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Exhilaration and imperfection: Yuja Wang plays soloist and leader with the New York Phil

Yuja Wang
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Yuja Wang directs the New York Philharmonic
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“a joyful and exuberantly energetic performance”
Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 23 January 2025
Janáček, Capriccio for Piano Left Hand and Winds
Stravinsky, Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue (original jazz band version)
Yuja Wang, Piano
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