Joyce Yang featured in New York City street piano event

2010 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Joyce Yang brings classical
music to the streets of New York in July during the "Play Me, I'm Yours"
festival presented by Sing For Hope. "Play Me, I'm Yours" is an artwork
by British artist Luke Jerram who has been touring the project globally
since 2008. From 9am-10pm each day, 60 pianos - each a work of art - are
available for anyone to play across New York City.



Joyce Yang is featured in the closing concert on Monday, July 5th;
the 2005 Van Cliburn Silver Medalist will play at 4 PM at Lincoln Center's
Hearst Plaza.

"Play Me, I'm Yours" officially launches Yang's busy summer. In July
she returns to the Chicago Symphony under conductor James Conlon at the
Ravinia festival for Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety" (July 11), performs at
recital at the Crested Butte Music Festival in Colorado (July 19), and
makes her San Francisco Symphony under Alondra de la Parra with
Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto (July 23). At the Aspen Music
Festival she performs Tchaikovsky with Leonard Slatkin, and chamber
music in California at La Jolla Summerfest (August 24 & 27).

The mission of Sing For Hope/Arts Activism in Action is to bring people
together through music. For artist Luke Jerram, "Play Me, I'm Yours" is
a catalyst for conversation. For more information, visit
http://www.streetpianos.com/nyc2010/