When it comes to Chinese pianists, it is estimated that everyone's first reaction is Lang Lang.
People who can boast of "representing the highest piano level in China" have ⬇️ strength and international status
His concerts are often sold out, with the most recent one set for between 380 and 1680 tickets.
But no one expected that another person priced the same price as him, but the tickets sold better than him, and they were sold out in 2 minutes.
In order to get closer to the performers, the VIP ticket of 1680 was actually fried to 7500⬇️
This person is Wang Yujia.
The sister ⬇️ who wore a yellow dress and shook hands with the Queen of England to talk
Because she is too popular, it has also caused some controversy:
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) has postponed the "Amber Impression" Amber Quartet Concert, which was originally scheduled to start on December 16, to December 19.
What is the time period set aside on the 16th for?
Arrange an encore ⬇️ for Wang Yujia
This practice of kicking out the reserved lineup to make way for the airborne troops naturally caused many audiences to be dissatisfied, and they accused the National Center for the Performing Arts of not having the spirit of ⬇️ contract
At the center of public opinion, the National Center for the Performing Arts did not respond to the matter, but instead sold standing tickets.
580 sheets, first come, first served ⬇️
Some people complained that the operation of "selling standing tickets" was to cut leeks, and the appearance was too ugly.
Standing is a common practice in classical concerts, and theaters at home and abroad do so ⬇️
It's just that whether the domestic 580 station ticket pricing is reasonable is really worth scrutinizing.
After all, Wang Yujia holds concerts in European countries, and standing tickets for the Vienna Philharmonic Hall only cost 8 to 10 euros (60 to 80 yuan), and the Emperor Opera House only costs 7 pounds (more than 60 yuan). ⬇️
Even though it was expensive, the audience was still very popular.
Lu Yu also went to the ⬇️ scene with his friends
Having said so much, Wang Yujia is so popular, what is the reason?
If it is summed up in one sentence, it is that in the domestic classical music circle, she is the "first sister" who is indispensable.
Because of the essence of "piano is percussion", men are more dominant, but she is better than Lang Lang in terms of power and skill in playing.
Simon Rattle, chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, said in an exclusive interview with Kefan Listening:
"Lang Lang is like a French pianist, and Yu Jia is more like a Russian pianist. ”⬇️
She has been abroad since she was a child and has lived abroad all the year round, so her popularity in China is relatively weak.
The Western media praised this sister to the sky:
Internationally renowned music critic Mark Swider praised her as the Beethoven of the 21st century.
She was selected as one of the "50 Greatest Pianists of All Time" by Gramophone, an authoritative British classical magazine, and was the only Chinese ⬇️ to make the list
In January this year, with her unprecedented performance, she also made a wave of relentless performances.
At Carnegie Hall in New York, he played five Rachmaninov works in one breath and completed a four-and-a-half-hour "music marathon".
(Usually a concert will be 90 minutes, at most about 2 hours, she plays for 4 and a half hours in a row, some netizens who study music said, this is equivalent to you don't even drink a bottle of water, one person, shovel ten trucks of coal in one go, or a mountain climber climbs Mount Everest)
What's even more impressive is that in the more than 400 pages of scores, she has no musical score, and there is not a single wrong note.
When the music reached the end of the Second Piano Concerto, some audience members fainted from excitement and were taken to the hospital for emergency treatment ⬇️
After the performance, conductor Yannick knelt directly on the ground to express his sincerity ⬇️
The New York Times called the performance a "once-in-a-lifetime night ⬇️."
This sister is simply a pianist with three in one technique, physical strength, and memory.
The arm has carved amazing lines ⬇️ because of years of practice
The back is muscular, and the sense of strength is full ⬇️
The speed of the hand is so fast, and the afterimage ⬇️ is out quickly
Two of her videos have the most clicks on piano videos, one is the show-off "Turkish March" and the other is Zifra's version of "The Flying Bees".
Wang Yujia once said in an interview that she knew she was a child prodigy.
Because since she learned the piano at the age of 4 and a half, she skipped all the way, and at the age of 7, she was admitted to the piano level ⬇️ 8
When she was 9 years old, she went to the Primary School Attached to the Central Conservatory of Music, and other students were still practicing.
She vividly remembers that all the children looked at her the way they looked at her as if they were another species in the zoo.
In fact, this is also closely related to the artistic edification of Wang Yujia's original family.
Mom is a ballet dancer and has taken her to watch ballets since she was a child.
The light and heavy background music sparked her interest in classical music.
Wang Yujia was not happy to be forced to learn dance and talent, so the piano that could sit without moving became the first choice.
It just so happened that there was a piano in my mother's dowry, and she often climbed up to play it.
The piano teacher found out that Wang Yujia was talented, so he persuaded her parents to buy a more professional grand piano.
The teacher also said that if they think it is expensive, they can make up the amount and buy it for Wang Yujia, in short, they can't delay the child learning the piano.
When the father heard about it, he quickly borrowed money from relatives and friends to buy a piano ⬇️ for his daughter
Dad Wang Jianguo is a percussionist, so he is very sensitive to rhythm.
Wang Yujia said that he was a "musical Nazi", because every time he was supervised to practice, even if he caught up with a little beat, he would be found out.
Despite this, the long training session did not change her Xi ⬇️ of playing faster and faster
In addition to learning the piano, Wang Yujia's Xi performance also maintained very well.
The math teacher and the Chinese teacher argued whether she would be admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University in the future.
Because of her good grades, her mother originally wanted her to study hard Xi and only play the piano as a hobby.
But seeing that Wang Yujia really likes it, as soon as she sits in front of the piano, she keeps playing, and she can't even shout when she eats.
I agreed to let her devote herself to learning art and no longer take the road ⬇️ of exam-oriented education
Later, she was introduced to Professor Ling Yuan by the enlightenment teacher and practiced the piano under her guidance.
(Ling Yuan is a professor in the piano department of the Central Conservatory of Music, and her husband Zhao Pingguo is also Lang Lang's piano teacher)
(Ling Yuan on the right, Zhao Pingguo on the lower left)
At the suggestion of Teacher Ling Yuan, she was ready to study abroad, but she was worried that the U.S. visa would not be approved, so she studied in Canada for two years, and then transferred to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
The Curtis Institute of Music is the cradle of top musicians, with an acceptance rate of only 3.2%.
Wang Yujia stood out from more than 100 competitors on the same stage with the excellent performance of "unanimously voted by 7 judges".
Later, it also became the "pearl of the palm" ⬇️ of his teacher Gary Graffman
Lang Lang was also a student of Graffman when he was a student at Curtis.
Having said that, the life trajectories of Lang Lang and Wang Yujia do have a lot of overlaps.
All of them are Chinese pianists who have gone international, and they have all studied Xi at the Central Conservatory of Music, and they have all studied under Professor Gary Graffman.
All are famous for saving the scene:
In 1999, 17-year-old Lang Lang made a name for himself after saving Andre Watts.
Wang Yujia also gradually became popular ⬇️ because he saved Argerich and Peresia and others
The two also signed a contract with the same company, Deutsche Grammophon- Gesellschaft
The company has signed a total of only three Chinese performers, Lang Lang, Wang Yujia and Wang Jian.
(DG is a classical temple in the hearts of countless music fans, and whether or not it can be signed by it has become a sign of the artist's success.)
However, between these brothers and sisters, there are often news of disagreement.
Celebrating the teacher's birthday together, Wang Yujia posted a group photo, but I don't know whether the photo posted by Lang Lang was intentional or unintentional, in short, it erased Wang Yujia's existence ⬇️
Wang Yujia is known as the "female version of Lang Lang", but whenever it is mentioned, she will clearly refute: "I am myself." ”
In an exclusive interview with "Kefan Listening", she also directly said that the two had nothing to do with each other and were not very familiar with him.
Never like to be used as a stand-in or copy of anyone, Yuja Wang's signature on her Facebook page is:
"The chief queen who is self-centered and ignores outside comments".
Although she stayed in the classical music circle, she has always had a deviant side, and she has been criticized a lot for it.
One of the most discussed is her "dress".
In 2011, she performed ⬇️ on stage in a tight halterneck and a short skirt with a leaky waist
The New Critic said she dressed like a stripper.
Music critic Mark Swood criticized: "Any shorter time would have restricted the concert hall to audiences under the age of 18 who were not allowed to enter without an adult."
Wang Yujia did not show weakness and publicly responded in the British "Guardian":
"If a male pianist wears leggings, I don't care what's under the clothes.
If music is beautiful and sexy, why can't you dress it in equally beautiful clothes?"
Why not wear a dress that trips over the hem of the skirt, but wear a short skirt that is comfortable and easy to sway, and you can also choose the color according to the repertoire and mood?
For others, it was a solemn classical music performance, but for Wang Yujia, it was just a party.
When the media focused public opinion on discussing whether she would wear a long skirt or a short skirt tomorrow, my sister took a different path and wore a skirt with a short front and a long back.
A rebellious like her, she began to collect all the colors ⬇️
Wang Yujia has formed her own recognition:
Colorful tight skirts, red-soled stilettos, healthy sun-kissed skin, signature short hair, and a fast deep bow ⬇️ at 90 degrees
Some people say that she is not mainstream, but she doesn't care, and she also dyes her exaggerated hair color ⬇️
It's not so much that she's rebellious, it's that she doesn't accept being labeled and defined by stereotypes.
Some people say that in order to play the best to change into flat shoes, she prefers to step on the sky, and take care of professionalism and beauty ⬇️
Some people say that classical music is elegant and niche, and the performer should also be gentle and elegant, and she should be different.
Sing rap on stage, dance hip-hop, and learn floor moves ⬇️
She likes to read philosophical books, reading Woolf's "The Waves" and Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason", and when the interviewer Malcolm praises her for the depth of her reading.
She immediately took off the top hat that the other party had buttoned up, and said with a smile, "I also like to read fast food novels." ”
He also said that his favorite word to say is "FUCK", and he is good at swear words ⬇️ in every language
Some people say that the process of practicing Xi piano is to cultivate sentiment and improve people's temperament and style.
She didn't have any image baggage, and she wore pink flip-flops to practice on ⬇️ stage
He would also take off his shoes and sit cross-legged on the ground barefoot to rest ⬇️
She is bohemian, super personal, and her image management is casual.
Wearing a dress to participate in the event, I don't care about⬇️ the hairstyle of "being blown by a fart".
was met by netizens in a restaurant near the Vienna Opera House, and smiled happily ⬇️ in a crumpled autumn coat
During the epidemic, I went to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to practice the piano, and this private suit ......
Well, it's ⬇️ pretty informal, so to speak
Wang Yujia's "Buddhism" is only aimed at dressing up and professional things, and her attitude is clear.
After the staff who turned the score carelessly translated the wrong score, she would put on a cold face ⬇️ when she always loved to laugh
On this return tour, the audience performed well, so she actively returned and played enthusiastically.
There were 10 performances from the National Centre for the Performing Arts, 13 performances from Wuhan, and 6 performances from Shanghai.
However, there was a noisy noise from the audience in Shenzhen, and someone would knock over the water glass to interrupt the performance, and she turned around and left ⬇️ after the performance
It took a long time to return to the stage, and I left ⬇️ directly after playing two songs in a row
To put it bluntly, although Wang Yujia, who was born in 1987, is now 37 years old, she still retains her childishness, so she is unwilling to be tactful and remain willful.
In 2017, she went to California to perform, and on her only day off, she chose to go to Universal Studios.
It's because she likes the silly donkey in "Shrek" very much.
There was no performance during the epidemic stage, and she no longer buried herself in hard practice, but chose to exercise, watch movies, and read books.
She loves fitness, drinking, and shopping, but she has never changed.
Looking through her Instagram account, you can see a large number of photos of her life without makeup.
On Valentine's Day on February 14, Wang Yujia also officially announced her relationship, with the caption: "Happy Valentine's Day! Share love with everyone!". ⬇️
Her boyfriend is Finnish conductor Klaus McKeller, born in 1996.
Like Wang Yujia, she also comes from a musical family.
His father was a cellist, his mother was a pianist, his grandfather was a violinist, and his sister was a dancer with the Finnish National Ballet.
Although he is only 27 years old, he is the chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the artistic director of the Orchestre de Paris, and the artistic director of the Turku Festival.
This pair of "sister and brother love" with a difference of 9 years are evenly matched, and they are also called by netizens: the strongest CP⬇️ in the classical music industry
The current progress of the two is also quite fast, and they ⬇️ have already met their parents
In fact, looking at Wang Yujia's life experience, I feel that this sister is really slay.
Perhaps it is years of overseas life that have cultivated her independent and free character.
In the face of her career, she has the blessing of talent and hard work, and she far surpasses her peers in the professional field.
And because of her maverick, she has left her own mark in the field of classical music.
In the face of life and love, she can maintain an optimistic and positive attitude.
does not suffer from internal friction for external evaluation, has a stable core, and always does what she wants, which may be her most charming charm.
The last sentence
Wang Yujia once used 3 words to describe herself:
Crazy, laughs low, a bit nerdy.
It's quite apt.