People Magazine named pianist Lang Lang one of 2008’s Sexiest Men Alive. Lang Lang performed at the 2008 Olympics opening ceremony and will be featured in Festival’s Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in the upcoming 2009/2010 concert season. He is quoted by People as saying, “When you play the piano, you feel your blood pressure go up. You become part of it. It’s a very sexy instrument.” Come check him out for yourself at the performance on March 27th!
Who says Classical music isn’t cool? Definitely not brothers Tourie and Damien Escobar. Recently featured in America’s Got Talent top five acts, the violin duo studied at Juliard School of Music and Bloomingdale School of Music. The teenage musicians combine Classical, Jazz, R&B, and Hip Hop into a unique blend of sound for a performance unlike any other. They have been featured on the Jay Leno Show, Ellen Show, and at the Apollo Theatre. Watch for them as they continue to light up the stage and prove that classical music is dynamic, flexible, and can be anything one thinks it can be.
Twenty-six-year-old piano phenomenon Lang Lang recently played at the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. This is very exciting for everyone at Festival of Orchestras and the Orlando community because Lang Lang will be an integral part of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, featured in the upcoming 2009/2010 concert season. For more information on his intense journey to rise to the top, check out the link below that provides an excerpt from his autobiography: Read More!
