JLCO with Yuja Wang
JLCO with Yuja Wang at Usher Hall, Edinburgh
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JLCO with Yuja Wang: Yuja Wang, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
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About the show
A world exclusive collaboration between classical superstar pianist Yuja Wang and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
An Edinburgh International Festival commission, this is a unique opportunity to experience star pianist Yuja Wang performing with these titans of jazz. Discover a programme of pieces selected by Wang and Wynton Marsalis, Artistic Director and founder of JLCO. These pieces have been specially arranged for Wang’s charismatic artistry to combine with the jazz orchestra’s infectious spontaneity and flair.
Featuring - Yuja Wang
An accomplished young pianist. For the past four years Yuja has attended The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia as a student of Gary Graffman. In September 2005, she was named a recipient of the prestigious 2006 Gilmore Young Artist Award.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by Wynton Marsalis, is made up of 15 of the finest soloists, ensemble players, and arrangers in jazz music today.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs a vast repertoire, from rare historic compositions to Jazz at Lincoln Center commissioned works, including compositions and arrangements by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Strayhorn, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, Sy Oliver, Oliver Nelson and many others.