Sixty minutes (like anybody here watches it) featured an AWESOME pianist named Langlang. he's 22, and he's been playing since he was 1 year old. It's CRAZY!!!!! I'm not sure if you can see the clip, but it is by far the most amazing show of skill ive seen! Some guy he works with is like, "I can't say how good he is without keeping the jealousy out of my remarks. You see, he has 11 fingers, or at least he plays like it." man if any1 can get that clip please post it here. I think you can see the clip here.
langlang (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/07/60minutes/main665508.shtml)
You have to click on the free video thing right above the picture. it reads "Pianist with flair" I suppose you could read the thing if you want, but if you watch it, it says pretty much the same thing. ANyways, respond and say how you thought of it!

Yes, I saw it.

Unfortunately, I fell asleep during the "Andy Rooney" segment and missed the first two eps. of "24". DAMN!!! (:sleeping:=:frusty:)

(Are you also aware that there is a webcomic of the same name (http://langlang.keenspace.com/)?)

ouch extremely gifted X_X
again feeling crush by the overwhelming techniques of these great pianists...*SIGH* oh well....

Wow *jaw drops.* I've never seen a piano player that amazing. I gotta download a performance of him!

how does he play so good at such a young age? T_T


he's been playing since he was 1 year old
it said in the video he was playing since 3... but that's still so young (i started when i was six/seven x.X)

he sounds like a way better piano player than my piano teacher's husband, and he's a composer (but i can never say that in front of his face ^^;;)

Well.. at least Lang Lang was taught how to play. I remember CBS 60 Minutes showed 10-year-old kids who were mentally challanged, and they had lots of problems (they couldn't eat, couldn't talk very clearly etc..) but they totally rocked that the piano. A woman played a Chopin piece (I think) and the kids could copy it and play it exactly the same on their FIRST try. Doctors explained that their musical gift was actually a replacement for the other handicaps they had.

Go figure.. :think:

That sounds like autism to me.

Anyways, years ago I already planned for my kids to be taught music almost in the same way as Lang Lang :heh: yup, playing classical music over the mother's womb, etc. The main difference between me and his parents? I don't mind what career my kids go into, it doesn't necessarily have to be music.

i'm rather disgusted by how asian parents do this to their children. they should have a choice in whether they want to study a instrument/what instrument it is, instead of parents going "omg piano/violin/both!". i've had personal experience with this, and it's hard to love something you're forced into.

Originally posted by Sinbios Zefiris Ark@Jan 13 2005, 03:04 AM
i'm rather disgusted by how asian parents do this to their children. they should have a choice in whether they want to study a instrument/what instrument it is, instead of parents going "omg piano/violin/both!". i've had personal experience with this, and it's hard to love something you're forced into.
Seems to me that he enjoys what he does. Also I think its pretty hard to scrape up a living in China, his parents did what they could and gave whatever they could give just so he'd have a reasonable future.

Originally posted by zebra@Jan 14 2005, 02:09 AM
Seems to me that he enjoys what he does. Also I think its pretty hard to scrape up a living in China, his parents did what they could and gave whatever they could give just so he'd have a reasonable future.
I must agree with Sinbios Zefiris Ark. Lang Lang may is an exception though. I, too, think he loves what he is doing. But think about those who do not have that extra that it takes to be a sucess. They may have a brilliant technique, but whats that, alone, in the end? It seems to me that Lang Lang's parents must have treated him in a loving way of some kind, otherwise he wouldn't be such a recognized interpreter. One of the reasons he is so good must be the understanding from his parents.. and then again; not everyone is blessed with that.

It's very hard do develop love to music, or anything, if you are forced to do it every single day. In your young years you must have time for other interests as well.