I'm here on stage at the Royal albert hall with the musical superstar, Lang Lang, who
has just played a concert and masterclass for over 5,000 mostly children, featuring
his two proteges from the foundation.
Lang Lang thank you so much for joining me today. Thank you it's such a pleasure
We just heard the concert which was incredible, mostly children out there, was it different
for you to play to such a different audience?
Today our aim is to inspire the next generation of music lovers and musicians and we were
so happy to have this Sunday matinee and we can have this incredible stage and to do it
together with two of the most incredible students from our foundation.
He's a brilliant pianist and he's taught me a lot of things on the piano and it really
helps me with my playing.
I think performing in front of so many people is really really a lot of fun and the duet
with Lang Lang was really really amazing.
No matter whether your professional or
not professional, music needs to give us the positive love and the positive soul and positive
emotion first and this is something that will make a huge difference when they start practice
they have a hope, they have a dream, they have love. Rather than depressed, bored & disappointed.
How difficult was it for you, coming from China, mastering the European composers?
For me learning music is like learning a culture and language. And the earlier you start you
are more used to this culture and for me, I started to play piano before I can actually
talk and so in a way I hear mozart the same time as listening to chinese music. And I
start to know Listz the same time as when Im watching Tom and Jerry and Transformers
and monkey king cartoons and so in a way this culture for me is also a part of me, inside
of my heart, so I never really felt difficult.