{"id":39007,"date":"2019-04-23T19:42:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T23:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=39007"},"modified":"2019-04-23T19:42:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T23:42:44","slug":"qa-lang-lang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/04\/23\/qa-lang-lang\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&A | 15 Questions For Lang Lang"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Renowned pianist Lang Lang answers 15 questions, including his role models, favourite concert halls, and his motto.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ludwig Van\u2019s Q&A series<\/a><\/span> is composed of a bank of questions aimed at artists who have made a serious mark on the music scene. They pick and choose. The minimum response is 20 answers. A kind of Rorschach personality test, if you will.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Describing Lang Lang<\/a> in a short paragraph is an impossible\u00a0task. His breadth\u00a0as an artist has long since been decided by his millions of loyal fans as a true superstar of the keyboard.\u00a0What makes him stand out is just how far he has gone to overcome the technical hurdles of the standard piano repertoire.<\/p>\n

<\/b>The different career path that you could have gone on? <\/span><\/h3>\n

None!<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>The thing that makes you the happiest?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Being able to share the joy I get from music.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are you the most proud of?<\/h3>\n

The work of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation that enables children to get in touch with music and explore their talent.<\/p>\n

What is the best thing about your work?<\/h3>\n

I get the chance to meet and work with so many incredibly gifted and inspiring people from all kinds of backgrounds, like Herbie Hancock or Pharrell Williams, and they can truly enrich one\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n

The talent that you wish you possessed?<\/h3>\n

I\u00a0wish I\u00a0could fly!<\/p>\n

What are you listening to as you answer these questions?<\/h3>\n

The humming sound of airplane engines…<\/p>\n

If you had a motto, what would it be?<\/h3>\n

Share the music!<\/p>\n

Your least favourite word?<\/h3>\n

Wrong.<\/p>\n

The best way to die?<\/h3>\n

Can there be any?<\/p>\n

Your least favourite smells?<\/h3>\n

Burnt pizza.<\/p>\n

Your role models?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Vladimir Horowitz and Leonard Bernstein<\/span><\/p>\n

Your favourite smells?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Fresh herbal tea and\u00a0homemade food<\/span><\/p>\n

Where was the last place you travelled to for work or pleasure?<\/h3>\n

I\u00a0travelled\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Vatican to play for\u00a0the\u00a0pope<\/p>\n

If you could board a plane this afternoon, where would it be taking you?<\/h3>\n

To Hainan in China\u00a0\u2014 straight to their beautiful beaches<\/p>\n

Name your favourite concert hall\/venue anywhere.<\/h3>\n

Musikverein in Vienna, the Golden Hall. Its sound is magnificent<\/p>\n

To read more from our Q&A Series, click HERE<\/a><\/span>.<\/h3>\n

LUDWIG VAN TORONTO<\/i>
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