Chinese pianist Lang Lang honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star

1 month ago

Ye Bei's star to shine at Beijing pop event

By Chen Nan | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-11-18 07:56 Jiang Tao, founder of the Beijing International Pop Music Festival, announces its 10th anniversary on Nov 12. Among the diversity of genres around, the 1990s was greatly defined by campus folk music, which is driven by acoustic guitar and piano, and lyrics about campus romances, university life and youth. Along …

Music Beijing International

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Steinway & Sons unveils 'SPIRIOCAST' in Asia-Pacific with gala concert in Beijing

China Daily

Acclaimed pianist and Steinway Artist Lang Lang performs at the gala concert hosted by Steinway & Sons’, Oct 30, 2024. Beijing recently hosted the Asia-Pacific launch of Steinway & Sons' latest innovation, "SPIRIOCAST," in tandem with Steinway's 20th anniversary celebration in China. The gala concert was graced by Steinway's Global President and CEO, Ben Steiner, and APAC President, Wei Wei, …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Piano Solo Extravaganza at Beijing Library: A Night of Artistic Solace

China Daily

The Beijing Library hosted a night of artistic solace with a piano solo performance by renowned pianist Lang Lang. The event attracted a full house, showcasing Lang Lang's exceptional skills and captivating performances. The library's versatile public program also includes regular musical performances, creating a platform for deeper interaction between musicians and audiences.

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lang Lang aims to highlight link between music and children’s mental health

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Renowned concert pianist Lang Lang …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

The art of Xin Liu, a new ‘Company,’ musical laughs with Tim Minchin and the best art and culture in L.A. this week

LA Times

An image from Xin Liu’s digital video “The White Stone,” part of the Benton Museum of Art’s exhibition “Open Sky.” Greetings and welcome to another edition of the Essential Arts newsletter, a place where we may not care THAT much about the Olympics but we still bring you gold when it comes to the best theater, fine art, music and …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Some of the most memorable musical moments from Olympic Games history

ABC

Lady Gaga, beheadings, Céline Dion and more. The Olympic Games have produced some of music's most memorable performances on a global stage, from pop mega-stars like Queen and Céline Dion to classical music royalty like Pavarotti, and Montserrat Caballé. Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé's Barcelona at the 1992 Games Freddie Mercury died just eight months before he was due to …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Future stars handed keys to success

China Daily

Pianist Lang Lang gives a recital at the Beijing Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday, playing pieces by Chopin, Robert Schumann and Gabriel Faure. "At last, I want to introduce a special friend, Liu Hao, who has been learning with me for a very long time," says Lang, welcoming the blind, 23-year-old Liu, who is pursuing his studies in the United …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Future stars handed keys to success

China Daily

Pianist Lang Lang gives a recital at the Beijing Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday, playing pieces by Chopin, Robert Schumann and Gabriel Faure. "At last, I want to introduce a special friend, Liu Hao, who has been learning with me for a very long time," says Lang, welcoming the blind, 23-year-old Liu, who is pursuing his studies in the United …

Lang Liu His Music

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Jane Fonda, Alan Cumming, Prince to receive stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025

The Hindu

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is set to honour the star-studded class of 2025. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced next year’s selections to receive a star on Hollywood Boulevard’s storied walk, reported Deadline. Jane Fonda, Fran Drescher, Alan Cumming and the late Prince are among the ones to receive the star in 2025. The other 2025 motion picture honorees …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

China Daily

Griffith participates in the Beijing Garden Expo Park Opera and Music Week during Mid-Autumn Festival, in 2023.CHINA DAILY The suona, different from many Western instruments, can easily mimic the human voice, making it very expressive. "Some American musicians would suggest including the suona in ensembles, making it more accessible for collaboration with different instruments," says Chan. Since the 21st century, …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

The sound of global connections

China Daily

Griffith participates in the Beijing Garden Expo Park Opera and Music Week during Mid-Autumn Festival, in 2023.CHINA DAILY The suona, different from many Western instruments, can easily mimic the human voice, making it very expressive. "Some American musicians would suggest including the suona in ensembles, making it more accessible for collaboration with different instruments," says Chan. Since the 21st century, …

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8 months ago

Pop goes the theater

China Daily

Jiang Tao, a veteran music producer who is also secretary-general of the festival's organizing committee, poses with Wong at an event. But for veteran music producer Jiang Tao, singing in a theater with a superior sound system and fostering closer interaction between audiences and performers also serves as a touchstone for a talented singer. That's why he has run the …

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8 months ago

Pop goes the theater

China Daily

This year marks the festival's 10th anniversary. It has already transitioned from a weeklong event to a year-round affair, featuring a range of activities, including pop music shows in theaters and livehouses, pop industry forums, exhibitions and salons. Hong Kong singer-songwriter Ivana Wong raises the curtain of the 10th Beijing International Pop Music Festival with two solo concerts on April …

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8 months ago

Pop goes the theater

China Daily

Greek American musician Yanni plays keyboard at the festival in 2019. The festival has previously invited foreign artists such as Japanese director Shunji Iwai and his group Hec&Pascal, Greek American musician Yanni, Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, Singaporean singer-songwriter Yida Huang and Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica to perform in Beijing. "Many new bands and singers who are entering the market through …

Music China

8 months ago

Pop goes the theater

China Daily

Jiang Tao, a veteran music producer who is also secretary-general of the festival's organizing committee, poses with Wong at an event. But for veteran music producer Jiang Tao, singing in a theater with a superior sound system and fostering closer interaction between audiences and performers also serves as a touchstone for a talented singer. That's why he has run the …

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8 months, 1 week ago

The keys to global success

China Daily

Pianist Lang Lang is touring worldwide, with stops in major concert halls, and performing with top symphony orchestras. The repertories he has chosen to play during the tour cover a wide range of composers, including Schumann's Kreisleriana, Op 16, an eight-movement composition for solo piano, which as Lang says is "very dramatic". Besides working with top troupes, such as the …

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8 months, 1 week ago

The keys to global success

China Daily

Pianist Lang Lang is touring worldwide, with stops in major concert halls, and performing with top symphony orchestras. The repertories he has chosen to play during the tour cover a wide range of composers, including Schumann's Kreisleriana, Op 16, an eight-movement composition for solo piano, which as Lang says is "very dramatic". Besides working with top troupes, such as the …

Lang China Daily Concert Perform Pianist Carnegie Hall

9 months, 1 week ago

A key figure promotes the city

China Daily

Mario Alonso Herrero participates as the tourism ambassador in Shanghai city's celebration of the Chinese New Year plays a recital at Shanghai Oriental Art Center in 2022. Spanish pianist Mario Alonso Herrero has been appointed as ambassador in the promotion of Shanghai as an international tourist destination. In Shanghai, he has played at the 97-year-old Shanghai Concert Hall, the Shanghai …

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9 months, 1 week ago

A key figure promotes the city

China Daily

Mario Alonso Herrero participates as the tourism ambassador in Shanghai city's celebration of the Chinese New Year plays a recital at Shanghai Oriental Art Center in 2022. Spanish pianist Mario Alonso Herrero has been appointed as ambassador in the promotion of Shanghai as an international tourist destination. In Shanghai, he has played at the 97-year-old Shanghai Concert Hall, the Shanghai …

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10 months ago

A new way to key into classical music

China Daily

Lang particularly emphasizes the importance of cultivating an interest in listening to and learning classical music for young piano players. CHINA DAILY If Frederic Chopin's music can be described as an apple pie with whipped cream on top, then Franz Liszt's would taste spicy, Johann Sebastian Bach's could be likened to fine bread, and that of Ludwig van Beethoven would …

Music Classical Music Way

10 months ago

A new way to key into classical music

China Daily

Lang particularly emphasizes the importance of cultivating an interest in listening to and learning classical music for young piano players. CHINA DAILY If Frederic Chopin's music can be described as an apple pie with whipped cream on top, then Franz Liszt's would taste spicy, Johann Sebastian Bach's could be likened to fine bread, and that of Ludwig van Beethoven would …

Music Classical Music Way

10 months, 1 week ago

Usher inducted into the Black Music and Entertainment Walk Of Fame in Atlanta... as it's revealed he's developing drama based on his music

Daily Mail

Usher showed his love for the city of Atlanta while being inducted into the Black Music And Entertainment Walk Of Fame near Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Georgia on Wednesday - just three days after his record-breaking Super Bowl LVIII performance. Usher showed his love for the city of Atlanta while being inducted into the Black Music And Entertainment Walk Of Fame …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Grammys 2024 | Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick rule at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala

The Hindu

The night began with a rare sight: tennis champion Serena Williams was flustered. But it was a concluding performance by Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, and Stevie Wonder that really stole the show — for those still in the room after 1 a.m. “Music is love,” Wonder told the crowd before launching into a singalong of Warwick’s “What the World Needs …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Clive Davis convenes a galaxy of stars at his annual pre-Grammy gala

LA Times

Keyshia Cole, left, Frederic Yonnet, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick and Andra Day perform during the 66th Grammy Awards Pre-Grammy Gala at the Beverly Hilton on February 3, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. Dionne Warwick, left, Gladys Knight and Andra Day perform during the 66th Grammy Awards Pre-Grammy Gala at the Beverly Hilton on February 3, 2024 in Beverly …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Joni Mitchell Announces Joni Jam Concert at the Hollywood Bowl in October

LA Times

Joni Mitchell accepts the Person of the Year award at the 31st annual MusiCares benefit gala April 1, 2022, in Las Vegas. The set will revisit the format of 80-year-old Mitchell’s “Joni Jam” performance, with collaborator Brandi Carlile, at Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre last year. Mitchell sang it like a woman who knows that every story about romance contains some kind …

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1 year ago

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Kris Bowers, quickly scoring the title of Hollywood’s favorite composer

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Kris Bowers grew up in Los Angeles, just a few minutes away from The World Stage performance space, and immersed in jazz. He’s created moving compositions for prominent filmmakers, including Ava DuVernay and Justin Simien, and Oscar-winning films like “King Richard” and “Green Book.” This year alone, Bowers has scored Marvel’s “Secret Invasion” series, “Chevalier” and “Queen …

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1 year ago

Performing arts boom opens new doors for tourists

China Daily

Tourists dressed in traditional attire visit the Kaihua China Root Art Expo Garden in Quzhou on Jan 25. Shows rescheduled Pan Yan, secretary-general of the China Association of Performing Arts, said demand for concerts has risen this year, not only due to the high expectations of fans, but also because many performances were rescheduled after being canceled during the pandemic. …

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1 year ago

Lang Lang returns to 'favorite' venue

China Daily

Chinese piano virtuoso Lang Lang has told China Daily he "feels like he is playing in a Roman colosseum" as he returns to London's Royal Albert Hall for three performances in November. "My first ever performance there was in the BBC Proms concert series, playing Rachmaninov's 3rd piano concerto, and having played there getting on for 30 times since then, …

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1 year ago

Lang Lang returns to 'favorite' venue

China Daily

Chinese piano virtuoso Lang Lang has told China Daily he "feels like he is playing in a Roman colosseum" as he returns to London's Royal Albert Hall for three performances in November. "My first ever performance there was in the BBC Proms concert series, playing Rachmaninov's 3rd piano concerto, and having played there getting on for 30 times since then, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Getting on a global groove

China Daily

Chinese singer-song-writer Zhu Jingxi performs in the music and art festival. CHINA DAILY One Chinese fan says the rapper's songs provide a sense of strength. In addition to music, 88rising collaborates with Chinese creatives in fields like fashion design, illustrative arts, and exhibitions. Our stage design and cultural and creative products were all collaborative efforts between our team and other …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Musical tunes into pioneers of a new vision

China Daily

Zheng Qiyuan plays the leading role in the Chinese musical, The City of Stars. The musical, featuring director Xie Ke, scriptwriter Wang Lingyun and songwriter Tan Xuan, tells the story of young people who contribute and work for the Xiong'an New Area in North China's Hebei province. Plans to construct the Xiong'an New Area, located about 100 kilometers southwest of …

Chinese Musical Zheng Qiyuan

1 year, 3 months ago

Musical tunes into pioneers of a new vision

China Daily

Zheng Qiyuan plays the leading role in the Chinese musical, The City of Stars. The musical, featuring director Xie Ke, scriptwriter Wang Lingyun and songwriter Tan Xuan, tells the story of young people who contribute and work for the Xiong'an New Area in North China's Hebei province. Plans to construct the Xiong'an New Area, located about 100 kilometers southwest of …

Chinese Musical

1 year, 4 months ago

Chinese piano maestro Liu Shikun honored with life achievement award in NYC

China Daily

Chinese piano maestro Liu Shikun plays piano at a ceremony of the Most Outstanding Asian Artist Lifetime Achievement Award in New York City, the United States, Aug 12, 2023. Liu Shikun, an 84-year-old Chinese piano maestro, has been honored with the Most Outstanding Asian Artist Lifetime Achievement Award in New York City over the weekend. "I have received numerous awards …

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1 year, 4 months ago

A fantastic journey

China Daily

Pianist Wang Zitong performs at Beijing Concert Hall on June 15, as one stop of her first China tour. Young pianist Wang Zitong embarks on her first national tour, performing her carefully curated recital Fantasy Pentaprism, Cheng Yuezhu reports. With a recital titled Fantasy Pentaprism, young pianist Wang Zitong curates five works that form a distinct emotional journey, while striving …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Pianist with a poet's soul

China Daily

Pianist Luo Wei performs a concert in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on July 28, kicking off her nationwide tour in support of her latest album titled Gazing. CHINA DAILY Inspired by Western composers' views of the Orient, the music on Luo Wei's latest album has compelled the musician to write verse of her own. For the new album, Luo recorded pieces …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Pianist with a poet's soul

China Daily

Pianist Luo Wei performs a concert in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on July 28, kicking off her nationwide tour in support of her latest album titled Gazing. CHINA DAILY Inspired by Western composers' views of the Orient, the music on Luo Wei's latest album has compelled the musician to write verse of her own. For the new album, Luo recorded pieces …

Music Album East Chinese Piece Spanish Oriental

1 year, 4 months ago

Pianist with a poet's soul

China Daily

Pianist Luo Wei performs a concert in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on July 28, kicking off her nationwide tour in support of her latest album titled Gazing. CHINA DAILY Inspired by Western composers' views of the Orient, the music on Luo Wei's latest album has compelled the musician to write verse of her own. For the new album, Luo recorded pieces …

Music Album East Chinese Piece Spanish Oriental

1 year, 4 months ago

Pianist with a poet's soul

China Daily

Pianist Luo Wei performs a concert in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on July 28, kicking off her nationwide tour in support of her latest album titled Gazing. CHINA DAILY Inspired by Western composers' views of the Orient, the music on Luo Wei's latest album has compelled the musician to write verse of her own. For the new album, Luo recorded pieces …

Music Album East Chinese Piece Spanish Oriental

1 year, 4 months ago

Pianist with a poet's soul

China Daily

Pianist Luo Wei performs a concert in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on July 28, kicking off her nationwide tour in support of her latest album titled Gazing. CHINA DAILY Inspired by Western composers' views of the Orient, the music on Luo Wei's latest album has compelled the musician to write verse of her own. For the new album, Luo recorded pieces …

Music Album East Chinese Piece Spanish Oriental

1 year, 5 months ago

Gal Gadot, Chadwick Boseman, Michelle Yeoh, Kevin Feige, Eugene Levy get stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hindustan Times

Gal Gadot took to Instagram on Monday to post a video in which she says she's just been informed that she's getting a star on the coveted Hollywood Walk of Fame. Chadwick Boseman, Gal Gadot and Kevin Feige are among the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2024 Gal Gadot's reaction “This is unbelievable. Not just Gal Among other Hollywood …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Tupac Shakur receives Walk of Fame star honor in the same month as birthday

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Tupac Shakur received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, just several days before the hip-hop legend’s birthday. “From the first time he stepped foot on this stage of the Apollo Theater at 13 years old, before anyone recognized his name, he knew he had the dream to have a star here on the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Arjun Kanungo: We are going to have a global star in the next five years

Hindustan Times

Despite several Indian musicians collaborating with international artistes in the recent times, singer Arjun Kanungo feels what is missing from the scene is a global star from the country. Arjun Kanungo is known for songs such as Aaya Na Tu, Baaki Baatein Peene Baad and Waada Hai “Non-film music is becoming the future and it has already started to happen. …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Tupac’s getting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next week — for real this time

LA Times

Late rap legend Tupac Shakur will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next week. Next week, all eyez will be on a new Hollywood Walk of Fame star for late hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. Shakur, who will receive the Walk of Fame’s 2,758th star, was a New York-born rapper whose work heavily influenced the hip-hop world, especially …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Tianjin music festival set to launch in July

China Daily

Tenor Wang Hongwei, who is the executive vice-president of Tianjin Conservatory of Music. Tianjin Conservatory of Music teamed up with Beijing Poly Theater Management Company to launch a music festival at Tianjin Grand Theater from July 17 to 23. Professors of the country’s music schools, including violinist Xie Nan, who is the professor of Central Conservatory of Music; oboist Sun …

Chinese Tianjin Music Students

1 year, 7 months ago

Tianjin music festival set to launch in July

China Daily

Tenor Wang Hongwei, who is the executive vice-president of Tianjin Conservatory of Music. Tianjin Conservatory of Music teamed up with Beijing Poly Theater Management Company to launch a music festival at Tianjin Grand Theater from July 17 to 23. Professors of the country’s music schools, including violinist Xie Nan, who is the professor of Central Conservatory of Music; oboist Sun …

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1 year, 8 months ago

China Oriental Performing Arts Group launches its musical team

China Daily

Musical producer Li Dun. China Oriental Performing Arts Group launched its musical team in Beijing on April 20. According to Jing Xiaoyong, head of China Oriental Performing Arts Group, the musical team will focus on producing and staging original Chinese musicals. Veteran Chinese singer-songwriter Cheng Fangyuan will serve as the honorary director of the musical team, who will help train …

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