By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
YONGPYEONG ―White, in all its stark simplicity, is the presence of all visible colors and frequencies of light. Cellist Jian Wang's music is marked by such white luminosity, a dizzying intensity and purity that shines over a kaleidoscopic range of shades and forms.
``It was like light in darkness, something very beautiful,'' the musician told The Korea Times, Friday, about what music meant to him as a child in post-Cultural Revolution China.
``When I was young I felt out of control with my life,'' said the 41-year-old. His parents had to live separately, due to state-designated work, and he spent many days missing his mother. ``But with the cello I felt I could at least get to it. Sometimes I could make something very pretty, when I felt everything around me was so ugly ― the people were poor, the apartment was so ugly.
``A philosopher once said that with great music even the most humble can feel divine. Even ordinary young kids start playing and their spirit comes out, they feel a sense of dignity that makes them feel they are somebody, that they are not alone,'' he said.