Lang Lang was born in Shenhe District (formerly Dadong District), Shenyang City, Liaoning Province. Under the influence of family environment, Lang Lang became interested in music at an early age.

When Lang Lang was 3 years old, he formally studied piano with Professor Zhu Yafen from Shenyang Conservatory of Music. At the age of five, he participated in the piano competition for children in three northeastern provinces for the first time and won the first prize. After the competition, he held his first solo concert.

In p>1989, Lang Lang, who was only seven years old, participated in the first Shenyang Children's Piano Competition and won the first prize again. In 1991, Lang Lang stood out from the army of more than 3, applicants, and took the piano course attached to the Central Conservatory of Music with the first place, under the teacher Zhao Pingguo.

In November, 1993, Lang Lang participated in the 5th "Xinghai Cup" National Piano Competition for Children and won the first prize in the second professional group. In 1994, he participated at his own expense in the 4th International Piano Competition for Young People in Eitlingen, Germany, and won the champion in Group A (group A is under 15 years old, group B is under 2 years old) and the outstanding artistic achievement award.

In March, 1997, Lang Lang won the first place in the world-famous Conservatory of Music in Philadelphia, USA, and studied under Gary graffman. In the same year, under the recommendation of graffman, Lang Lang signed a contract with IMG Performance Brokerage Company through audition, and has since embarked on the road of professional piano player.

Extended information:

I. Introduction to Lang Lang

Lang Lang, born in Shenhe District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province on June 14th, 1982, is a China piano player and a United Nations Messenger of Peace. He graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in the United States.

In December p>1997, Lang Lang signed a contract with IMG Agency, and started his professional performance career. In August, 1999, he participated in the star concert of "lavinia Music Festival" in Chicago, USA, and performed as a substitute.

In p>21, we toured in the Great Hall of the People for the centenary celebration. In 22, he won the Bernstein Art Achievement Award. In 23, the solo piano album "Tchaikovsky/Mendelssohn Concerto Catalogue" was released. In 25, he held a solo recital at the White House.

In p>26, he released his solo piano album "Son of the Yellow River". In 28, he was awarded the "Art Honor Award" by the American Association of Recorders. In 21, he won the International Mendelssohn Award, becoming the first China person to win the award.

In p>211, "Franz Liszt's bicentennial live concert by Lang Lang" was held. In 213, he participated in the music season of the centenary of Vienna Concert Hall and held two concerts on invitation. In the same year, he won the "All-England Classical Music Award" and the annual international artist award.

On October 28th of the same year, at the UN headquarters in new york, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon awarded Lang Lang the title of "UN Messenger of Peace". In 215, he won the annual instrumental player award (piano category) at the German Classical Echo Awards Ceremony with his album Mozart.

In p>216, he released his first solo cross-border album Rhapsody in new york. On August 27, 217, he won the Outstanding Contribution Award for Music Video of the Annual Festival of Asian New Songs List; On December 8, he won the annual strength musician award of the "Annual Ceremony of the Top Power of Commercial Stars".

Second, personal life

Lang Lang's grandfather used to be a music teacher in a normal school. His father Lang Guoren was a literary and art soldier and worked as a professional erhu actor in the army. After retiring, he joined the Shenyang Public Security Bureau. His mother Zhou Xiulan worked in the switchboard of Shenyang Institute of Automation, China Academy of Sciences, and was responsible for the maintenance, service and transfer of the whole computer room.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Lang Lang