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. He is the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic and all “Big Five” American orchestras.

An extraordinary breakthrough came in 1999, when he was 17, with his dramatic last-minute substitution for an indisposed André Watts at the Ravinia Festival’s Gala, playing the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Chicago Symphony. Since then he has progressed from one triumphant appearance to the next. In 2001 alone he made his sold-out Carnegie Hall debut, 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 a wildly acclaimed BBC Proms début.

He has performed with the most prominent American orchestras under Maazel, Welser-Möst, Mehta, Tilson Thomas and Jansons, as well as with many other leading orchestras and conductors, including Barenboim, Dutoit, Eschenbach, Sawallisch and Temirkanov. His recital appearances include London’s Wigmore Hall, Washington’s Kennedy Center, Chicago’s Orchestra Hall, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, the Berlin Philharmonie and the Vienna Konzerthaus. In 2002, in recognition of his distinguished musical talent, he became the first recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival.

In 2003 Lang Lang performs the Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto at the opening concert of the BBC Proms with Leonard Slatkin at the Royal Albert Hall, and he will be heard at the opening-night gala of the Chicago Symphony with Barenboim and at the Waldbühnenkonzert concert of the 2003/04 Berlin Philharmonic season with Rattle. As a Steinway artist he recently received the first-ever Gold Medallion on the occasion of the company´s 150th anniversary. A graduate of the Curtis Institute and the subject of a best-selling biography in China, Lang Lang takes a strong interest in the music of his homeland: his recitals often feature Chinese traditional music, performed with his father, Guo-ren Lang and his Carnegie Hall solo debut in 2003 will include Tan Dun's Eight Memories in Watercolor. Lang Lang records exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon and his first DG album was released in July 2003, featuring the Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn First Piano Concertos, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Daniel Barenboim.

During the 2004–05 season, Lang Lang will be heard with orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Berlin, Munich Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lyon, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Philadelphia Orchestra. He will tour North America as soloist with the China Philharmonic, and appear in recital in many international cities, including Vienna, Zurich, Hamburg, Madrid, London, Stockholm, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco, and Vancouver.

In 2004 Lang Lang appeared on CBS early show and featured in CBS 60 minutes. CNN International and CBS recently aired profiles on Lang Lang and he was also featured in The Wall Street Journal and in Teen People's issue highlighting "Top Twenty Teens Who Will Change the World". "Lang Lang Puts a Shine On the 'Rach Three'": The Washington Post"Lang Lang is a phenomenon, no doubt about it. This young pianist, barely into his twenties, has captured wide public attention with the brilliance and energy of his playing."

On April 30 he will be invited to teach Master Class for Juliat Musical School Students.