall China NCPA Orchestra conducted by Long Yu YIN CHENGZONG: Yellow River Piano Concerto download video 19 MB, 6:29 video youtube (4th movement)  Photos photo  Photo photo
Walt Disney Concert Hall 5, 7 February 2009 Los Angeles, CA (LA Philharmonic debut) Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Charles Dutoit PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16  Review: "commanding performance"
Kennedy Center, Concert Hall 19 - 21 February 2009 Washington, DC (NSO debut) Kennedy Center, Concert Hall National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16
Meyerson Symphony Center, McDermott Concert Hall 26 February - 1 March 2009 Dallas, TX Meyerson Symphony Center, McDermott Concert Hall Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arild Remmereit RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30
Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts 5 March 2009 Pittsburgh, PA (Heinz Hall debut) Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16  Review: "Agile Wang makes strong PSO debut"
College of Charleston, Sottile Theatre 10 March 2009 Charleston, SC (International Piano Series) College of Charleston, Sottile Theatre Recital
Macalester College, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center 15 March 2009 St. Paul, MN (Twin Cities debut) Macalester College, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center Recital  Review: "she is a finished artist of formidable range and depth"
Teatro Auditorium Manzoni 26 March 2009 Bologna, Italy Teatro Auditorium Manzoni Orchestra Mozart conducted by Claudio Abbado PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op. 26  Photos photo
Civic Center, Music Hall 4 April 2009 Oklahoma City, OK (Oklahoma City debut) Civic Center, Music Hall Oklahoma City Philharmonic conducted by Joel Levine PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op. 26
Music Academy of the West, Hahn Hall 8 April 2009 Santa Barbara, CA (Santa Barbara debut) Music Academy of the West, Hahn Hall Recital  Review: "a Rising Star!"
Humboldt State University, Fulkerson Recital Hall 10 April 2009 Arcata, CA Humboldt State University, Fulkerson Recital Hall Recital
15 April 2009 New York, NY Carnegie Hall YouTube Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16 - Scherzo RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Flight of the Bumblebee youtube
Stranahan Theater, Great Hall 17 April 2009 Toledo, OH Stranahan Theater, Great Hall Toledo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carolyn Kuan TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor Op. 23
Tonhalle, Grosser Saal 22, 23 April 2009 Zürich, Switzerland Tonhalle, Grosser Saal Tonhalle Orchester Zürich conducted by Charles Dutoit PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16
Teatro Municipale Valli 26 April 2009 Reggio Emilia, Italy Teatro Municipale Valli Recital
29 April 2009 Berlin, Germany (Deutsche Grammophon Debut Showcase) Hotel Adlon, China Club Berlin Recital CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 35 'Funeral March' video  Photos photo
Teatro Donizetti 1 May 2009 Bergamo, Italy (Festival Michelangeli) Teatro Donizetti Recital
Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall 10 May 2009 London, United Kingdom (Queen Elizabeth Hall debut) Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall Recital  Encore: GLUCK/SGAMBATI: Melodie dell’Orfeo from Orfeo ed Euridice youtube video
Prinzregententheater 11 May 2009 Munich, Germany Prinzregententheater Recital
Davies Symphony Hall 20, 22, 23 May 2009 San Francisco, CA Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16  Review: "Yuja Wang dazzles Symphony Hall"  Review: "Yuja Wang conquers Prokofiev's mighty Piano Concerto No. 2"
UC Davis Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Jackson Hall 21 May 2009 Davis, CA UC Davis Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Jackson Hall San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall 4 June 2009 Beijing, China (recital debut) National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall Recital  Interview: "新锐钢琴家王羽佳回国首演 自解和郎朗差别"  Review: "dazzling performance"
Grand Theatre, Lyric Theatre 6 June 2009 Shanghai, China Grand Theatre, Lyric Theatre Recital  STRAVINSKY: Three Movements from Petrushka - Russian Dance video
Kissinger Sommer, Kloster Maria Bildhausen 20 June 2009 Münnerstadt, Germany Kissinger Sommer, Kloster Maria Bildhausen Recital
Barbican Centre 25 June 2009 London, United Kingdom Barbican Centre London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G major
Barbican Centre 30 June 2009 London, United Kingdom Barbican Centre London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op. 26  1st movement youtube video (Andante – Allegro)  2nd movement youtube video (Tema con variazioni)  3rd movement youtube video (Allegro, ma non troppo)
Aspen Music Festival, Benedict Music Tent 2 July 2009 Aspen, CO Aspen Music Festival, Benedict Music Tent Recital
Aspen Music Festival, Benedict Music Tent 6 July 2009 Aspen, CO Aspen Music Festival, Benedict Music Tent Chamber Concert
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vilar Pavilion 12 July 2009 Vail, CO (Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival) Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vilar Pavilion Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Rossen Milanov PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op. 26  Review: "'Woah!' sums up the performance of Yuja Wang"
27 July 2009 Verbier, Switzerland (La nuit des pianistes) Buy Medici Verbier Festival, Salle Médran VIVALDI: The Four Seasons - Spring youtube with Emanuel Ax, Nelson Goerner, Julien Quentin
29 July 2009 Verbier, Switzerland Buy Buy Verbier Festival, Église de Verbier MENDELSSOHN: Sextet in D major Op. 110 download video 382 MB, 25:42 youtube with Kirill Troussov violin, David Aaron Carpenter and Maxim Rysanov viola, Sol Gabetta cello, Leigh Mesh double bass
31 July 2009 Verbier, Switzerland Buy Buy Verbier Festival, Salle Médran Verbier Festival Orchestra conducted by Kurt Masur MENDELSSOHN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 download video 315 MB, 18:06
1 August 2009 Verbier, Switzerland Buy Medici Buy Medici Verbier Festival, Église de Verbier Recital download video 269 MB, 1:47:11  SCARLATTI: Piano Sonata in E major K. 380 download video 28 MB, 4:07  SCARLATTI: Piano Sonata in G major K. 427 download video 19 MB, 2:13 youtube video  SCARLATTI: Piano Sonata in B minor K. 87 download video 5 MB, 3:11 facebook video  SCARLATTI: Piano Sonata in G major K. 455 download video 30 MB, 2:28 youtube video  BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme of Paganini Op. 35 download video 89 MB, 19:28 youtube video
 CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 35 'Funeral March' download video 262 MB, 24:20  SHCHEDRIN: Artless Pages, Seven Impromptus for Piano download video 48 MB, 20:06 youtube (World Premiere)  STRAVINSKY: Three Movements from Petrushka download video 184 MB, 15:51 youtube  Encore: CHOPIN: Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2 download video 11 MB, 3:48  Encore: STRAVINSKY: Three Movements from Petrushka - Russian Dance youtube  Encore: MOZART/VOLODOS: Rondo alla Turca download video 26 MB, 2:44 youtube
Parc du Château de Florans 4 August 2009 La Roque d’Anthéron, France (Festival International de Piano) Parc du Château de Florans Recital download audio 8 MB, 10:56 youtube audio  SCARLATTI: Piano Sonata in E major K. 380  SCARLATTI: Piano Sonata in G major K. 427  SCARLATTI: Piano Sonata in B minor K. 87  SCARLATTI: Piano Sonata in G major K. 455
11 - 15 August 2009 Lucerne, Switzerland (Lucerne debut) Buy Medici Buy STAGE+ Culture and Convention Centre, Concert Hall Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op. 26 download video 485 MB, 27:41  Encore: STRAVINSKY: Three Movements from Petrushka - Russian Dance youtube video  Encore: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Flight of the Bumblebee download video 4 MB, 1:51 youtube video facebook video  Review: "Yuja Wang turned in a thrilling rendition of the Prokofiev 3rd"
Lensic Performing Arts Center 20 August 2009 Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival) Lensic Performing Arts Center RACHMANINOV: Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos in C minor Op. 17 with Marc-André Hamelin download audio 21 MB, 22:19
Lensic Performing Arts Center 22 August 2009 Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival) Lensic Performing Arts Center BACH: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV 1056 BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050
24 August 2009 Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival) Lensic Performing Arts Center SCHUBERT/LISZT: Gretchen am Spinnrade, Auf dem Wasser zu singen, Der Erlkönig SCHUBERT: Piano Quintet in A major D. 667 'Trout' download audio 33 MB, 35:23 with William Preucil violin, Michael Tree viola, Lynn Harrell cello, Marji Danilow double bass
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Belk Theater 11, 12 September 2009 Charlotte, NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Belk Theater Recital
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall 20 - 25 September 2009 Beijing, China (Lucerne Festival in Beijing) National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op. 26  Interview: Claudio and Yuja play video
City Hall, Concert Hall 28 September 2009 Hong Kong, Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall Recital
Gramophone Magazine 2 October 2009 London, United Kingdom (Classic FM Gramophone Awards) Gramophone Magazine Young Artist of the Year
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium 13 October 2009 New York, NY (Carnegie Hall orchestral debut) Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16  Review: "She seems to have everything: speed, flexibility, pianistic thunder and interpretive nuance"
Teatro alla Scala 7 November 2009 Milan, Italy (opening concert) Teatro alla Scala Filarmonica della Scala conducted by Antonio Pappano PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major Op. 26  Photos flickr  Review: "Scala, Pappano super e stupisce Yuja Wang"
Mechanics Hall 11 November 2009 Worcester, MA Mechanics Hall Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18
State Theatre 12 November 2009 New Brunswick, NJ State Theatre Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18
Tilles Center, North Fork Hall 13 November 2009 Greenvale, NY Tilles Center, North Fork Hall Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18
Roy Thomson Hall 16 November 2009 Toronto, Canada Roy Thomson Hall Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18
Copley Symphony Hall 19 November 2009 San Diego, CA Copley Symphony Hall Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18  Review: "a sensitive, poetical approach to music-making"
Granada Theatre 20 November 2009 Santa Barbara, CA Granada Theatre Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18  Review: "maturity beyond her years"  Review: "fast, precise, and soulful"
UC Davis Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Jackson Hall 21 November 2009 Davis, CA UC Davis Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Jackson Hall Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18
UC Berkeley, Zellerbach Hall 22 November 2009 Berkeley, CA UC Berkeley, Zellerbach Hall Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18
Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 24 November 2009 Costa Mesa, CA Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18  Review: "so richly expressive and so technically dazzling that it seemed to set a new standard"
McCallum Theatre of the Performing Arts 25 November 2009 Palm Desert, CA McCallum Theatre of the Performing Arts Shanghai Symphony Orchestra conducted by Long Yu RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18
3 - 5 December 2009 Washington, DC (World Premiere) Kennedy Center, Concert Hall National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton HIGDON: Piano Concerto  Review: "Jennifer Higdon with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center"  Review: "Jennifer Higdon’s new Piano Concerto"  Review: "National Symphony premieres Higdon Piano Concerto on colorful program"
Sala dei Notari 13 December 2009 Perugia, Italy Sala dei Notari Recital  Photo flickr
Salle Pleyel 16 December 2009 Paris, France Salle Pleyel Recital
21 December 2009 Oviedo, Spain (Spain debut) Auditorio Príncipe Felipe Recital  SCHUBERT/LISZT: Der Erlkönig video youtube  PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major Op. 82 youtube video  Photos photo  Review: "WANG YUJA PRODIGIOSA"  Review: "Yuja Wang, el dominio del piano"
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall 31 December 2009 Beijing, China (New Year's concert) National Centre for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall China Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vänskä RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 video 3rd movement  Encore: STRAUSS II/CZIFFRA: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka youtube video  Encore: HAO WEIYA: Yellow River Romance (commissioned)  Encore: 郝维亚: 黄河情 (委约作品)

114 concerts in 2009; updated: Nov 12, 2024


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