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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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