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Year In Review – The Best Classical Music Albums, 2025
Discover the best classical music albums of the year (2025), handpicked by The Classic Review staff.
Yuja Wang
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Review: Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie – Yuja Wang, Cécile Lartigau, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons
Yuja Wang, Cécile Lartigau, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons perform Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie.
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Review: Shostakovich – The Piano Concertos, Solo Works – Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang performs Shostakovich's two piano concertos and solo works, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Andris Nelsons.
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Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, June 2024
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review this past month.
Album Reviews
Review: Rachmaninoff – The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody – Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel
As part of the Rachmaninoff 150 celebration, Yuja Wang and the LA Phil present an ambitious live program of the concerti and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
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Review: Franck and Chopin – Cello Sonatas – Gautier Capuçon, Yuja Wang
Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang perform Cesar Franck's Violin Sonata in a transcription for cello and piano, and Chopin's Cello Sonata.
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Review: “Blue Hour” – Andreas Ottensamer and Yuja Wang Play Weber, Brahms and Mendelssohn
Andreas Ottensamer plays Weber's Clarinet Concerto and is joined by Yuja Wang for the "Grand Duo" Op. 48 and transcriptions.