It’s not about being perfect …

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It’s not about being perfect. It’s that we are real, sincere, spontaneous. Take risks and commit to our beliefs, take confidence in our ideas and embrace our strengths and limitations. Find joy and excitement in the unknown, unexpected, unpredictable. 

Every time we step on stage we are vulnerable. We are exposing such a personal part of ourselves, putting ourselves out there. So I always appreciate every performance I hear by my friends and colleagues - the courage, hardwork, passion it takes to get there ... it’s so remarkable that we continue to challenge ourselves like this for the sake of sharing all the incredible music there is out there. 

Just wanted to shout out to the many beautiful people I’ve met and heard recently whom I’ve given a much more extended version of this encouragement speech to 😂🥰💘, please keep doing what you do, I appreciate and love your music so genuinely. 

So, here is my full Mozart sonata, not perfect - it never goes completely according to plan, but that’s part of the thrill and magic of performing live on stage. As long as I achieved the core essence of the piece, and that those feelings and sincerity reached someone, then I have accomplished my goal. In this case - lots of smiles and joy with a sparkly witty charming Mozart!

Tong Wang

Tong Wang is a Canadian artist leading innovative initiatives across areas of performance, research, and community engagement. Her projects explore the role of art in relation to identity, culture, and current social-political issues. As a soloist and chamber musician, Tong has performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Red Deer Symphony Orchestra, and ensembles across North America and Europe. As a multidisciplinary artist, she has written the libretto of a new opera, “Labyrinth of Tears”, funded by the Canada Council, FRQSC, and SSHRC, participated in the Napoule Arts Foundation Residency in France, and published an award-winning photo-essay in the literary magazine Carte Blanche. Her other projects include the creative performances “Song of Praise”, “Ghiblilane”, “Once Upon a Pumpkin”, and research on the aesthetic of “cuteness” in popular and classical music. Tong recently toured a recital on multiculturalism, “我们Us” in Lunenburg, Montreal, Basel, and presented the interactive concerts “We’re Not Really Strangers” and “My Neighbours Totoro and Claude!” at the Verbier Festival. In 2022, Tong launched the Windwood Music Festival in Airdrie, Alberta to engage with and support rural farming communities through classical chamber music. In 2023, Tong will be touring with Duo Perdendosi across eastern US & Canada, as well as with Duo Incarnadine in Turkey and China to premiere a new commission by Alice Ho, Four Impressions of China. Using diverse mediums, Tong aims to share the power of art to reach across time, languages, borders, and cultures to connect people and kindle a shared understanding.

https://tong-wang.com
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