Clara Yang’s immersive piano recital gets lost in the clouds

Clara Yang

By Kurt Gottschalk, 13 May 2026

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“something like the trend of sensory explosions spurred on by traveling Van Gogh spectacles”

Reviewed at Baryshnikov Arts Center, Jerome Robbins Theater, New York City on 11 May 2026

Esmail, Crystal Prelude no. 1

Weisert, Clinamina

Yang, Nebula

Yvetta Young / Clara Yang, Conception

Glass, Étude no. 11

Ugay, Hammers Over the Moon

Young, RoboDream

Anderson, Think That’s You—A Personality Recognition Software Toccata

Anderson, Drones

Cerrone, Hoyt-Schermerhorn

Clara Yang, Piano

Xuan, Visual artist

Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

Redemption and musical caffeine: Nelsons conducts Mahler 8 in Vienna

Mark Pullinger, 10th May

Sunday morning Mahler at the Wiener Konzerthaus sees Andris Nelsons concluding his symphony cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic in shattering fashion.

****1

Alexander Malofeev conjures sophistication at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 10th May

Sitting low on the piano stool and with his head gently bobbing from side to side, this is music to listen to on repeat.

****1

Era-defining string sound in the Liverpool Phil’s Mahler 9

Rohan Shotton, 10th May

Domingo Hindoyan nears his five-year anniversary at the RLPO with Mahler's Ninth Symphony.

****1

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.

Razing expectations: Clara Yang’s immersive piano recital gets lost in the clouds