The little red dress that pianist Yuja Wang wore recently for a concert at the Hollywood Bowl is the hot topic of discussion these days on the classical internets. Start with Iron Tongue of Midnight, where Lisa links you up with other online discussions about said dress and adds some astute commentary herself. (I only disagree with her on the topic of music critics mentioning fashion — I think we should.) …
CK Dexter Haven, friend of Classical Life, has started his own blog, All is Yar. Among other yummy things, he gets a lot of inside dope on the musicians of the L.A. Phil. I’ve added his site to the blogroll. …
Johnny Carson plays the theremin, courtesy of Alex Ross. … It used to be that the talk shows and variety shows featured classical musicians, giving them valuable exposure to the masses. Itzhak Perlman ended up on Hollywood Squares, thanks to his appearances on Carson. …
In 1956, the great Hollywood film composer Dimitri Tiomkin stumps ’em on What’s My Line. …
Meanwhile, I’ve been engaged in much more important controversies, including, but by no means limited to, the sex life of Muppets.
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I’m with you on critics commenting occasionally on dress and deportment. Attending a concert is both an aural and visual experience and how an artist looks or acts can affect how one experiences a concert. When Yuja Wang came on stage wearing her now-famous “little red dress,” there was an audible gasp from the audience (most undoubtedly asking themselves the same question I did: “How is she going to sit on a piano bench wearing that?”). I commented on it in my review, although not to the extent that Mark Swed did (how could one not?). As an aside, my daughter chided me for a sexist comment but I pointed out that, in a town with Gustavo Dudamel and Lionel Bringuier conducting, there have been plenty of reviews with comments about male looks, as well.
Thanks, Tim. I will strive to be worthy . . .
As always, your choice in video is hilariously perfect for the topic at hand.