Yuja Wang - Superstar Pianist Plays Too Many Encores
About this episode
Yuja Wang discusses her musical influences, encores, and plays a game about composer deaths with Manny Ax.
Superstar pianist Yuja Wang joins Manny Ax to talk about bad pianos, encores, what influences her musical interpretations, and her love for Prokofiev. In our Newly Dead game, Yuja puts her knowledge of composer deaths to the test.
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