Our 2011 Vail season opens with the incomparable pianist Yuja Wang, who must be heard live to be believed. Don’t miss a rare opportunity to see this renowned performer, who the New York Times says “seems to have everything: speed, flexibility, pianistic thunder and interpretive nuance.” Her program will include works by Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Debussy, Ravel, Albéniz and Scriabin. We know you’ll agree with the Detroit News, who calls Yuja Wang “simply the most important new pianist to appear in recent years, period.”

You must not miss this brash and breathtaking young artist in her premiere American performance. South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo is still in her 20s but has already established herself as one of the world’s most stunningly innovative, exquisitely unconventional thinkers and interpreters of dance. Known for her “astonishingly quick and often jarring fusion of African dance and classical ballet” (CNN World), Masilo opens our eyes to the places where western and African traditions meet, collide, and create beauty.