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Strange.

Yuja Wang is obviously a fine pianist (I haven't seen a review that doesn't concede at least that, even from those who aren't all-out groupies). The only "negative" thing one could say is that if she were old and/or ugly, she would be a relatively unknown fine pianist (along with a number of other unglamorous musicians) rather than a superstar fine pianist.

That doesn't make her overrated. As Scott himself pointed out here, looks count for stage performers, including in classical music. Oddly, he got mad when I suggested that looks were not quite as all-important in classical music as a study he cited claimed (which imo drew conclusions too broad for the data on which they were based, a common problem with social science research) but his basic point was correct, and his friend Yuja is a major if not the major beneficiary these days.

But age is the great leveler. Will internet posters include large closeup photos of her pretty face, as you did, when she is 60 or 70? No, and for the same reason, the hot superstars then as now will mostly be young sensations, though she probably won't be forgotten altogether.

That's the real reason some posters aren't Yuja groupies. They don't like the hype of the moment. (I don't feel that strongly either way. I like Yuja, but she's not a top favorite for me.) He'll not convince them otherwise, even with 3,000 posts.

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