Lang Lang leads Apple Classical into Asia

Lang Lang leads Apple Classical into Asia

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norman lebrecht

January 24, 2024

The Chinese pianist leads a host of ‘ambassadors’ as the app launches in the east.

Other ambassadors are Yunchan Lim, Kaori Muraji, Yutaka Sado, Hayato Sumino, Yo-Yo Ma and Hilary Hahn.

The app is available from today in Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Comments

  • waw says:

    Yo Yo Ma is as Asian as, I dunno, Kathleen Battle is African, or Joyce DiDonato is Italian, they are American through and through.

  • Malcolm says:

    Artistic standards would have to be drummed down several notches for LL to ever be considered a great artist.

    He has no clue how tasteless he really is.

    It pains me to no end to see him get lauded to the extent he is, when there are so many other pianists out there who can easily outplay him not only musically, but technically as well.

    He may be taking his fame all the way to the bank, but he will never be close to being considered a genuinely great pianist (i.e., Zimmerman, de Larrocha, Argerich, among so many others).

    He is like male equivalent of Khatia Buniatashvilli. His entire aura reeks of bad taste.

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