Lang Lang - Dragon Songs

Lang Lang revisits his childhood roots in China with DVD documentary and soundtrack album.

Lang Lang has fascinated audiences all over the globe – now he takes them home to show them “his” China with a DVD documentary and soundtrack CD. Discover the musical culture that forged one of the most acclaimed classical musicians of our day

The Yellow River Concerto, a large-scale, highly virtuosic piano concerto with colourful sound scales, is juxtaposed with miniature pieces for piano solo and with chamber pieces, each combining the piano with traditional Chinese instruments

Though all the pieces were written in the early 20th century, most of them are based on much older sources, merging traditional Chinese melodies and idioms with the Western classical music tradition – the result is music of astonishing beauty and ease that will strongly appeal to a broad audience

The DVD features a full-length documentary offering a fascinating look behind the scenes of Lang Lang’s latest China tour, from the privacy of his parents’ flat (where Lang Lang revisits his very first piano), to a Lang-family lunch and a visit to the local temple, to his successful master classes and stage performances. Additionally this DVD includes a concert of the piano solo and chamber music pieces from the CD, all filmed during the recording sessions in Beijing

In recent years, there has been a huge rise of interest in Chinese culture, a phenomenon that will continue to build up to the Peking Olympics in 2008 – with this project Lang Lang makes himself the perfect ambassador between the Chinese and Western worlds, a mission that is very close to his heart.