The Capital Times (Madison, WI), March 31st, 2001
Good musicians bring passion to their performance. Great ones add a measure of grace that makes the brilliant seem effortless, even sublime.
Pianist Wu Han is more graceful than most, a fact that the wife of Emerson Quartet cellist David Finckel proved repeatedly throughout her solo Friday night performance at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
The Taiwanese pianist has an amazing repertoire, yet takes a populist approach to the classics. Her program ranged from obscure Haydn to brilliant Chopin, with some familiar Beethoven and Debussy sandwiched in between.
Such a broad canvas would have put ...
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