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de Waart conducted Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with Joyce Yang, Silver Medalist of the 12th Van Cliburn International Competition, as the soloist ... She played with a polished, pearly evenness that was remarkable for its ease up and down the keyboard.
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Vivid and beautiful playing
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Her attention to detail and clarity is as impressive as her agility, balance and velocity.
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Astonishing virtuoso with tremendous suggestive power and imagination.
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Yang’s technical ability was impressive. In the outer movements, the chords and octaves were handled with weight and depth of tone; and in the slow movement, the finger-work was dazzling ... The HKPO on the other hand, led by maestro Edo de Waart, played in equal partnership with Yang and unabashedly pushed the orchestra to the full-blooded boundary of the romantic manner to good effect.
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The sound is bold and modern, yet restrained. The precision of the fingerwork is astounding.
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In a world of dime store piano virtuosi, all with impeccable technique, she seems like something out of Tiffany's special collection.
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