
On the 10th day of 2023, I saw Yuja Wang and the NY Philharmonic in their fourth and final performance of the US debut of Magnus Lindberg’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
My seat was in the first row of the parterre section behind the orchestra—one of the most immersive vantage points I’ve ever experienced live music from, I think.

And, as a funny result of this seat choice, I also ended up in the background of Yuja Wang’s Instagram stories. This is far more thrilling to me than it should be.