Michael Tilson Thomas has been part of the LA Phil family for more than five decades and in honor of his 80th birthday, the orchestra celebrates its former Principal Guest Conductor with selections of ...

György Ligeti’s Piano Concerto stood out in contrast to the lush textures and easy-to-follow melodies of the works that surrounded it. Premiered in 1988, its dissonant and avant-garde music might have ...

As part of the festivities for his 70th birthday season, Michael Tilson Thomas is in the midst of a nine-city U.S. tour with the London Symphony Orchestra that stopped Tuesday at Walt Disney Concert ...

Chinese-born pianist Yuja Wang will be the guest performer at this weekend’s Santa Cruz Symphony concerts. The 30-year-old virtuoso began her study at age 6, and by 21 was one of the world’s most ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Pianist Yuja Wang has developed a novel reputation. Promoters know that if their star pianist gets sick, they can give Wang a call and, she’ll arrive suitcase in hand, to deliver a ...

What: Jahja Ling conducts Rachmani noff, Rimsky-Korsakov and Prokofiev, with pianist Yuja Wang. When: 8 p.m. Saturday. Where: Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets ...

At the age of 24, Chinese-born Yuja Wang is one of the most exciting concert pianists in the world. Onstage, she cuts an elegant, sometimes provocative figure. Backstage, she’s more like a teenager, ...

Yuja Wang’s May appearance at the venerated venue started with the jet-lagged pianist wondering if she had enough strength for the show. “I thought, ‘This is Carnegie Hall, I can’t be tired,’ ” says ...

Yuja Wang did something crazy last year. The Beijing-born pianist was already among the world’s most celebrated soloists on her instrument when she chose to try something superhuman. She linked up ...

Born in Beijing in 1987, Yuja Wang began playing the piano at the age of six. Born in Beijing in 1987, Yuja Wang began playing the piano at the age of six. From a music conservatory in China to the ...