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Yuja Wang was born in Beijing, on February 10, 1987. She began studying piano there at age six, and went on to study at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

By the age of 21 she was already an internationally recognized concert pianist, giving recitals around the world. She has a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. In an interview with the LA Times, she said “For me, playing music is about transporting to another way of life, another way of being. An actress does that.”

Yuja Wang performs Chopin's Polonaise Fantaisie in A-flat major

Chopin – Polonaise Fantaisie – Yuja Wang, Piano

The Polonaise Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61, from Frédéric Chopin, dedicated to Mme A. Veyret, was written and published in 1846. This work was slow to gain favor with musicians, due to its harmonic complexity and intricate form.

Scarlatti - Sonata K. 466 in F Minor - Wang, Piano

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Piano / Sonata

Scarlatti – Keyboard Sonata K. 466 – Yuja Wang

Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (26 October 1685 – 23 July 1757) who wrote the Sonata K. 466 in F minor was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families. Today he is known mainly for his 555 keyboard sonatas.

The pianist Yuja Wang and Khatia Buniatishvilli are performing Brahms' first Hungarian Dance.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Dance / Duet / Piano

Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 1 – Wang & Buniatishvili, Piano

The Hungarian Dance No. 1 is the first of the 21 Hungarian Dances (German: Ungarische Tänze) composed by Johannes Brahms, based mostly on Hungarian themes and completed in 1869.

Debussy - Arabesque No 1 in E Major - Wang, Piano

IMPRESSIONIST MUSIC / Arabesque / Piano

Debussy – Arabesque No. 1 – Yuja Wang, Piano

Although quite an early work, the Arabesques contain hints of Claude Debussy’s developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music, following the French visual art form.

Yuja Wang performs Brahms' Intermezzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Intermezzo / Piano

Brahms – Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 3 – Wang, Piano

Intermezzo Op 117 No 3 in C-Sharp Minor is the third of the three Intermezzi for piano composed by Johannes Brahms in 1892 for solo piano.

Chopin - Ballade No 1 in G minor - Wang, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Ballade / Piano

Chopin – Ballade No. 1 – Yuja Wang, Piano

Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, dates to sketches Chopin made in 1831 during his eight-month stay in Vienna. It was completed in 1835 after his move to Paris.

Scarlatti - Sonata K. 455 in G Major - Yuja Wang,

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Piano / Sonata

Scarlatti – Sonata K. 455 – Wang, Piano

Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (26 October 1685 – 23 July 1757) who wrote the Sonata K. 455 in G Major was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families. He was born in 1685, the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel.