陳宇浩

2019中國大運河國際鋼琴藝術(shù)節(jié)暨郎朗杯鋼琴大賽，5月在杭州市拱墅區(qū)運河天地廣場舉行。在主會場，由杭州歌劇舞劇院帶來的開場舞蹈《遇上大運河》燃起了全場觀眾的熱情，贏得一片熱烈的掌聲。隨后，通過視頻連線對6個分會場進行巡禮，兩名小鋼琴手演奏四手聯(lián)彈《彩云追月》，郎朗先生攜手8位鋼琴大師登臺并做介紹。

“通過今天的藝術(shù)節(jié)和鋼琴大賽，我相信浙江和杭州文化的國際知名度會大幅度提升，中國運河的知名度會大幅度提升，我會在未來日子里向世界更好地宣傳浙江、宣傳杭州，為浙江和杭州的高端藝術(shù)發(fā)展和鋼琴的教學培訓作出自己的努力！希望在不遠的將來，浙江和杭州的鋼琴家能走向世界舞臺！”郎朗在致辭中這樣表示，隨后他為現(xiàn)場觀眾表演鋼琴獨奏《致愛麗絲》。

作為2019中國大運河國際鋼琴藝術(shù)節(jié)的重頭項目，“尋找愛麗絲·郎朗音樂分享會”除了與到場的琴童合奏，郎朗還重點聊到了自己剛推出的新專輯《鋼琴書》：“這些曲目很容易聽懂，可以說接受門檻為零，不管你是什么年齡，從事什么行業(yè)，擁有什么背景，我敢保證你都能聽懂。我也希望，這些作品能激勵每位彈琴的學生?！?/p>

一身淺灰色西裝，一件白襯衫，亮相的郎朗瘦了不少，從側(cè)面看，以前標志性的雙下巴都消失了。看來，之前微博上流傳的“郎朗每天跑10公里健身”的消息并非空穴來風。

人瘦了，精神了，讓本來就健談的郎朗話匣子打得更開了。

有年輕觀眾問，之前網(wǎng)上流傳著一段視頻，是周杰倫教郎朗彈鋼琴，“這是真的嗎？”

郎朗笑著回懟一句，“等著，我到時候教他唱歌?。　?/p>

也有人對郎朗工作之余的生活很好奇，“據(jù)說鋼琴家唱歌都不太行，你平時去KTV唱得最多的一首歌是什么？”

“我大概兩年才去一次KTV，然后基本上就是喝著西瓜汁幫人點歌，算半個服務(wù)員吧?！?/p>

而郎朗在微信上各種面目的表情包，也是繞不開的話題。郎朗承認，跟一些朋友聊天的時候，“他們經(jīng)常冷不丁發(fā)來我的GIF”，最經(jīng)典的就是彈肖邦時歪著脖子瞪著眼的銷魂樣，“通常這種時候，我都會說這個人不是我，絕不承認……”

今年3月29日，郎朗剛剛發(fā)行了自己回歸環(huán)球唱片后的首張專輯《鋼琴書》，這也是他近3年來首張全新錄音室專輯。

從曲目看，《鋼琴書》有點像萬花筒，收錄了古今中外許多經(jīng)典曲目。郎朗說，很多都是自己小時候特別喜歡的曲子。

比如，有琴童必彈的鋼琴小品，像巴赫的《前奏曲》、貝多芬的《致愛麗絲》、莫扎特的《小星星變奏曲》、車爾尼的《299練習曲》;也有文藝青年最愛的電影劇集主題，像坂本龍一的《圣誕快樂，勞倫斯先生》、馬克斯·里希特的《啟程》、楊·提爾森的《天使愛美麗》，更有婦孺皆知的世界民謠《茉莉花》《阿里郎》《綠袖子》等。

或許有些人會覺得驚訝，《鋼琴書》里的曲目一點不高深，看起來是那么“親民樸實”。確實，它們都是被彈奏多年，陪伴了一代又一代鋼琴愛好者的經(jīng)典曲目，對于郎朗來說，這也是自己帶給廣大琴童的禮物。

郎朗說，自己小時候?qū)W彈這些世界經(jīng)典曲目時，很少有現(xiàn)成能聽的“范本”，“我只能去偷聽鄰居是怎么彈的，然后默默記下來?！边@也是他錄制《鋼琴書》的初衷，希望學琴的孩子們有更多標準的作品能聽。

新專輯《鋼琴書》的錄制地點也非常有意思，分為了兩個地方，一個是位于倫敦的世界頂級錄音棚阿比路，另一個則是位于北京的國家大劇院?！拔矣螝v了不同國家，在旅行中潛移默化感受美妙的旋律，希望新專輯也能盡量結(jié)合多元化和經(jīng)典性。”郎朗說。

Lang Lang in Hangzhou

By Chen Yuhao

At the music instruction and sharing session themed “Looking for Alice”， one of the highlights of the 2019 China Grand Canal International Piano Festival， held recently in Hangzhou， Lang Lang shared the joy of music by playing together with little musicians， and took the opportunity to introduce his new album， ， released on March 29 as the first project marking his return to Universal Music Group （UMG）. “The albums 41 pieces， starting with ， are within the grasp of most players. Whether youre a budding student， an adult learner， or simply passionate about piano music， regardless of ones family and social background，? is utterly charming and inspiring，” Lang Lang revealed.

The festival was launched in January， 2019， serving as a platform for young pianists to compete and learn. From May 5 to 11， the semifinalists and the finalists competed and a master class， a master concert， and the closing ceremony took place in Hangzhou.

For all aspiring piano learners in Hangzhou， it was indeed a treat to have a chance to meet an artist of the stature of Lang Lang. Lang Lang showed up on the stage in neat， white shirt and grey suit， obviously having lost weight from his daily workout. He was chatty， friendly and responsive， as he always is， trying his best to make everyone happy by answering whatever questions asked.

“Whats your comment about the video that shows you actually learned from Jay Chou about piano playing？” someone in the audience challenged， jokingly.

“Someday I will teach him some basics about opera singing. You wait and see！” Lang Lang counteracted.

“People say that pianists are notoriously clumsy at singing. Whats your favorite song when you go to one of those KTV places？”

“Talking about karaoke， I always wind up being a waiter， getting fresh fruit plates and drinks for my friends and enjoying watching the singing show.”

The popular， multi-award winning pianist who has thrilled audiences around the world is also well known for his signature performing style. His comically exaggerated， fierce-looking face while he is playing piano on the stage has brought his fans enormous fun.

“Whenever my friends send me pictures like that， which they never get tired of doing when we are Wechatting， Id say ‘No， thats not me！”.

His fans had to wait for three years to see Lang Langs comeback in the recording studio. Its easy to forget that the hugely talented Lang Lang was once a beginner.? takes him back to pieces that first inspired him to become a musician. The album is like a kaleidoscope. Many listeners might recognize music from their own piano journey， from Beethovens? to Chopins ， Bachs ， Cloude Debussys? and Felix Mendelssohns . There are less familiar pieces， too—wonderful additions to anyones repertoire， such as Ryuichi Sakamotos? （Arr. for Piano）， Max Richters? and Yann Tiersens . The selection of pieces makes the album truly approachable for children and beginners.

“Each piece in the album is timeless， and the album is a gift I want to make for all piano enthusiasts. It is important for piano learners to have something that can be called ‘the standard to refer to， so that they dont waste time and energy by taking a roundabout course. When I was a little child practicing for hours day by day and dreaming to become a great pianist， there wasnt much I could actually listen to. I still remember quite clearly that in those days， sometimes I had to sneak out and prick up my ears just to listen to my neighbor playing and take down notes.”

The new album was recorded in two places. One is Abbey Road Studios， the most famous recording studio in the world and a global music icon that has been innovating music since 1931. The other is the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

“I have been traveling a lot and to many countries. The immersion in different cultures adds a great deal to my musical enjoyment， which is also what I want to convey through this album，” Lang Lang said.