Yuja Wang Upset Her Audience In Chicago When She Mixed Up The Order Of Her Program (On Purpose)
(ArtsJournal Theatre)

Because of cultural tradition, each audience brings specific expectations to a performance. Classical listeners, who are steeped in the European performance practices, have been conditioned to want to know as much as possible about the music before a note is sounded. Jazz audiences - who have embraced a more casual, all-American approach to listening - […]