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In Reply to: RE: Can Young Musicians Suddenly Lose Their Passion? (Babe Alert) [yt] posted by Analog Scott on October 09, 2014 at 16:37:39
You are right that bigger names like Yuja Wang have more leverage, but you are also right when you say, "I guess, fortunately for her, her taste in music is fairly commercial."
The irony is, you would think that with modern audio technology, when almost any music from anywhere in the world can be instantly downloaded to a computer or smart phone, people would begin to have broader tastes.
That may be happening, but only very slowly.
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In her case it was that she grew up with a mom who was a ballet dancer and constantly had Russian symphonic music playing. I think Yuja actually has a pretty broad range for a 27 year old. And there are plenty of war horses that just aren't interesting to her. DG asked if she would record Pictures at an Exhibition. She said no. She likes the orchestral version better. She plays a lot of Ligeti and Scarlatti. Kind of the opposite ends of the stick. Very little Mozart and no Bach. But you know what? She is listening to new and somewhat obscure stuff thanks to Spotify. I actually have turned her on to Peter Gabriel/Genesis and Steely Dan.
I agree with your comment about people in general and broader taste. We are very lucky in L.A. that the Phil kind of forces a broader program on their audience but in careful doses.
Hi Scott - you are correct in what you say. However, as rbolaw says - if Yuja had a desire to play nothing but Macdowell or Saint-Saens or CPE Bach, she would very quickly lose bookings with orchestras. Even if she disliked the Russian concerti, she would HAVE to play them if she wanted any kind of career. They are musts, and she would not have a career (on the orchestral circuit, that is) without knowing and playing them, no matter how good she was. And yes, there are very good pianists out there that fall into such a category. They mostly play chamber music or do accompanying.
Has Yuja done much chamber music, by the way, or is her career mostly recitals and concerti performances?
She does a lot of chamber music. Her two favorites to play chamber music with these days are Gautier Capucon and Leonidas Kavakos. She used to be a regular at the Santa Fe chamber music festival.
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