Wang, Yuja | The American Project | CD

Yuja Wang is a classical pianist, born on 10 February 1987 in Beijing, China, who lives in New York, USA.

The American Project is a 1 CD album by Yuja Wang with The Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Teddy Abrams, released in 2023 on Deutsche Grammophon. It features the world premiere recording of Teddy Abrams' Piano Concerto, which was originally conceived as a companion piece to Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue', along with a work by Michael Tilson Thomas written for Wang. Both works were recorded live in 2022 with the Louisville Orchestra, which Abrams conducts as its Music Director, and David Frost produced the album.

Track List

1. You Come Here Often?
2. I. Overture. Swing
3. II. Cadenza I
4. III. Exposition
5. IV. Orchestra Break
6. V. Exploration
7. VI. Cadenza II
8. VII. Relaxed
9. VIII. Solos
10. IX. Cadenza III
11. X. Return. Swing
12. XI. Cadenza IV and Coda