The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra started its season with two blockbuster concerts, each of which sold out. First, there was Gil Shaham with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, and, keeping the Beethoven streak alive, there was a one-night special event with Lang Lang in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 (“Emperor).

One of the most famous current pianists, Lang Lang, first came to fame as an ebulliant performer of the virtuoso repertoire: Chopin, Liszt, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. He is also known for his charismatic audience appeal and his extensive charity work, especially in music education. There is no doubt about it: there is something special about Lang Lang. People everywhere, including those who don’t normally go to classical concerts, turn out in droves to hear him play. And so it was

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