That Ms Wang's dress attracts comment proves that it distracts. I can recall no one commenting on the dress of Martha Argerich or Midori.
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Replying to @MathPrinceps @PeteKFromOhio and
Or Alicia de Larrocha or Anne-Sophie Mutter or Elly Ameling or Alisa Weilerstein or Dame Myra Hess or Han-na Chang or Kyung Wha Chung.
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@MathPrinceps: how many times have you seen Yuja Wang perform in person? If you found her appearance distracting, did you try closing 1/1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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your eyes while she played? Did that help? 2/
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I think it is telling that you seem inclined to address me as an individual, rather than the point I have been attempting to make.
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If your point is that [Sviatoslav] Richter and Yuja Wang are different people, with different concert attire, I think I understand. 1/
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Afraid I fail to see it being particularly interesting or in the least original. 2/
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My point is that conventions exist for a reason, and that when even the greatest figures endorse and abide by them, the reason may be sound.
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Imputing to me a trivial point, and then dismissing it, and me, as such, is a rhetorical low blow. I have in no way assailed you personally.
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