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Lang Lang is a Chinese male pianist born in Shenyang on June 14, 1982. He began his professional work period in 1993 and performs in the classical music genre. His musical education includes studies at the Central Conservatory of Music, the Royal College of Music, and the Curtis Institute of Music, where he was a student of Leon Fleisher and Gary Graffman. Lang Lang has recorded for the record labels Sony Classical and Deutsche Grammophon.
He resides and works in New York City. Lang Lang serves as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and has received the Global Citizen Awards and Classic Brit Awards. He speaks Mandarin and English. His published works include the "Lang Lang Klavierschule Für Kinder" series and "Lang Lang Music Theory" levels.
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Film & TV
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Known for
- Le Gala des Pièces Jaunes 2025 : Le concert événement — Self - Guest2025
- Tapis Rouge Gala Des Pièces Rouge2025
- 2025年辽宁卫视春节联欢晚会2025
- Hidden Landscapes — Self2025
- Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th Anniversary2025
- Ultimate Design2025
- Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration — Self2024
- Le Concert de Paris 2024 — Self2024
- The Coronation Concert — Self2023
- Lang Lang Plays Disney — Self - Pianist2023
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- China
- Active from
- 1982
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 330,162
- Total plays
- 2,604,973
Tags
Heralded as the 'hottest artist on the classical music scene' by the New York Times, 28-year-old Lang Lang (郎朗) has played sold out recitals 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 the top American orchestras. Testimony to his continuing success, Lang Lang recently appeared in the 2009 Time 100, Time magazine's annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. <a href="https:
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1982-06-14 ) 14 June 1982 (age 43) , Shenyang , Liaoning, China
- Alma mater
- Central Conservatory of Music , Curtis Institute of Music
- Occupation
- Musician
- Years active
- 1993–present
- Spouse
- Gina Redlinger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2019 )
- Parent s
- Lang Guoren ( 郎國任 ), Zhou Xiulan ( 周秀蘭 )
- Genres
- Classical
- Instrument
- Piano
- Labels
- Deutsche Grammophon Sony Classical Telarc
- Channel
- Lang Lang
- Genre
- Classical music
- Subscribers
- 488 thousand
- Views
- 118 million
- Website
- langlangofficial.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Described at
Lang Lang's education - Lang Lang’s albums, age, wife and more facts about the... - Classic FM
To pursue a career as a concert pianist, Lang Lang decided to leave China for Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute, where he worked closely on his technique with legendary pianist Gary Graffman. He was just 17 when his career took off and he became an overnight sensation after playing Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto at the “Gala of the Century” with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Lang
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Shenyang
- Position held
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Educated at
- Central Conservatory of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Mandarin
- Award
- Classic Brit Awards
- Student of
- Gary Graffman
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Official website
- www.langlangofficial.com
- Image
- World-renowned pianist Lang Lang.jpg
- Height
- 1.79
- Number of children
- 1
- Work location
- New York City
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- Lang Lang
- date of birth
- 1982-06-14
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- social media followers
- 395000
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Encyclopedic overview
Lang Lang (Chinese: 郎朗; pinyin: Láng Lǎng; born 14 June 1982) is a Chinese classical pianist. He has performed with major orchestras around the world and appeared at many leading concert halls. Active since the 1990s, he was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and many of the top American orchestras.
He was also a judge on the first two series of the British music competition television series The Piano.
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