Editing Lang Lang (section)

{{short description|Chinese pianist (born 1982)}}
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{{family name hatnote|[[Lang (Chinese surname)|Lang]] ({{linktext|郎}})|lang=Chinese}}
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| image              = Lang Lang - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2010 Davos cropped (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Lang Lang after a performance at the 2010 [[World Economic Forum]] annual meeting in Davos
| name               = Lang Lang
| native_name        = {{nobold|郎朗}}
| native_name_lang   = zh
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| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|06|14}}
| birth_place        = [[Shenyang]], Liaoning, China
| alma_mater         = [[Central Conservatory of Music]]<br>[[Curtis Institute of Music]]
| occupation         = Musician
| years_active       = 1993–present
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| spouse             = {{marriage|{{ill|Gina Alice Redlinger|de|Gina Redlinger}}|2019}}
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| children           = 1
| parents            = Lang Guoren ({{zh|s=郎国任|labels=no}})<br/>Zhou Xiulan ({{zh|s=周秀兰|labels=no}})
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| website            = {{URL|https://www.langlangofficial.com|langlangofficial.com}}
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
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| genre              = Classical
| instrument         = Piano
| label              = {{flatlist|
* [[Deutsche Grammophon]]
* [[Sony Classical]]
* [[Telarc International Corporation|Telarc]]}}
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'''Lang Lang''' ({{Lang-zh|c=郎朗|p=Láng Lǎng|link=no}}; born 14 June 1982) is a Chinese pianist who has performed with major orchestras around the world and appeared at many leading concert halls. Active since the 1990s, he was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the [[Berlin Philharmonic]], the [[Vienna Philharmonic]] and many of the top American orchestras.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131019084645/http://www.langlang.com/us/biography "Lang Lang"]. Retrieved 11 September 2011. (archived from [http://www.langlang.com/us/biography the original] on 19 October 2013)</ref> In 2000, a ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' music critic called him "the biggest, most exciting young keyboard talent I have encountered in many a year of attending piano recitals."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rhein|first=John von|date=7 March 2000|title=Lang Leaves Audience Elated|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/50794251.html?dids=50794251:50794251&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+7%2C+2000&author=John+von+Rhein%2C+Tribune+Music+Critic&pub=Chicago+Tribune&edition=&startpage=2&desc=LANG+LEAVES+AUDIENCE+ELATED|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222217/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/50794251.html?dids=50794251:50794251&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+7,+2000&author=John+von+Rhein,+Tribune+Music+Critic&pub=Chicago+Tribune&edition=&startpage=2&desc=LANG+LEAVES+AUDIENCE+ELATED|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2007|journal=Chicago Tribune}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>

He was also a judge on the first two series of the British music competition television series ''[[The Piano (TV series)|The Piano]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theviolinchannel.com/lang-lang-steps-down-from-uk-tv-show-the-piano/|title=Lang Lang Steps Down from UK TV Show "The Piano"|first=THE VIOLIN|last=CHANNEL|date=19 June 2024|website=World's Leading Classical Music Platform}}</ref>