The Warsaw Chopin Competition, 2021

Posted by Chris from Lafayette (A) on August 27, 2021 at 18:10:11

Yikes it's just a month after the Leeds Competition. There's already been some discussion about this on RMCR (Google Groups), and the list of competitors shows more than ever how dominant the Asian countries are now in so many European classical music endeavors. In the preliminary round of this Chopin Competition, there were no less that SIX competitors, all with the last name of "Wang". Two of the Wangs got into the first ("Stage 1") round, and I was sorry to see that one of the Wangs, Yijia Wang from China, did not make it to this round. I think that if Ms. Wang had advanced far enough in the competition, the resulting confusion between Yijia Wang and Yuja Wang could have had some high entertainment value. Two of the three Guos (Eric Guo from Canada and Chelsea Guo from the US) advanced too.

Anyway, I'll repeat that it's just amazing how dominant the Asians are in the major competitions these days, and I tip my hat to them. Almost all the people I accompany here in the SF Bay Area are Asian - wonderful people with a strong work ethic!

https://chopin2020.pl/en/competitors (Open in New Window)

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Topic - The Warsaw Chopin Competition, 2021 - Chris from Lafayette 18:10:11 08/27/21 (19)

RE: The Warsaw Chopin Competition, 2021 - Todd Krieger 12:02:54 08/28/21 (2)

Glad to hear she's still playing - Chris from Lafayette 13:06:55 08/28/21 (1)

RE: Glad to hear she's still playing - Todd Krieger 14:31:05 08/28/21 (0)

In a very specific area, i.e. classical music, yes, their success is amazing. I'd - tinear 08:05:32 08/28/21 (10)

You might hesitate, but I wouldn't - Chris from Lafayette 12:58:32 08/28/21 (9)

Well, I believed the context clearly meant to other fields, not peoples. - tinear 15:37:00 08/28/21 (8)

"why single out one group?" - Chris from Lafayette 15:57:04 08/28/21 (7)

You're begging the question. Why did you mention that attribute, at all? - tinear 06:29:00 08/29/21 (6)

I see that you may have finally discovered that the server here. . . - Chris from Lafayette 10:00:31 08/29/21 (4)

I have my own theories - Analog Scott 12:42:04 08/29/21 (0)

RE: I see that you may have finally discovered that the server here. . . - rivervalley817 10:30:59 08/29/21 (2)

Point taken, rv - but in fact I WAS SHOUTING [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 11:50:07 08/29/21 (1)

RE: Point taken, rv - but in fact I WAS SHOUTING [nt] ;-) - rivervalley817 12:06:52 08/29/21 (0)

Did you read what Chris had actually said in the first post? - Analog Scott 09:44:49 08/29/21 (0)

but can they sing? - Analog Scott 21:35:53 08/27/21 (3)

"One has to wonder where classical music would be without the Asian interest" - Chris from Lafayette 23:05:52 08/27/21 (2)

Never heard of her - Analog Scott 08:09:30 08/28/21 (1)

"I still have not taken a liking to opera" - Chris from Lafayette 13:01:04 08/28/21 (0)

RE: The Warsaw Chopin Competition, 2021 - Todd Krieger 20:04:49 08/27/21 (0)

The Warsaw Chopin Competition, 2021

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