Lang Lang - (kínaiul: 郎朗; pinyin: Láng Lǎng, született: 1982. június 14.) ismert kínai zongoraművész. Világszerte ismert helyeken koncertezett: Európában, USAban, Kínában.
3 éves korától zongorázik. A legenda szerint egy Tom és Jerry epizódban Liszt Ferenc II. magyar rapszódiája keltette fel az érdeklődését a zongorázás iránt, 2 éves korában. Háromévesen megtanult zongorázni, ötévesen megnyerte a Shenyang Piano Competition és akkor adta első szólókoncertjét is. konzervatóriumba íratták be. Kilencévesen a pekingi Central Conservatory of Music-ba felvételizett, de nem vették fel, az egyik zongoratanára szerint "tehetségtelen" volt. Később aztán mégis elvégezte a konzervatóriumot. Nemsokára már Chicagóban koncertezett. Később a Fehér Házban is adott koncertet. Ma az egyik legismertebb és legkeresettebb zongorista. Önéletrajzi könyve, a Journey of a Thousand Miles 2008-ban jelent meg, 8 nyelvre lefordítva.
"Lang pays a very personal tribute to Franz Liszt, to who he has had a special relationship following his very first encounter with the composer at age two. Since this introduction - watching a "Tom & Jerry" cartoon featuring Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 2 - Lang Lang has gone on to share his passion for classical music and the music of Liszt with concert audiences around the globe. To celebrate his piano hero's bicentenary, Lang Lang has selected some of the most famous, virtuosic and poetic solo pieces, concluding with a stunning new recording of the Piano Concerto No. 1 = accompanied by the Vienna Philharmonic and Valery Geegiev".
↑"Valery Gergiev is a strong, spirited collaborator, though in some takes, the piano is slightly out of tune." Stearns, David Patrick. „Reviews of new pop, country/roots, jazz and classical releases”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2005. március 1. (Hozzáférés: 2009. szeptember 3.)
↑"This new CD, 'Memory,' connects Lang Lang to music that he strongly associates with his childhood. Some of these works he learned many years ago, and some he remembers first hearing as a child. Lang Lang takes us from thoughtful moments of quiet reflection to radiant displays of virtuosity." Amacher, Julie. „New Classical Tracks: Lang Lang's vivid "Memory"”, Minnesota Public Radio, 2006. március 21. (Hozzáférés: 2009. szeptember 5.)
↑"In concert, Lang Lang often gives his audience a taste of traditional Chinese music as an encore. With 'Dragon Songs,' his goal is to open that door even wider." Amacher, Julie. „Lang Lang does his bit to balance musical trade”, Minnesota Public Radio, 2007. január 2. (Hozzáférés: 2009. szeptember 6.)
↑"Eschenbach's elegant influence is most felt in the second movement's Zen-like confrontation between piano and orchestra. Accusations of vulgarity that often dog Lang Lang will be answered here." Stearns, David Patrick. „Quadruple play from Eschenbach: A quartet of discs from Eschenbach”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2007. május 23., E.1. oldal (Hozzáférés: 2009. szeptember 3.)
↑"But instead of sparkle and delicacy, [Lang Lang] offers full-beam brilliance and neon cupid's darts. Add a lacklustre, lazy performance from the strings of the Vienna Philharmonic and some grotesquely vulgar phrasing and sluggish tempi from Zubin Mehta, and the E minor Concerto is lost." Picard, Anna. „Album: Chopin, Piano Concertos – Lang/Mehta et al, (Deutsche Grammophon)”, The Independent, 2009. január 11. (Hozzáférés: 2009. szeptember 6.)
↑"Truth be told, if this disc crossed my desk without my having heard the excited reports for several years, I might not have given it a second listen. The recording debut could be an accurate portrait of the artist. But if it is, [Lang Lang] doesn't quite live up to the advance praise." Dobrin, Peter. „Reviews of new classical, pop, country/roots and jazz releases”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2001. március 26. (Hozzáférés: 2009. szeptember 6.)
↑"Yuri Temirkanov and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic do their parts well and winningly, and the engineers have done a remarkably fine job capturing this live performance in London's acoustically difficult Royal Albert Hall." Cantrell, Scott. „Reviews of new classical music releases”, The Dallas Morning News, 2002. április 4. (Hozzáférés: 2009. szeptember 6.)
↑ ab"Lang Lang also acknowledges the support of his mother and father and, if you have caught up with the pianist's Live at Carnegie Hall album, you will have heard the young man delivering a sprightly Chinese piece alongside his father Guo-ren on the erhu, a Chinese bowed instrument." Dart, William. „Livewire Chinese ambassador brings a passion for piano”, New Zealand Herald, 2004. augusztus 11. (Hozzáférés: 2009. szeptember 10.)
↑"It's become rather fashionable to sniff at the achievements of Lang Lang, but he is the most communicative pianist of his generation, with a huge following in the east, and for any open-minded listener there is seriously good piano playing in this fine recital from Vienna." Kenyon, Nicholas. „Lang Lang: Live in Vienna”, The Observer, Guardian News, 2010. szeptember 12. (Hozzáférés: 2010. szeptember 15.)
↑"As charitable acts go, Mr. Lang’s offering is certainly preferable to the baffling recent remake of “We Are the World.” But as an artistic statement, it is unlikely to persuade anyone who doesn’t already admire the particulars of his style." Smith, Steve. „What Lang Lang Brings to Chopin’s ‘Heroic’ Polonaise”, New York Times, 2010. március 26. (Hozzáférés: 2010. július 12.)
