MUSIC

Society for the Performing Arts presents Yuja Wang, piano, at 8 pm, Wednesday, October 12, 2011, in Jones Hall as part of the SPA CenterPoint Energy Music Series.

Young Chinese piano phenomenon Yuja Wang (pictured, photo by Felix Broede, Deutsche Grammophon) has become widely recognized for piano playing that combines the spontaneity and fearless imagination of youth with the discipline and precision of a mature artist. Regularly lauded for her controlled, prodigious technique, Wang’s command of the piano has been described as “astounding” and “superhuman.”

The Washington Post called Yuja’s Kennedy Center recital debut “jaw-dropping.”

SPA audiences first saw Wang in Houston in March 2008 when she stepped in at the last minute to perform with Academy of St Martin in the Fields, led by Sir Neville Mariner.