Thomas Adès and Yuja Wang offer contemporary works at the NY Phil

Yuja Wang and the New York Philharmonic

Thomas Adès conducts the New York Philharmonic

By Sam Jacobson, 27 January 2026

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 23 January 2026

Ives, Orchestral Set no. 2

Rautavaara, Piano Concerto no. 1, Op.45

Glass, Étude no. 6

Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 8 in C minor "Malinconia", Op.110 (Allegro molto, arr. Giltburg)

Saariaho, Oltra mar

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Yuja Wang, Piano

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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.

Thomas Adès and Yuja Wang offer thought-provoking contemporary works at the NY Phil