"It's long been my dream to perform in China," said the maestro at a press conference at the Olympic Media Center on Wednesday. "I was born in Argentina and when I was 10 years old we moved to Israel in 1952. That was the first time I heard of China. Many musicians who played in the Israel Philharmonic escaped from Germany and went to Shanghai."
Barenboim has taught Lang Lang for the past six years. And he says the 25-year-old pianist is a breath of fresh air in the classical music world.
"A lot cannot be learned from music, and he already knows it. And what can be learned, he is doing it. He is very curious to learn more," said Barenboim.
Tickets for Lang Lang'sconcerts may be hard to find, but music lovers have more than 25 other events to choose from. The festival runs until October 26.
The lineup of BMF's 2007 also features the China premieres of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Symphony No. 8, and Guo Wenjing’s opera, Poet Li Bai; and the world premiere of Michael Nyman’s Cello Concerto, to be performed by Nina Kotova.
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