朗朗英文介绍短文

朗朗英文介绍短文
朗朗英文介绍短文

朗朗英文介绍短文
[edit] Performing and recording career
Lang Lang's breakthrough in the West came in 1999,when he was 17,with his last-minute substitution (introduced by Isaac Stern) for an indisposed André Watts at the Ravinia Festival's "Gala of the Century",in which he played Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Christoph Eschenbach).[2] As of 2007,Lang Lang has performed with most of the major orchestras of the world.[4]
Lang Lang is "loved by some,reviled by others."[5] The Chicago Tribune's music critic called him "the biggest,most exciting young keyboard talent I have encountered in many a year of attending piano recitals".[6] In 2001 he made his sold-out Carnegie Hall debut with Yuri Temirkanov,travelled to Beijing with the Philadelphia Orchestra on a tour celebrating its 100th anniversary,during which he performed to an audience of 8,000 at the Great Hall of the People,and made an acclaimed BBC Proms debut,prompting a music critic of the British newspaper The Times to write,"Lang Lang took a sold-out Royal Albert Hall by storm...This could well be history in the making".[7] In 2003,he returned to the BBC Proms for the First Night concert with Leonard Slatkin.After his recent recital debut in the Berlin Philharmonic,the Berliner Zeitung wrote:"Lang Lang is a superb musical performer whose artistic touch is always in service of the music".[8]
However,Lang Lang's performances have also been heavily criticized.Prominent critics have left his concerts early,citing "inexcusable,barely comprehensible" performance.[9] His performance style has been referred to as having "soggy rhythms and heavy phrasing"[10] and as being "truly boring","just bad" and "unendurable".[11] Critics who feel that his playing is vulgar and lacks sensitivity have given him the nickname "Bang Bang".[12] Others have described him as immature,though praised his ability to "conquer crowds with youthful bravado".[13] Some critics have argued that Lang is at his best playing the Classical repertoire as opposed to Romantic composers such as Chopin.[14]
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts describes Lang Lang:"already celebrated in all the music capitals of the world,Lang Lang has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to connect with audiences on a personal level and established himself as one of the most exciting artists of our time".[15]
Lang Lang is also well known for his exaggerated mannerisms and facial expressions while playing piano,which has also affected his recent performances,such as that of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C-sharp Minor and Réminiscences de Don Juan.This has received criticism,though others have defended his displays,arguing "[Lang's] interpretations aren't just expressions of feeling but the feelings themselves."[12]
Lang Lang is a Steinway artist.At present,he records exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon,having made previous recordings for Telarc.On November 27,2006,he immigrated to Hong Kong under the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme,the first person to do so under the scheme.[16] He appears in the documentary Note by Note:The Making of Steinway L1037,which was released in November 2007.
In 2007 Lang Lang played piano on Music of the Spheres,the first fully classical work by British musician Mike Oldfield,which is scored for classical guitar,piano and orchestra.Oldfield played some piano parts as well,in addition to the guitar.
In July 2007,in Norfolk,Lang Lang was the soloist in the premiere of Nigel Hess's Piano Concerto,commissioned by Prince Charles in memory of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth,the Queen Mother.[17]
He appeared at the 2007 Royal Variety Performance in December 2007,where he performed 'Rhapsody No.2 in C sharp minor'.
In February 2008,Lang Lang performed with Herbie Hancock to commemorate George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at the 2008 Grammy Awards.The two were again brought in by United for the reintroduction of their "It's Time to Fly" advertising campaign with a series of new animated commercials,aired during the 2008 Summer Olympics.[18]
In March 2008,Mike Oldfield released his first classical album in which Lang Lang features throughout.
In July 2008 Lang Lang featured with Schiller- A German electronic music project - on a single "Time for Dreams".[19]
Lang Lang featured in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing,performing a melody from the Yellow River Cantata with seven-year-old Li Muzi.[20]
He was invited to play at the 82nd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.