Lang Lang names back-up band for Disney tour

Lang Lang names back-up band for Disney tour

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norman lebrecht

July 22, 2022

He opens at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday, September 15.

Together with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Jahja Ling, Lang Lang will be joined by special guests throughout the night including his wife, pianist Gina Alice; The Tenors; singer and pianist Reuben James; and with the band Pink Martini, singer and guitarist Edna Vazquez, NPR correspondent and singer Ari Shapiro and founder Thomas Lauderdale in the role of Creative Director.

Comments

  • Yodi says:

    Has Lang Lang sunk or risen to the level of Pink Martini?

    Technically, Lang Lang is superior (so long as the music is notated, i.e., no improv).

    Artistically, Pink Martini writes its own stuff and plays convincingly in multiple genres.

    Commercially, Pink Martini most likely outsells Lang Lang.

    The evidence points to “risen”.

  • J Barcelo says:

    Next thing you know Lang Lang will be do a Liberace retrospective.

    • Tom says:

      Liberace, however, played well.

    • Sheila McLaren says:

      You’ve made me laugh – first time today. Thank you!
      But, thinking about it, this may be something Lang Lang could do pretty well – as long as he plays a sufficient number of wrong notes, endless rubato and crazy dynamics.

  • Alun Frentton Wright says:

    Don’t know what to say !

  • NoFan says:

    Well for some laughters.

    Here are the list of trending search terms hat Lang lang was marking himself in the month of June in Chinese social media “weibo”
    – Lang lang is not fat, Gina said it is only baby fat.
    – Good family man Lang lang never drinks wine (For those who believed, he actually did a wine commercial years back).

    • NoFan says:

      Sorry I hate myself for typing too fast and I have to correct that the list of trending search is for month of Jul (not Jun).

      Mrs lang lang was most famous in June for the bankruptcy of “VIP training” ( a billion dollar online music tutoring company” . )

      In between June and July, lang lang played in the TV show to celebrate the birthday of the CCP party.

      A colorful life of successful business pianoman!

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