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Pathfinder pianist

Lang Lang's career

1991

Admitted into the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing at the age of 9.

1995

Won first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in Japan at age 13.

1996

Studied with Gary Graffman at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, the United States.

1999

Played Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, bringing him to a global audience for the first time.

2004

Appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, the first pianist to hold this position.

2005

Performed at the White House, the first Chinese pianist to perform there.

2008

Performed at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games and launched the Lang Lang International Music Foundation.

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