Lang Lang on Playing Jazz with Herbie Hancock<br />Lang Lang International Music Foundation - Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center<br />The day after his concert at Ravinia in Chicago, superstar pianist Lang Lang will donate his time to deliver a free public event for children with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture.<br /><br />Lang Lang will perform alongside three Young Scholars of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation in a special concert designed to inspire and educate the next generation of classical music lovers, performers and life-long listeners. Performances by Young Scholars Anna Larsen, Charlie Liu and Derek Wang will feature works by Chopin, Bach and an original composition by Larsen.<br /><br />Lang Lang will be joined by Ravinia President & CEO Welz Kauffman, who will moderate a Q&A session. As part of the discussion, Lang Lang will tell the story of how he fell in love with classical music after watching Tom & Jerry’s The Cat Concerto, and a clip from the video will be shown. The event concludes with a solo piano demonstration by Lang Lang.
