In an AI world where machines and robots do most of the work, genuine humans are needed more than ever.” Lang Lang (郞朗, 43 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Released in 2019, Lang Lang’s Piano Book has reputedly achieved a billion global streams. The album went ...

Based on its trailer, this Chinese movie based on the maestro’s memoir looks like a manic, absurdist romp — but will it ever be shown in the U.S.? By Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, Editors ...

You don’t become one of the most successful pianists of our time without a lot of practice. That’s something Lang Lang knows all about. Six years after the release of his celebrated Piano Book album, ...

Alexewicz's performance closed the second day of auditions in the competition's final round on Sunday. Each finalist performs Chopin's Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major, Op. 61 and one of the two ...

After his performance, Tianyou Li said that he found the polonaise a demanding composition, very intricate and full of emotions. "It is difficult to maintain its steady rhythm, at the same time ...

Lang Lang was born in June 1982 in Shenyang, China. He began taking piano lessons at age three and gave his first public recital two years later. In 1991 he entered the Central Music Conservatory in ...

Taylor Swift's new song, "Ruin the Friendship," is believed by Jeff Lang's mother to be a tribute to her late son. The track explores themes of regret and unspoken love, with Swift revisiting painful ...

Regarding the jury’s Stage 3 picks, I did expect several specific outcomes. For example, seasoned candidates like Kevin Chen and Eric Lu seemed earmarked for Stage 3 long before the Competition ...

The American poet Violet Ranney Lang was born in 1924 and died in 1956, of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, at the age of thirty-two. Although last year marked the centenary of her birth, the occasion passed ...

There will be some added movie magic brought to the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom on Sunday night. And that's all down to the musical guest who has been signed up to give a performance during this ...

It took Eric Guo a few moments find his centre in his Stage 2 opener, the F sharp minor Polonaise, Op 44. By the time his curvaceous central mazurka section commenced, the pianist already was settled ...