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Lang Lang


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Introduction

Date of Birth: June 14, 1982

Birthplace: Shenyang, Yaoling, China

Place Lang Lang is now staying: New York

Meaning of his name: briliance of the sky

His father is also a musician who plays erhu.

The cartoon Tom and Jerry motivates him to

play piano


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His Early life

At the age of 3: learn piano lesson with

Professor Zhu Ya-Fen

At the age of five: Won the 1st place at the

Shenyang Piano Competition and performed hisfirst public recital

In 1993: won the Xing hai Cup Competition in

Beijing

In 1994: awarded the 1st place at the fourth

International Competition for Young Pianists


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In 1995: won the first place in International

Tchaikovsky competition for Young

Musicians in Japan

At age of 14: was a featured soloist at the

China National Symphonys inaugural

concert


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Discography

Studio albums 9

Live albums 4

Compilation albums 1

Soundtracks 2

Contributions 3


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Newest release

Liszt - My Piano Hero

Released: September 5, 2011

Lang pays a very personal tribute to Franz Liszt,

to who he has had a special relationshipfollowing his very first encounter with the

composer at age two.

Lang Lang has gone on to share his passion forclassical music in this album choosing a few of

his favourite songs.


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"Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 2

Piano Concerto No. 1 = accompanied by

the Vienna Philharmonic and Valery

Geegiev


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Carrer

He has gain many compliments from different

musicians.

His hard work has been accepted by the globe.

Chicago Tribune music critic called him "thebiggest, most exciting young keyboard talent I

have encountered in many a year of attending

piano recitals".

Jahja Ling remarked, "Lang Lang is special

because of his total mastery of the piano.


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National Public Radio's Morning Edition

remarked that "Lang Lang has conquered the

classical world with dazzling technique and

charisma." The Times journalist Emma Pomfret, who wrote,

"I can think of no other classical artist who has

achieved Lang Lang's broad appeal without

dumbing down."


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In 2009, selected as the 100 most

influential people by the Times magazine.

In December 2008, Lang partnered with

Google and YouTube in the project

YouTube Symphony Orchestra


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Well Known celebrities

Secretary-General of the United Nations KofiAnnan

President Barack Obama,

Queen Elizabeth II,

President Hu Jintao of China,

President Horst Khler of Germany,

Prince Charles

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, French

President Nicolas Sarkozy and Polish President

Lech Kaczynski.


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Awards

Lang has received numerous awards and has

been seen by millions of television viewers

throughout the world.

He appeared in Time magazine's 2009 list of the100 Most Influential People in the World.

In 2008, the Recording Academy named him

their Cultural Ambassador to China.

official worldwide ambassador to the 2010

Shanghai Expo.


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Awards

Lang Lang was recognized for his efforts by the

United Nations' Children's Fund (UNICEF) who

appointed him an International Goodwill

Ambassador in 2004 The Chinese government also recognized his

achievement by selecting him as a vice-

presidents of the All-China Youth Federation

where, in connection with the EU-China Year ofYouth, his message was "Let us build a rainbow

of goodwill with music!".


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Recognition

In June 2011, Lang Lang became a global

ambassador for Telefnica. Lang will be

participating in activities with the company

in fields such as culture, technology,education and social commitment.


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Recent News

World Renowned Classical Pianist

Lang Lang to Perform Live Concert

with Oxford Philomusica (20 Feb 2012)

Lang Lang tells inspiring life story in

Oxford (19 Feb 2012)


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