Lang Lang Performs LA 11/1

"The Hottest Artist on the Classical Music Planet"- The New York Times



(from Langlang.com)
Considered by the New York Times as the “hottest artist on the classical music planet”, 26-year-old Lang Lang™ has played sold out recital and concerts in every major city in the world and is the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and all the top American orchestras. He has worked with the world’s best orchestras under the most renowned conductors.
Lang Lang performed recently at the 50th Anniversary Grammy Awards dueling pianos with Herbie Hancock


Music is in his DNA-
Lang Lang™ began playing piano at the age of 3, won the Shenyang competition and gave his first public recital at the age of 5. When he was 9 he entered Beijing’s Central Music Conservatory. He went on to win first prize at the Tchaikovsky International Young Musicians Competition and played the complete 24 Etudes of Chopin at the Beijing Concert Hall at 13. At 17, Lang Lang’s™ break into stardom came when he was called upon for a dramatic last-minute substitution at the “Gala of the Century” where he played the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Chicago Symphony.


Lang Lang's also helping kids get to music-
n 2004, he was appointed International Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and with an interest in child development, Playing with Flying Keys, Lang Lang’s™ autobiography geared for children will be released in 2008. As a result of his enormous popularity with children, Steinway created the “Lang Lang™ Steinway” designed in 5 different types for the early musical education of children



You can try to catch this phenom perform at UCLA Nov 1st.


Other Interesting UCLA Live shows of note: Barrie Kosky