Lang Lang

Lang Lang (Shenyang, 1982) is a renowned Chinese pianist. Having been encouraged to learn the instrument from a young age, he has developed a symbiotic relationship with it and currently possesses a unique piano playing style.

Since the age of two, when he was captivated by a musical passage from Franz Liszt (specifically, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2") that he saw in an episode of Tom and Jerry, his life has been intertwined with music. His parents quickly recognized his natural talent for the piano and nurtured this inclination. After years of highly disciplined study, they have given the world one of the finest performers of this instrument.

He effortlessly masters and performs any work from the classical repertoire, including pieces by Mozart and Beethoven, and his style, the product of meticulous and systematic study, is almost military in nature, which is particularly appreciated in passages requiring greater technical skill.

If at any point, while listening to a piano performance by Lang Lang, we think he might have played a wrong note, let's not fool ourselves: we are the ones who are wrong; as far as piano playing is concerned, Lang Lang doesn't make mistakes! Ha, ha, ha.

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