Friday, February 3, 2012

Who is hotter? You decide...


I read an interesting post by The Well-Tempered Ear, which tried to compare Yuja Wang with Lola Astanova, who just made her Carnegie debut in a concert packed with famous guests.  So when the Ear asked:

So, who is the better pianist?
Wang or Astanova?
And who is the more striking fashion plate?
Wang or Astanova?
Who will be The Lady Gaga of Classical Music?
Wang or Astanova?

I thought it would be fun to do a little side-by-side comparison and let you decide who is more striking, stylish, classy, exciting, and whose concert you'd rather attend:


Wang vs. Astanova
Russian-American
Chinese



Nationality





Dokiboki
Diane Von Furstenberg








Dress
/photo shoot/








Ehong
Roberto Cavalli










Dress
/on stage/
 







Chinese Laundry
Christian Louboutin


  



Shoes


Happymetals Jewelry Co.
Tiffany & Co.








Jewelry






Yuja Wang
Lola Astanova










Close up







Yuja Wang
Lola Astanova











Performing

Yuja Wang
Lola Astanova




















After a concert

Yuja Wang
Lola Astanova





















Casual


Yuja Wang
Lola Astanova














Backstage 

"Tea: a Mirror of Soul"
"Eugene Onegin"














Favorite
Opera







Golden Chicken
From Russia with Love











Favorite
Movie


 




"Strange Tales..." by Pu Songling
"War & Peace" by Leo Tolstoy










Favorite
Book




"The Red Detachment of Women"



"Swan Lake"













Favorite
Ballet



Lang Lang
Vladimir Horowitz
















Piano
Hero

Tan Dun
Sergei Rachmaninoff

















Favorite 
Composer
New Big Wang
Russian Tea Room














Favorite
Restaurant


Egg roll
Caviar






Favorite
Dish







VIDEOS:

Most watched

Wang plays Mozart-Volodos (1.2 million views)


Astanova plays Astanova (1.5 million views)

Chopin



 Wang plays Chopin

Astanova plays Chopin

Scriabin

Wang plays Scriabin

Astanova plays Scriabin

Rachmaninoff

Wang plays Rachmaninoff

Astanova plays Rachmaninoff

Liszt


Wang plays Schubert/Liszt

Astanova plays Liszt


For some reason it is rather difficult to find Wang playing any Chopin, Liszt or Rachmaninoff compositions.  If you can find those videos, please share.