Piano Virtuoso!

An international piano superstar is the cherry on top of Opening Night this year, as Yuja Wang joins the Seattle Symphony Orchestra to grace the audience with Prokofiev's marvelous Piano Concerto No. 3! Guided by the baton of Grammy-winning conductor Xian Zhang, the orchestra will also perform the suite version of Prokofiev's soundtrack for Lieutenant Kije, completing a magnificent program to enjoy back inside Benaroya Hall.

A player of peerless speed and insight, Yuja Wang is one of the finest pianists alive today. Born in Beijing, she began piano lessons at the age of six and was instantly enthralled by the instrument. Completing her formal education at the Curtis Institute for Music in Philadelphia, it wasn't long before she was performing with some of the world's most famous orchestras.