Lang Lang's New Year concert comes to Hohhot

By Liu Yufen (chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2015-01-05

The world-renowned pianist Lang Lang presented audiences in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region's Hohhot his first show in 2015 on Jan 2. The wonderful New Year Concert won applause from around 5,000 guests over three hours.

Lang Lang played masterpieces from composers like Chopin, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. Accompanied by a symphony orchestra of the local ethnic arts theatre, the pianist also played the theme song of Zhang Yimou's latest movie: Coming Home.

The world-renowned pianist Lang Lang presents audiences in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region's Hohhot his first show in 2015 on Jan 2.[Photo/Xinhua]

The New Year Concert concluded with Radetzky March, played by Lang Lang together with 72 children from Inner Mongolia's eight cities.

"Lang Lang's piano playing is so fantastic. In one moment I felt like I was walking on a country road in North Europe, in another I was in front of the magnificent mountains and rivers of China," an audience nicknamed Li said while describing his feelings.

Lang Lang was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and some top American orchestras. He has won many authoritative awards in classical music.

Edited by Michael Thai