Lang Lang Honors Arts Philanthropist in Istanbul Tribute Concert


JUNE 10, 2010 - Lang Lang performs at the 38th International Music Festival today in Istanbul, Turkey.  The performance, a collaboration with the Borusan İstanbul Filarmoni Orkestrası, pays homage to Şakir Eczacıbaşı, who recently passed away after a lifetime of philanthropy and innovation for the arts in Turkey.

Programme:
Borusan İstanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Lang Lang piano
Gürer Aykal conductor

Robert Schumann
Symphony in D minor, No.4, Op.120

Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto in E minor, No.1, Op.11


Read the NY Times Article about Lang Lang and the festival: http://bit.ly/9wrY3B

Read an article about Şakir Eczacıbaşı: http://bit.ly/99TOpq
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Heralded as the "hottest artist on the classical music planet" by the New York Times, 28-year-old Lang Lang has played sold out recitals and concerts in every major city in the world and is the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic and all the top American orchestras. Testimony to his success, Lang Lang recently appeared in the 2009 Time 100 - Time magazine's annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. In 2008, over 5 billion people viewed Lang Lang's performance in Beijing's opening ceremony for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad where he was seen as a symbol of the youth and future of China. This status has inspired over 40 million Chinese children to learn to play classical piano - a phenomenon coined by The Today Show as "the Lang Lang effect." Recognizing Lang Lang's powerful cultural influence, in 2008, the Recording Academy named him their Cultural Ambassador to China. Most recently, Lang Lang has been chosen as an official worldwide ambassador to the 2010 Shanghai Expo.