His new CD, aptly titled "Liszt, My Piano Hero," is a tribute to the 19th-century composer whose Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 was Lang Lang's first encounter with classical music as a 2-year-old watching ...

It seemed only fitting that Ravinia’s summer-long celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of the 19th century’s most eminent showman of the piano, Franz Liszt, should get its orchestral baptism ...

When Chinese pianist Lang Lang was only 2 years old, his father spent $300 -- half his annual income -- to buy a piano. The young boy began playing the instrument by ear and was taking lessons by the ...

Named as one of the world’s 100 Most Influential People by Time Magazine in 2009, and the inspiration for thousands of young pianists around the world, it’s hard to believe that Lang Lang is just 29 ...

World-renowned pianist Lang Lang continues his celebration of composer Franz Liszt's 200th Birthday with this release. The video features Live at The Roundhouse, a 60-minute live concert from the 2011 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Lang Lang’s showmanship and flash on the piano have earned him frequent ...

In the interest of inspecting every last second of the Nobel ceremony, I'd like to take time to over-think the music. Like President Obama's Nobel speech, where he attempted to smooth out the inherent ...

Lang Lang is a rock star. Not in the typical sense – meaning, you're not going to see him double billed with U2 or Coldplay anytime soon (but never say never). No, it's the persona of the Chinese ...

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3. Scriabin: Etudes. Lang Lang, pianist; St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Yuri Temirkanov, conductor. (Telarc SACD-60582) **** Audiences who have already heard Lang Lang ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Superstar pianist Lang Lang is celebrating what would’ve been the 200th birthday of his hero Franz Liszt by playing a concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra that will be broadcast ...