Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang Signs General Management to Opus 3 Artists and Askonas Holt
Yuja Wang needs no introduction.
As The New York Times observed, Yuja “has made a career out of dazzling displays of virtuosity”, perhaps most notably when she recently teamed up with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra to perform all four of Rachmaninoff’s piano concerti – followed by his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – in a single concert. This was a feat never before attempted at Carnegie Hall, and one she pulled off with “both clarity and poetry…heft but not bombast, sentiment but not schmaltz” and then came back for more with encores.
Yuja will be managed by both Phillippa Cole, recently appointed Senior Vice President at Opus 3 Artists, and Donagh Collins, Chief Executive of Askonas Holt and Opus 3. Donagh commented, “Yuja is a superstar. She’s an inspirational artist with a dynamic personality, she’s passionate, sensitive and kind. I’ve worked alongside Yuja for over ten years, I’ve always enjoyed being with her, and it’s such a delight that she has decided to join our roster. And I’m so pleased to be working with Phillippa again – and for such a great artist. It’s just like when we worked together for Simon Rattle and Michael Tilson Thomas some years ago…it’s a dream come true!”
Of the partnership, Yuja said, “I wanted to find a management team which will be creative and perceptive, with people who understand and encourage my ambition, overseeing my career whilst remaining attentive to the detail. I’ve known Donagh and Phillippa for many years, and I’m thrilled to work more closely with them both. It’s wonderful to come home to Opus 3 Artists, and to be with Askonas Holt. I can’t wait for this next chapter to begin!”
Having just finished a tour of Asia with Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra, Yuja next joins forces with Víkingur Ólafsson for a duo recital tour of Europe’s most renowned concert halls, which continues in North America in 2025. November brings a European play-direct tour with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, where Yuja is Artist in Residence this season, before returning in the new year to the United States where she is also midway through a residency with the New York Philharmonic.
A Deutsche Grammophon recording artist, Yuja was awarded a Grammy for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for the 2023 release The American Project, which also won an Opus Klassik award in the concerto category.