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Lang Lang 101 Pianists

Image of pianists on a concert stageTri-C's Classical Piano Series and the Creative Arts Academy will welcome international piano legend Lang Lang on Friday, May 3rd, 2024, at the Metropolitan Campus Auditorium for a special program of his renowned music education program, 101 Pianists.

Presented in partnership with the Lang Lang International Music Foundation, Roland Corporation and Steinway Piano Gallery Cleveland, this community-centered event will showcase 100 young pianists from Northeast Ohio, joining Lang Lang for a unique master class and public performance that celebrates the beauty and social nature of the piano.

The 101 Pianists series is the brainchild of Lang Lang. Its mission is to share classical music with children around the world and offer piano students a way to perform as a group in a more social setting, similar to the experience of their peers in school bands and orchestras.

“I started 101 Pianists to give piano students an opportunity to play together,” Lang Lang says. “It started about 15 years ago at one of my concerts where I invited students to join me for an encore — and we had a wonderful time. So, I wanted to do more of these events as a workshop and also a performance for the community. It’s now one of the key programs of my foundation.”

Since its premiere in 2009, the program has inspired over 1,400 piano students in 15 cities around the world. Cleveland is privileged to be one of only five other U.S. cities to present Lang Lang’s program, including Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Long Island. Highlights of the 101 Pianists in Long Island can be viewed here.

Along with his appearance on May 3rd, Lang Lang will be joining the Cleveland Orchestra on May 2 and 4 for performances of the Saint-Saens's Piano Concerto No. 2 at Severance Music Center.

Student Selection Process

Tri-C’s Creative Arts Academy, under the direction of Steinway Artist Emanuela Friscioni, will organize the selection process and the event.

Piano instructors throughout Northeast Ohio are invited to recommend students 6 to 18 who possess a strong musical ability, have some performance experience and demonstrate an ability to work and respond in a group setting. 

The program will feature two musical selections to be performed with Lang Lang:

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor
Schubert: Marche Militaire No. 1, Op. 51

Two arrangements of the selected musical scores will allow piano students of all skill levels to participate in the event (see sheet music available for download below). Instructors are encouraged to recommend students as duets or individual students who will be paired with a partner. The students will perform together four hand on 50 Roland keyboards along with Lang Lang at the center of the ensemble on a Steinway concert grand piano.

Step 1: Piano teachers submit the names of the recommended students and required registration information via Eventbrite. Each teacher will receive an email confirmation from Eventbrite for each student nomination. Tri-C’s Creative Arts Academy will then email the teachers and each student or their family with instructions for the required audition video.

Step 2: Each nominated student must submit a short, three- to five-minute video that best represents their keyboard proficiency. Students are encouraged to play one of the selected works for the event or another current repertoire selection the student is preparing. All videos must be submitted by Dec. 15, 2023.

Step 3: The roster of selected piano students will be announced on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. All selected students will be required to sign a Participation Agreement that will include the videotaping of the rehearsals and performance for a documentary to be presented after the event.

Step 4: Selected students will then prepare the repertoire and will be required to attend group rehearsals at Tri-C in advance of the May 3rd master class and performance on the following dates:

Sunday, April 14 | 3 – 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 21 | 3 – 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 28 | 3 – 5 p.m.

Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F# Minor - Beginner
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F# Minor - Primo
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F# Minor - Secondo

Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F# Minor - Full Score
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F# Minor - Full Score 11x17

Marche Militaire No. 1 Op. 51 - Primo
Marche Militaire No. 1 Op. 51 - Secondo

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The show is sold out, but we’ve added a virtual BoxCast livestream. Don't miss it--tune in at 12 noon: https://bit.ly/4dor5ae.

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How to reach us

creativeartsacademy@tri-c.edu
216-987-6145

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