Lang Lang

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Performing and Recording Career

Lang Lang's breakthrough came in 1999, when he was 17, with his dramatic last-minute substitution (introduced by Isaac Stern) for an indisposed André Watts at the Ravinia Festival's "Gala of the Century", in which he played Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Christoph Eschenbach). The Chicago Tribune called him the biggest, most exciting keyboard talent encountered in many years. In 2001 he made his sold-out Carnegie Hall debut with Yuri Temirkanov, travelled to Beijing with the Philadelphia Orchestra on a tour celebrating its 100th anniversary, during which he performed to an audience of 8,000 at the Great Hall of the People, and made an acclaimed BBC Proms debut, prompting The Times of London's critic to write: "Lang Lang took a sold-out Royal Albert Hall by storm... This could well be history in the making." In 2003, he returned to the BBC Proms for the First Night concert with Leonard Slatkin. After his recent recital debut in the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berliner Zeitung wrote: "Lang Lang is a superb musical performer whose artistic touch is always in service of the music."

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1999 - Isaac Stern - Piano Concerto No. 1 - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Christoph Eschenbach - Chicago Tribune - 2001 - Carnegie Hall - Yuri Temirkanov - Philadelphia Orchestra - Great Hall of the People - BBC Proms - The Times - Royal Albert Hall - 2003 - Leonard Slatkin - Berlin Philharmonic - Berliner Zeitung

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Lang Lang has performed with the major orchestras of the world, including the Boston Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, London Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. He has collaborated with conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Simon Rattle, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Yuri Temirkanov, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Franz Welser-Möst.

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Boston Symphony - New York Philharmonic - Cleveland Orchestra - Detroit Symphony Orchestra - Los Angeles Philharmonic - San Francisco Symphony - London Philharmonic - Orchestre de Paris - Hong Kong Philharmonic - Sydney Symphony - Israel Philharmonic - St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra - Daniel Barenboim - Charles Dutoit - Valery Gergiev - Mariss Jansons - James Levine - Lorin Maazel - Zubin Mehta - Simon Rattle - Wolfgang Sawallisch - Michael Tilson Thomas - Franz Welser-Möst

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Lang Lang records exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon.

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