Here’s a video that’s been going around the blogosphere lately – it’s piano rockstar Lang Lang playing Flight of the Bumblebee as an encore after an appearance with the San Francisco Symphony. The catch? He’s doing it on an iPad app, AND with the Steinway (at least towards the end). Pretty cool, but I think
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I think it would be safe to say that Lang Lang’s Portland Oregon Symphony debut was a triumph. The roar that came from the sold-out crowd at the Schnitz at the conclusion of the Rachmaninoff Second Piano Concerto was well nigh deafening, such was the response from the audience. I can’t say that I’ve ever
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Photo: © Felix Broede / Deutsche Grammophone Well, for the orchestra, the anticipation came to an end around 11:00 a.m. this morning. The unassuming, young, Armani-clad Asian pianist strode onto the stage, was introduced to the orchestra to polite applause, and then proceeded to mesmerize much of the orchestra with his off-the-beaten-path approach to the
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Piano phenom Lang Lang appears with the OSO tonight – and we hear him live for the first time at our dress rehearsal this morning – I’ll have some first impressions this afternoon. NPR features a brief interview with minimalist pioneer Philip Glass (without whom there would likely be no John Adams, whose Chairman Dances
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If you were hoping to catch the piano phenom known as Lang Lang, you’re out of luck: his special concert with the Oregon Symphony on October 3rd is sold out. However, if you’ve got some extra money burning a hole in your pocket, there is a special premium ticket auction going on at ticketmaster…
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Since the piano sensation Lang Lang is coming to play a Gala performance with the Oregon Symphony in October 2008 (Friday, October 3, to be exact), I thought that keeping you Portland classical music and piano fans apprised of his activities might be in order. So, here’s the first Lang Lang watch – enjoy. Do
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Thanks to Alex Ross for pointing this out – check out the event listing carefully…
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