NEW YORK — Pianist Lang Lang, nursing an injured arm, has found an innovative solution to avoid missing Carnegie Hall’s annual gala Wednesday — a young protege will literally lend a hand. The Chinese-born pianist, one of the world’s most recognisable classical musicians, is opening the prestigious New York concert hall’s season by playing George Gershwin’s classic Rhapsody in Blue. But Lang Lang, who will be joined on a second piano by 76-year-old jazz great Chick Corea, is recovering from an inflammation in his left arm that forced him to cancel several months of concerts. The solution — Maxim Lando, a 14-year-old US pianist who studied in a music scholarship backed by Lang Lang, will join him and play the left hand. "With the artistry of the legendary Chick Corea and the exciting young talent Maxim Lando, we hope to delight the audience and take a little pressure off my left arm while it continues to heal," Lang Lang said in a statement.

Source: Viet Nam News October 05, 2017 04:41 UTC