Musically-speaking, pianist Lang Lang came of age long ago. He's been an international star since he was a teen-ager. But at last, all of us who are on the far side of 30 get to welcome Lang Lang into the fold. Today is his 30th birthday. We'll celebrate with highlights from his sold-out concert two weeks ago at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Alexander Scriabin: Etude No. 1 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 2, and Etude No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 8
Lang Lang, piano
Niccolo Paganini: The Carnival of Venice
Vadim Repin, violin, the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Philharmonie, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Brad Richter: Waltz Me to Hell (Homage to Niccolo Paganini)
Brad Richter, guitar
Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, Post Falls, Idaho
Johann Sebastian Bach: Keyboard Partita No. 1 in B-flat, BWV 825
Lang Lang, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Frederic Chopin: Excerpts from Twelve Etudes, Op. 25
Lang Lang, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Franz Liszt: La Campanella (the Little Bell), from Grandes Etudes de Paganini, S. 141, No. 3
Lang Lang, piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Richard Wagner: Good Friday Spell, from Parsifal
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas
Hour 2
Maurice Ravel: Epilogue, from Noble and Sentimental Waltzes
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Leos Janacek: Sinfonietta, JW VI, No. 18
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Markus Stenz, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
John Tavener: The Lord's Prayer
Anonymous 4
Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia
Kenji Bunch: Drift
The Alias Chamber Ensemble
Turner Hall, Nashville
Hector Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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