Yuja Wang's 2026 Encore Pieces and Recital Programs ユジャ・ワンのアンコール曲とリサイタルプログラム2026

Last Updated: June 3, 2026

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2026 Asis Recital Tour encore pieces (not comprehensive)

   
TimesPieceDates
4Márquez: Danzón No. 2May 26, 29, 31, Jun 1
4Glass: Etude No. 6May 27, 29, 31, Jun 1
4Ahmed Alom: Displaced Etudes - Étude No. 1May 27, 29, 31, Jun 1
3Dave Brubeck: Blue Rondo à la TurkMay 29, 31, Jun 1
3Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op.67, No.2May 29, 31, Jun 1
3Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro — LentoMay 26, 31, Jun 1
3Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro MoltoMay 29, 31, Jun 1
3Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, II. Allegro moltoMay 26, 31, Jun 1
2Franz Schubert: No. 2 in E flat Major, Allegretto, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946May 29, Jun 1
2Sibelius: 13 Pieces for Piano, Op. 76: No. 2, EtudeMay 27, Jun 1
2Schumann: The SmugglerMay 27, Jun 1
2Ernesto Lecuona: Malagueña from Suite AndalucíaMay 31, Jun 1
2Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the BumblebeeMay 31, Jun 2
2Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D.118 (Arr. Franz Liszt: Searle 558 No. 8) May 27, 31
2Gluck/Sgambati: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits "Melody"May 27, 31
1Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique", 3rd movementMay 26
1Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83 III. Precipitato May 26
1HANDEL/KEMPFF: Minuet in G minor from Suite No. 1 in B-flat major HWV 434May 27
1Balakirev: Islamey, Op.18May 29
1Chopin: Waltz Op 64, No.2May 29
1Luting He: The Cowherd's Flute (賀緑汀: 牧童短笛)Jun 1
1Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Little Swans, from Swan LakeMay 31
1Scriabin: Prelude in B major Op. 11 No. 11May 31
1Bizet/Horowitz: Carmen VariationsMay 31

2026 Encore pieces after concerto performances. (This list is not comprehensive, and the dates might be slightly inaccurate, as it is based on checking Yuja’s stories.)

TimesPieceDates
10Márquez: Danzón No. 2Jan 18, Feb 6, Mar 5, Apr 22, 26, 27, 29, May 1, 2, 3
7Glass: Etude No. 6Jan 18, 23, Feb 8, Mar 13, 19, Apr 23, 26
5Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, II. Allegro moltoJan 23, Feb 7, Mar 1, 7, 13
4Sibelius: 13 Pieces for Piano, Op. 76: No. 2, EtudeJan 22, Mar 7, 12, 15
4Gluck/Sgambati: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits "Melody"Mar 6, 17, 19, 20
3Kapustin: Concert Etude, op. 40 no. 3 "Toccatina"Jan 18, Mar 6, 15
3Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D.118 (Arr. Franz Liszt: Searle 558 No. 8)Mar 5, 7, 16
3Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique", 3rd movementFeb 6, Mar 16, 19
3Erkki Melartin: BarcarolleJan 22, Mar 1, 20
3Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83 III. PrecipitatoJan 18, Mar 6, Apr 22
2Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67 No. 2, MWV U 145 (Lost Illusions)Feb 8, Mar 5
2Scriabin: Prelude in B major Op. 11 No. 11Mar 17, 20
1Prokofiev: Toccata op. 11Mar 17
1HANDEL/KEMPFF: Minuet in G minor from Suite No. 1 in B-flat major HWV 434Mar 17
1Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2Mar 6
1Chopin: Lento con gran espressione (Nocturne No. 20 in C♯ minor)Jan 19
1Rachmaninof: Prelude In G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5Apr 25
1Chopin: Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1Apr 26
1Schumann: The SmugglerApr 27


TimesPieceDates
2Alexander Tsfasman: Suite for Piano and Orchestra (with MCO)Apr 29, May 1
1Piazzolla: Grand Tango for cello and piano with Gautier CapuçonFeb 1
2Satie: Manière de commencement, with Thomas AdèsFeb 6, 8
1Brahms: Hungarian Dance No 6 with TarmoMar 1

■(CANCELLED on May 15 due to medical advice) May 20, 2026 (Germany): Piano Summit with Yuja Wang

Venue: Schloss Elmau, Krün, Germany

Program:

  • Mussorgsky: “Pictures at an Exhibition” et al. (An already-announced program has been updated on or around May 13.)
  • Franz Schubert: No. 1 in E flat Minor, Allegro assai, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Franz Schubert: No. 2 in E flat Major, Allegretto, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Daisies, excerpt from Six Romances, Op. 38 No. 3
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr.: Sergei Rachmaninoff: III. Gavotte en Rondeau from the Partita in E Major for violin, BWV 1006  
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72

■ (Probably CANCELLED or Postphoned on May 15 due to medical advice) May 22, 2026 (Originally scheduled on March 26) (UAE): Yuja Wang – Piano Recital

Venue: Dubai Opera, United Arab Emirates

Program:

  • Franz Liszt: Danza sacra e Duetto finale d’Aida, S.436
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Franz Liszt: Réminiscences de Norma, S.394
  • Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
  • Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
  • Franz Schubert: “Drei Klavierstücke” D.946, II. Allegretto
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Ernesto Lecuona: Gitanerias from Suite Andalucía
  • Franz Liszt: Réminiscences de Norma

Old program YouTube Playlist

Updated program YouTube Playlist

Updated Spotify Playlist

Old-version Spotify Playlist

For reference, the above program was announced on or around Feb 21. On Feb 28, Dubai Opera posted on the Instagram that the program would be “Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2,” but it was soon revised to match the program listed on the website. A similar post was made on X as well. You can still see it as below (and Facebook *now modified). These SNS posts were made around the time Dubai International Airport suspended all flights after Iran strikes. In addition, I found an updated program on 7th as above.

■ May 26, 2026 (Taipei, Taiwan): Recital

Venue: National Concert Hall Taipei, Taiwan

Program:

  • Franz Schubert: No. 1 in E flat Minor, Allegro assai, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Franz Schubert: No. 2 in E flat Major, Allegretto, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Daisies, excerpt from Six Romances, Op. 38 No. 3
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr.: Sergei Rachmaninoff: III. Gavotte en Rondeau from the Partita in E Major for violin, BWV 1006  
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72
  • Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night‘s Dream, Op. 61 (Arr. Rachmaninoff for piano)
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sorrow in Springtime, from 12 Romances, Op. 21 No. 12
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Dave Brubeck: Blue Rondo à la Turk
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72
  • (Encore)Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro — Lento
  • (Encore)Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 (Arr. B. Giltburg for piano): Allegro molto
  • (Encore)Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, ”Pathétique“: Scherzo
  • (Encore)Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2 (Transcr. Gómez-Tagle for piano)
  • (Encore)Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: Precipitato

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■ May 27, 2026 (Kaohsiung, Taiwan): Recital

Venue: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Program:

  • Franz Schubert: No. 1 in E flat Minor, Allegro assai, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Franz Schubert: No. 2 in E flat Major, Allegretto, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Daisies, excerpt from Six Romances, Op. 38 No. 3
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr.: Sergei Rachmaninoff: III. Gavotte en Rondeau from the Partita in E Major for violin, BWV 1006  
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72
  • Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night‘s Dream, Op. 61 (Arr. Rachmaninoff for piano)
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sorrow in Springtime, from 12 Romances, Op. 21 No. 12
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72
  • (Encore)HANDEL/KEMPFF: Minuet in G minor from Suite No. 1 in B-flat major HWV 434
  • (Encore)Schumann: The Smuggler
  • (Encore)Sibelius: 13 Pieces for Piano, Op. 76: No. 2, Etude
  • (Encore)Glass: Etude No. 6
  • (Encore)Ahmed Alom: Displaced Etudes - Étude No. 1 (Here is a short video of Ahmed's performance)
  • (Encore)Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D.118 (Arr. Franz Liszt: Searle 558 No. 8)
  • (Encore)Gluck/Sgambati: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits "Melody"

Blue Rondo à la Turk was not performed in Kaohsiung.

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■ May 29, 2026 (Shenzhen, China): Recital

Venue: Shenzhen Concert Hall, China

Program: Subject to change

  • Franz Schubert: No. 1 in E flat Minor, Allegro assai, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Franz Schubert: No. 2 in E flat Major, Allegretto, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Daisies, excerpt from Six Romances, Op. 38 No. 3
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr.: Sergei Rachmaninoff: III. Gavotte en Rondeau from the Partita in E Major for violin, BWV 1006  
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72
  • Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night‘s Dream, Op. 61 (Arr. Rachmaninoff for piano)
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sorrow in Springtime, from 12 Romances, Op. 21 No. 12
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72
  • (Encore) Dave Brubeck: Blue Rondo à la Turk
  • (Encore) Franz Schubert: No. 2 in E flat Major, Allegretto, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • (Encore) Ahmed Alom: Displaced Etudes - Étude No. 1 (Here is a short video of Ahmed's performance)
  • (Encore) Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2 (Transcr. Gómez-Tagle for piano)
  • (Encore) Balakirev: Islamey, Op.18
  • (Encore) Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro Molto
  • (Encore) Philip Glass: Etude No. 6
  • (Encore) Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op.67, No.2
  • (Encore) Chopin: Waltz Op 64, No.2

■ May 31, 2026 (Xi'an, China): Recital

Venue: Xi'an Concert Hall Symphony Hall, Xi'an, China

Program:

  • Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night‘s Dream, Op. 61 (Arr. Rachmaninoff for piano)
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sorrow in Springtime, from 12 Romances, Op. 21 No. 12
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72
  • (Encore) Ernesto Lecuona: Malagueña from Suite Andalucía
  • (Encore) Dave Brubeck: Blue Rondo à la Turk
  • (Encore) Ahmed Alom: Displaced Etudes - Étude No. 1
  • (Encore) Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro — Lento
  • (Encore) Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro Molto
  • (Encore) Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2 (Transcr. Gómez-Tagle for piano)
  • (Encore) Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Little Swans, from Swan Lake
  • (Encore) Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
  • (Encore) Scriabin: Prelude in B major Op. 11 No. 11
  • (Encore) Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op.67, No.2
  • (Encore) Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: Allegro molto
  • (Encore) Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits "Melody" (Arr. Sgambati for Piano)
  • (Encore) Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D.118 (Arr. Franz Liszt: Searle 558 No. 8)
  • (Encore) Philip Glass: Etude No. 6

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■ June 1, 2026 (Beijing, China): Recital

Venue: Concert Hall of National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China

Program:

  • Franz Schubert: No. 1 in E flat Minor, Allegro assai, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Franz Schubert: No. 2 in E flat Major, Allegretto, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Daisies, excerpt from Six Romances, Op. 38 No. 3
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr.: Sergei Rachmaninoff: III. Gavotte en Rondeau from the Partita in E Major for violin, BWV 1006  
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night‘s Dream, Op. 61 (Arr. Rachmaninoff for piano)
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sorrow in Springtime, from 12 Romances, Op. 21 No. 12
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72
  • (Encore) Franz Schubert: No. 2 in E flat Major, Allegretto, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • (Encore) Ernesto Lecuona: Malagueña from Suite Andalucía
  • (Encore) Ahmed Alom: Displaced Etudes - Étude No. 1
  • (Encore) Dave Brubeck: Blue Rondo à la Turk
  • (Encore) Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2 (Transcr. Gómez-Tagle for piano)
  • (Encore) Luting He: The Cowherd's Flute (賀緑汀: 牧童短笛)
  • (Encore) Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36: II. Non allegro — Lento
  • (Encore) Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat minor, Op. 36: III. Allegro Molto
  • (Encore) Sibelius: 13 Pieces for Piano, Op. 76: No. 2, Etude
  • (Encore) Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op.67, No.2
  • (Encore) Schumann: The Smuggler
  • (Encore) Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: Allegro molto
  • (Encore) Philip Glass: Etude No. 6
  • Encore information is based on National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing 国家大剧院's post.

■ June 2, 2026 (Beijing, China): Recital

Venue: Concert Hall of National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China

Program:

  • Franz Schubert: No. 1 in E flat Minor, Allegro assai, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Franz Schubert: No. 2 in E flat Major, Allegretto, from Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Daisies, excerpt from Six Romances, Op. 38 No. 3
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr.: Sergei Rachmaninoff: III. Gavotte en Rondeau from the Partita in E Major for violin, BWV 1006  
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night‘s Dream, Op. 61 (Arr. Rachmaninoff for piano)
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sorrow in Springtime, from 12 Romances, Op. 21 No. 12
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72
  • (Encore) Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
  • (Encore) Bizet/Horowitz: Carmen Variations

■ June 4, 2026 (Shanghai, China): Recital

Venue: Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, China

Program:

  • Thomas Adès: Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face
  • Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1 No. 2
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sorrow in Springtime, from 12 Romances, Op. 21 No. 12
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Daisies, excerpt from Six Romances, Op. 38 No. 3
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23 No. 4
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23 No. 5
  • Maurice Ravel: La vallée des cloches, excerpt from Miroirs, M.43 No.5
  • Maurice Ravel: La Valse, M.72

■ June 6 through 15, 2026 (Japan Tour)



■ August 14, 2026 (Austria): Recital at the Salzburger Festspiele 2026

Venue: Großes Festspielhaus (Great Festival Hall), Salzburg, Austria

Program:

  • TBA