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Classical Star Yuja Wang: Embracing Traditional and Contemporary Culture

WRTI Your Classical and Jazz Source | By Susan Lewis
Published March 30, 2015 at 9:43 AM EDT
Pianist Yuja Wang

Curtis Graduate, Chinese Pianist Yuja Wang performs all over the world. As WRTI’s Susan Lewis reports, the young classical star embraces traditional and contemporary culture.

http://youtu.be/NxmZeVMsf_c

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Listen to more of Susan's interview with pianist Yuja Wang after her performance of Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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Susan Lewis
Susan writes and produces stories about music and the arts. She’s host and producer of WRTI’s TIME IN online interview series, and contributes weekly intermission interviews for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series. She’s also been a regular host of WRTI’s Live from the Performance Studio sessions.
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