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Between classics by the old masters and modern works of a digital world: Lang Lang’s new album “Piano Book 2” has been released. It offers music lovers a diverse collection of classics, contemporary compositions as well as film scores, anime and video game soundtracks. ROLLING STONE is giving away four LPs.
“Piano Book 2” is the successor to the first anthology from 2019. Six years later, the renowned pianist presents 32 pieces ranging from Bach, Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff to Tony Ann, Yu-Peng Chen, Ludovico Einaudi and Joe Hisaishi. Also included is the hit “Rush E” as well as soundtracks from “The Fabulous World of Amélie”, “La La Land” and “Naruto”.
Lang Lang wants to get people excited about the piano
In 2019, “Piano Book” was one of the most successful classical albums of the year. According to the press release, this is the Chinese pianist’s heartfelt desire: to inspire people of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels to play the piano. His message: Classical music is for everyone.
One component of the new record is, among other things, Chopin’s “Nocturne No. 2,” for which the 43-year-old from Shenyang released a video on October 17th.
Listen to “Nocturne 2” here
Editions and special publications
“Piano Book 2” will be released digitally, on two CDs and as a double LP. For collectors there is a marbled vinyl edition and CD and LP versions with signed art cards, available exclusively in the Deutsche Grammophon store. A limited special CD edition contains sheet music for download and selected tutorials via an NFC chip. Faber Music is also publishing a publication with scores, photographs and personal comments on the music by Lang Lang.
ROLLING STONE is giving away “Piano Book 2” on vinyl four times. If you want to win, simply write an email to [email protected] with your name, address and telephone number. Subject: “Lang Lang”. Deadline for participation: October 31, 2025.
Lang Lang on tour 2025
As part of his new anthology, Lang Lang is touring Europe. It can also be experienced in seven cities in Germany. On October 12th he appeared at the OPUS KLASSIK gala in the Konzerthaus Berlin and presented pieces from the new long player there. He also received an award as bestseller of the year for his album “Saint-Saëns”, which was released in 2024.
- October 17, 2025 – The Bell, Bremen: Fauré, Schumann, Chopin
- October 21, 2025 – Tonhalle, Düsseldorf: Fauré, Schumann, Chopin
- October 25, 2025 – Meistersingerhalle, Nuremberg: Fauré, Schumann, Chopin
- October 31, 2025 – Festival Hall, Baden-Baden: Fauré, Schumann, Chopin
- November 4, 2025 – Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg: Mozart, Rossini, Puccini
- November 6, 2025 – Konzerthaus, Dortmund: Mozart, Rossini, Puccini
- November 8, 2025 – Philharmonie, Cologne: Mozart, Rossini, Puccini