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'Journey of a Thousand Miles' tells the remarkable story of a boy who sacrificed almost everything: family, financial security, childhood, and his reputation in China's insular classical music world, to fulfil his promise as a classical pianist.
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Lang Lang was born in 1982 in Shenyang, China. He has played with the leading orchestras in all of the major concert halls throughout the world.
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"Lang tells the story of his childhood without self-pity or bitterness, making his success, and the book itself, all the more satisfying." --"New York Times Book Review
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""Journey of a Thousand Miles" is a fast read, told with the kind of breathless enthusiasm that echoes Lang Lang's personality . . . Lang Lang's story, with its trajectory from a chubby prodigy living in a Chinese backwater to a pop star of the classical music world based in America, is full of drama. It's a tale of astounding talent born to parents who knew and appreciated the arts and recognized their son's gifts." --"Chicago Sun-Times
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“Lang tells the story of his childhood without self-pity or bitterness, making his success, and the book itself, all the more satisfying.” —"New York Times Book Review
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“"Journey of a Thousand Miles" is a fast read, told with the kind of breathless enthusiasm that echoes Lang Lang’s personality . . . Lang Lang’s story, with its trajectory from a chubby prodigy living in a Chinese backwater to a pop star of the classical music world based in America, is full of drama. It’s a tale of astounding talent born to parents who knew and appreciated the arts and recognized their son’s gifts.” —"Chicago Sun-Times
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""Journey of a Thousand Miles" is a fast read, told with the kind of breathless enthusiasm that echoes Lang Lang's personality . . . Lang Lang's story, with its trajectory from a chubby prodigy living in a Chinese backwater to a pop star of the classical music world based in America, is full of drama. It's a tale of astounding talent born to parents who knew and appreciated the arts and recognized their son's gifts." --"Chicago Sun-Times
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“Lang tells the story of his childhood without self-pity or bitterness, making his success, and the book itself, all the more satisfying.” —"New York Times Book Review
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“"Journey of a Thousand Miles" is a fast read, told with the kind of breathless enthusiasm that echoes Lang Lang’s personality . . . Lang Lang’s story, with its trajectory from a chubby prodigy living in a Chinese backwater to a pop star of the classical music world based in America, is full of drama. It’s a tale of astounding talent born to parents who knew and appreciated the arts and recognized their son’s gifts.” —"Chicago Sun-Times
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- PublisherAurum Press Ltd
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1845134788
- ISBN 13 9781845134785
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Journey of a Thousand Miles tells the remarkable story of a boy who sacrificed almost everything - family, financial security, childhood and his reputation in China's insular classical music world - to fulfil his promise as a classical pianist. Lang Lang was born in Shenyang in north-eastern China just after the end of the Cultural Revolution. He began piano lessons at three years old and by age ten had been awarded a place at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. In order to continue his studies he moved thousands of miles from home, living with his exacting father in a cramped, shared apartment, while his mother stayed at home to earn the money to pay his fees. At fifteen he moved to the United States to take up a scholarship at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia; by nineteen he was selling out Carnegie Hall. His tutor and mentor Daniel Barenboim was perhaps the first to describe him as 'extraordinarily talented'; today his assessment is shared by millions. Now in adulthood, Lang Lang tours relentlessly, delighting sell-out audiences with his trademark flamboyance and showmanship. Journey of a Thousand Miles is a tale of heartbreak, drama and ultimately triumph. His inspiring story demonstrates the courage and self-sacrifice required to achieve artistic greatness. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR006131947
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