Besides his piano talent, Langlang is also a great person. I have been to six of his concerts. He is humble, patient and always treats his fans with great respect and humanity, while some other world class musicians keep distance from their fans.
100 million kids have watched that cartoon but only one parlayed it into a blockbuster career as a concert pianist. I hope Tom up in Cat Heaven appreciates how he inspired this 2-YO to become the hottest thing in classical music today.
Lang Lang must eat, drink, sleep, and breathe classical music. He is one of the most versatile virtuosos today. I love his expressions while playing indicating that he gets as caught up in the music as he wishes his listeners to do. I've never seen a pianist so embrace the music. He is a master at drawing in his audience to the emotions of whatever he is playing, and this is part of his genius.
Well, I do appreciate the fact that both of them use English language for this interview. And Lang Lang is a great pianist. Only a person who has never been on the stage, don't know feeling. To all haters out there - have the guts and go on stage, than we will talk again.
Lang Lang is such a genius. His answer about the tiger mothers is pure poetry. You have to take some time to taste both cultures. So true! You are what you eat.
He is a very talented and increasingly accomplished pianist. He has a way to go before we can consider him as one of the contemporary greats, but some of his Chopin performances show sensitivity and technical mastery that are impressive. I think that he will continue to grow and mature as an artist, and settle down to focus more on the inner complexities of the music and much less and being showy. His affection for and inspiration to very young pianists is wonderful.
In august 1999 I met 17 year old Lang Lang for his first performance at the Famous Ravinia Festival Huge park surrounding the acoustically perfect little theater 🎭 After the performance Lang Lang was coming towards my sister and I and as he drew closer I asked him for his autograph And he did sign a little peace of Marlboro pack That was memorable, unforgettable
No matter what you guys say about his composure or his appearance. NO one can doubt his excellent musicianship. He is just as good as any other classical expert musician.
Regardless of how you view him as a pianist, he is still a pretty nice guy. I like his story of using the bathroom 10 times before his first large-scale public appearance....very funny.
I agree. Used to despise him as a pianist until I watched a documentary a few days ago about concert pianists and I actually respect him a bit more now. He's a really nice person.
LANG LANG CREO QUE ERES EXTRAORDINARIO, NO SOLO COMO PIANISTA SINO COMO SER HUMANO... GRACIAS POR ESE GRAN CONCURSO CON EL QUE ESTAS MOTIVANDO A LAS NUEVAS GENERACIONES. SEGURAMENTE ENCONTRARAS NUEVAS ESTRELLAS DEL MUNDO ENTERO...CON QUIENES CELEBRARAS TU CUMPLEAÑOS...GRACIAS POR AYUDARLES A CUMPLIR SU SUEÑO... CREO QUE HA SIDO UNA FANTASTICA IDEA. TE FELICITO SINCERAMENTE TERE FELICIDADES HOY Y SIEMPRE...
Flash over craftmanship? If anyone in any field since whenever should be credited with beating at his craft it's this guy. What a genius and role model.
Lang lang is a very good pianist and he is an example of what you can accomplish if you practice enough...you might not have the same amount of talent to his but we all can become really good at something with lots of discipline.
For your ears , beautiful Langgalamu. Lang Lang said he started playing piano at the age of 3 yo. He was recognised as a Pianist Prodigy., playing piano for classical music! When Langgalamu started to sing Thailand folks song at the age of 3 yo, nobody said anything about her Talent, until I came along in 2018 & heard her story, from my knowledge of watching movies about the subject, I identified her Talents as a Singer Prodigy. Langgalamu is a Singer Prodigy, the Firstborn in Thailand as a Singer Prodigy! The way she learned Chinese Language & speaks the language within one year & able to sing the Mandarin songs like TT, speaks for LamuVV for her good voice & her ability to sing several languages songs indicating she has the Voice for singing! Lack of recognition of Langgalamu’s Talents is no excuse she isn’t one Singer Prodigy Born in Thailand! The First One who began to sing at 3 yo. It is for Thailand to rate Langgalamu as A Singer Prodigy officially acknowledging her Great Talent for singing!!!
First of all it's "play half as well" and Lang Lang is an asshole and horrible pianist, he could have been something, but he's what we call in piano circles a "temporary monkey"
Bruce Stoller For someone who has spent their whole life studying music you've seemed to miss the finest point about it. I'm no aficionado of this style but can you at least not appreciate that this man has brought new people, such as myself, to this scene and from there, we too can grow to love and appreciate other performers just as you do? When you first got into music and began to fall in love with it, do you remember the first time someone spoke down on a performer or artist that you loved and that you felt spoke to you? Did it feel good as they dismissed you and something you loved? How did it make you feel? Did you ever make a conscientious decision that you too would do that to someone else some day, or did it just sort of happen? Do you not realize that by speaking cruelly of a man you've never met and his style that you've, by extension, insulted us? Please, don't try to take our happiness from us, life is short and can be full of pain but we've found something we love that gives us joy, if he is temporary as you say, then he'll be gone very soon and no longer your concern. Here's the thing though, he wasn't your concern to begin with, you chose to show up to HIS video with your attitude. I don't know what else to say man...
Interviewer: how did your parents know you had such talent in music Langlang: first of all they bought the piano 😂😂😂 This reminds me of me and my siblings being forced to learn how to sing
Lang lang i want to see you play flight of the bumble bee and Bohemian Rhapsody. Cause those two pieces are really work of art and without them your portfolio is incomplete, just my humble opinion.
I have to agree with you. The more videos I watched of Lang Lang, the more I began to see it is an act. But I am sure he is laughing all the way to the bank.
I think some people don't even know their talent, because they never tried anything new or were not put into the right environment. If my parents didn't gift me a keyboard to play on, I would've never even think of learning to play the piano. Imagine he didn't see that cartoon and the piano scene. Maybe he would not be a pianist now.
Does he know how to compose music? Just because he can play classical pieces, doesn't mean he knows how to compose them. I was just wondering. Don't get me wrong, the guy is a wonderful pianist. But it would be interesting if he knows how to compose music too. Now that would be genius.
I really enjoyed his performance of Rach 2, just saying. Also assuming only those who know nothing about music enjoy his playing is a bit much, isn't it?
These comments are poisonous and laughable at best. And it's always the couch elitists that have the most to say. As if art isn't up to ones own interpretation. Music being the most ubiquitous of all art doesn't exist to fit in your box. LL's motivation for practicing and sharing his love for classical music the world over doesn't exist to appease you snooty ingrates. As if the world wasn't closed minded enough. We don't need you elitists sending anymore of our greats to an early grave because their genius wasn't to your liking. Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt et al definitely don't need your input on how their music should be interpreted and felt.
Lang Lang is interesting. Being very technically gifted, he has the can play many difficult pieces with great accuracy. However, many pieces he plays, especially in recent times, have been muddy. They have been poorly performed. He just doesn't care anymore. He does get caught up in the music, but I can't help but feel that he doesn't understand it. It is one thing to follow the music, but it is a different thing to interpret it and use it to express your own emotions as well as the composer's.
His facial expression is always excessive and violent. His technique is great no doubt. But sometimes audiences need to concentrate on music, to feel the sound with their hearts, not the clowny gesture. Most of legendary pianists really do show intense concentration because of this reason.
To all admirers of Lang Lang I would recommend this video: watch?v=Ds_-Y5KrDxM It compares his manner of performance to that of Eugene Kissin. Gave me a good laugh. XD
he had to borrow money for the plane tickets to germany, but the 3 accompanying CP state security people from were paid for by the government. nice job. unless you lose one of your charges.
Besides his piano talent, Langlang is also a great person. I have been to six of his concerts. He is humble, patient and always treats his fans with great respect and humanity, while some other world class musicians keep distance from their fans.
;v
lol, everyone has some super deep inspiration for their music, but Lang Lang got inspired by Tom and Jerry
100 million kids have watched that cartoon but only one parlayed it into a blockbuster career as a concert pianist. I hope Tom up in Cat Heaven appreciates how he inspired this 2-YO to become the hottest thing in classical music today.
Lang Lang must eat, drink, sleep, and breathe classical music. He is one of the most versatile virtuosos today. I love his expressions while playing indicating that he gets as caught up in the music as he wishes his listeners to do. I've never seen a pianist so embrace the music. He is a master at drawing in his audience to the emotions of whatever he is playing, and this is part of his genius.
Well, I do appreciate the fact that both of them use English language for this interview. And Lang Lang is a great pianist. Only a person who has never been on the stage, don't know feeling. To all haters out there - have the guts and go on stage, than we will talk again.
I must say, one of the best piano players i have ever seen.
Aside of being a marvelous performer he is also a super smart person.
Lang Lang is such a genius. His answer about the tiger mothers is pure poetry. You have to take some time to taste both cultures. So true! You are what you eat.
Outstanding musician/instructor, motivational speaker and role model.
No Wonder that Lang Lang is the BEST in the World, he's a GENIUS!!!!
Lang Lang's way to success: being born a friggin' genius.
He is a very talented and increasingly accomplished pianist. He has a way to go before we can consider him as one of the contemporary greats, but some of his Chopin performances show sensitivity and technical mastery that are impressive. I think that he will continue to grow and mature as an artist, and settle down to focus more on the inner complexities of the music and much less and being showy. His affection for and inspiration to very young pianists is wonderful.
Lang Lang is my favourite pianist, he's fantastic. I love the way he plays, and I like that he has such good points of view.
Humble, he still honours his first teacher.
He is amazing and plays so beautifully!
He must have practiced a lang, lang time.
uzeir gamazsi 😂😄😅!
Hahahahahha nice one.
Lol
In august 1999 I met 17 year old Lang Lang for his first performance at the
Famous Ravinia Festival
Huge park surrounding the acoustically perfect little theater 🎭
After the performance Lang Lang was coming towards my sister and I and as he drew closer I asked him for his autograph
And he did sign a little peace of Marlboro pack
That was memorable, unforgettable
No matter what you guys say about his composure or his appearance. NO one can doubt his excellent musicianship. He is just as good as any other classical expert musician.
Regardless of how you view him as a pianist, he is still a pretty nice guy.
I like his story of using the bathroom 10 times before his first large-scale public appearance....very funny.
I agree. Used to despise him as a pianist until I watched a documentary a few days ago about concert pianists and I actually respect him a bit more now.
He's a really nice person.
@@AnonymousAppleIdea. He has the best personality of any musician I’ve ever seen. He must be the Interviewrs dream subject.
I find it very funny that it's two Chinese communicating in English. But meh, I love Lang Lang, love his music, his ideas; nice interview.
there are like a million dialects in China
LANG LANG
CREO QUE ERES EXTRAORDINARIO, NO SOLO COMO PIANISTA SINO COMO SER HUMANO...
GRACIAS POR ESE GRAN CONCURSO CON EL QUE ESTAS MOTIVANDO A LAS NUEVAS GENERACIONES. SEGURAMENTE ENCONTRARAS NUEVAS ESTRELLAS DEL MUNDO ENTERO...CON QUIENES CELEBRARAS TU CUMPLEAÑOS...GRACIAS POR AYUDARLES A CUMPLIR SU SUEÑO...
CREO QUE HA SIDO UNA FANTASTICA IDEA. TE FELICITO
SINCERAMENTE
TERE
FELICIDADES HOY Y SIEMPRE...
I got an ad about Lang Lang before watching this video about Lang Lang. Illuminati confirmed
Ланг Ланг имеет идеальный музыкальный слух, фантастическую усидчивость. Он умный и красивый в пике своего успеха. Что будет дальше поживём, увидем.
His first Edinburgh International Festival Recital had me in tears! To witness such humble genius was VERY moving!
Flash over craftmanship? If anyone in any field since whenever should be credited with beating at his craft it's this guy. What a genius and role model.
Fantastic interview and answers! Thank you!
I agree with what he's saying about raising children. Parenting is one of the hardest things in the world to get right.
I also was slightly inspired by that Tom and Jerry episode!
ErkaaJ Me too:)
ErkaaJ Same
It’s the only reason I could recall and understand classical music was cartoons like Tom and Jerry.. some Looney Toones too :)
Lang Lang is a GREAT Teacher.
I like the way Lang Lang interprets culture.
Lang lang is a very good pianist and he is an example of what you can accomplish if you practice enough...you might not have the same amount of talent to his but we all can become really good at something with lots of discipline.
My Way to Success; Style over Substance, flash over craftsmanship. and people are swallowing it! He's the Liberace of the X generation.
For your ears , beautiful Langgalamu. Lang Lang said he started playing piano at the age of 3 yo. He was recognised as a Pianist Prodigy., playing piano for classical music!
When Langgalamu started to sing Thailand folks song at the age of 3 yo, nobody said anything about her Talent, until I came along in 2018 & heard her story, from my knowledge of watching movies about the subject, I identified her Talents as a Singer
Prodigy. Langgalamu is a Singer Prodigy, the Firstborn in Thailand as a Singer Prodigy!
The way she learned Chinese Language & speaks the language within one year
& able to sing the Mandarin songs like TT, speaks for LamuVV for her good voice
& her ability to sing several languages songs indicating she has the Voice for singing!
Lack of recognition of Langgalamu’s Talents is no excuse she isn’t one Singer Prodigy
Born in Thailand! The First One who began to sing at 3 yo. It is for Thailand to rate
Langgalamu as A Singer Prodigy officially acknowledging her Great Talent for singing!!!
I would sell my soul to satan to play half as good as the 2 fingers of his left hand
Lmfao...I've never laughed at a classical joke but that was good
First of all it's "play half as well" and Lang Lang is an asshole and horrible pianist, he could have been something, but he's what we call in piano circles a "temporary monkey"
+Bruce Stoller ok
Just because he is better than you? And, is known the world round?
Bruce Stoller For someone who has spent their whole life studying music you've seemed to miss the finest point about it. I'm no aficionado of this style but can you at least not appreciate that this man has brought new people, such as myself, to this scene and from there, we too can grow to love and appreciate other performers just as you do? When you first got into music and began to fall in love with it, do you remember the first time someone spoke down on a performer or artist that you loved and that you felt spoke to you? Did it feel good as they dismissed you and something you loved? How did it make you feel? Did you ever make a conscientious decision that you too would do that to someone else some day, or did it just sort of happen? Do you not realize that by speaking cruelly of a man you've never met and his style that you've, by extension, insulted us? Please, don't try to take our happiness from us, life is short and can be full of pain but we've found something we love that gives us joy, if he is temporary as you say, then he'll be gone very soon and no longer your concern. Here's the thing though, he wasn't your concern to begin with, you chose to show up to HIS video with your attitude. I don't know what else to say man...
Interviewer: how did your parents know you had such talent in music
Langlang: first of all they bought the piano 😂😂😂
This reminds me of me and my siblings being forced to learn how to sing
he is so clever ! i love him !
Lang lang ? Mon pianiste ❤
Lang lang i want to see you play flight of the bumble bee and Bohemian Rhapsody. Cause those two pieces are really work of art and without them your portfolio is incomplete, just my humble opinion.
I have to agree with you. The more videos I watched of Lang Lang, the more I began to see it is an act. But I am sure he is laughing all the way to the bank.
The Nobel Peace Price concert is played in Oslo, not in Stockholm.
i like yor style lang lang one day i dream to meet you
0:18 does anyone know what piece this is?
Piano is his universe
Thanks for sharing ....
amazing
Where is the piano school ? Thank you
wow nice knowing i have better conditions
3:40 And also my best friend at that time, Yundi Li, he's still my best friend today, he doesn't practice. He used to practice and then he sees me."
Goat Pianist
Rico suave don't worry lm 45 and l started
GREAT!!!
What's the piece at 2:35
I think some people don't even know their talent, because they never tried anything new or were not put into the right environment.
If my parents didn't gift me a keyboard to play on, I would've never even think of learning to play the piano.
Imagine he didn't see that cartoon and the piano scene. Maybe he would not be a pianist now.
Steinwayyyyyyyyyyyy
STEINWAYYYYYYYYYYY
STEINWAY & SO S
the time of the video is 9:11 ...
Does he know how to compose music? Just because he can play classical pieces, doesn't mean he knows how to compose them. I was just wondering. Don't get me wrong, the guy is a wonderful pianist. But it would be interesting if he knows how to compose music too. Now that would be genius.
queline213 I’m pretty sure that he composed a song called: “Dragon song: spring dance.”
I really enjoyed his performance of Rach 2, just saying. Also assuming only those who know nothing about music enjoy his playing is a bit much, isn't it?
Any one know the song at 2:45
province of Shenyang??? Never knew Shenyang was a province and not a municipal city.
We all know what China was liked in the 80'.
He said, all his neighbours played piano in those days. .
Please tell me more.
My man
One of his best child hood friend he is referring to is none other than Jay Chou :)
The Tiger Woods of classical music - is that supposed to be a compliment?
there are many pianist so go listen to others, stop listening to Lang Lang, fair? He doesn't owe you anything
These comments are poisonous and laughable at best. And it's always the couch elitists that have the most to say. As if art isn't up to ones own interpretation. Music being the most ubiquitous of all art doesn't exist to fit in your box. LL's motivation for practicing and sharing his love for classical music the world over doesn't exist to appease you snooty ingrates. As if the world wasn't closed minded enough. We don't need you elitists sending anymore of our greats to an early grave because their genius wasn't to your liking. Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt et al definitely don't need your input on how their music should be interpreted and felt.
I like Lang Lang, but Something funny about this vid is that two Chinese people speaking English to each other.... with accents.
He practiced for a Lang Lang time.
That moment when chinese people speak english very good and japanese not:D
Cmikament hahaha how did you find it very good? Lmao
It means you haven't listened to true great masters. If you want some names let me know.
Lang Lang is interesting. Being very technically gifted, he has the can play many difficult pieces with great accuracy. However, many pieces he plays, especially in recent times, have been muddy. They have been poorly performed. He just doesn't care anymore. He does get caught up in the music, but I can't help but feel that he doesn't understand it. It is one thing to follow the music, but it is a different thing to interpret it and use it to express your own emotions as well as the composer's.
He practiced for lang lang time
Minor correction: They are Chinese
I feel stupid now cause I started lessons when I was seventeen.
His facial expression is always excessive and violent. His technique is great no doubt. But sometimes audiences need to concentrate on music, to feel the sound with their hearts, not the clowny gesture. Most of legendary pianists really do show intense concentration because of this reason.
LOL, the same's with Valentina's russian accent... It's terrible, but I adore it as well as Lisitsa herself.
还是羽佳的英文听得舒服
So you basically say you love watching him making the music. It may be visually appealing but try to listen to him sometime. Oh damn you, poor human
He looks like Tom in Tom and Jerry sometimes when he is playing..
Actually it's 9:10 ...
no, he knows how to act and press some keys :)
So he got inspired by tom and jerry.....
Hell im gonna be inspired by tom amd jerry as well!
I would love to play on that steainway xD
thats interesting you see it both ways, i have little respect for most pianists :)
Apparently learned to be cartoonish quite early. And developed from there. Monsieur, the bucket....
so?
シンプルな話。中国は人口が多いのでたまに天才が現れる。ただそれたけ。
To all admirers of Lang Lang I would recommend this video:
watch?v=Ds_-Y5KrDxM
It compares his manner of performance to that of Eugene Kissin. Gave me a good laugh. XD
Every one should watch from 6:17 forward at least.
see kids go watch some cartoon
his way to success is to make silly expressions at the piano that concert goers are forced to look at.
"My way to success is..., play mechanicly, without passion."
Deonix Historias de Terror you
he had to borrow money for the plane tickets to germany, but the 3 accompanying CP state security people from were paid for by the government. nice job. unless you lose one of your charges.
always this story with tom and jerry !!!! this is always the same .... fffff
one day he may buy the bank
like if ricardo kaka brought you here and now you think this is bull shit lol
Both of them are Chinese. Why not speak Chinese?
and grammar
Bang Bang... please, we already have enough cheap copies of everything coming from china... we don’t need this trend to infiltrate the arts.
Steinway and Sos haha
hahahah he's hilarious
1:00
"When i was almost two... almost two... " *holds up five fingers*
lol, he not asian, he can't do maths