Three Young Musical Geniuses from China 中国三位年轻的音乐天才

张超供稿

Li Yundi 李云迪

As is known to us all， Li Yundi is a famous Chinese pianist. He was born in an ordinary family in Chongqing City and loved music very much. When he was a small boy， he could hum1   several songs and difficult pieces of music. He began to learn the accordion2 at the age of four， and started to learn the piano when he was seven. For years， he practised playing the piano for many hours every day， and he was greatly talented in the taste of music. In October， 2000， 18-year-old Li Yundi took part in the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition in Poland. He won the first prize in his group. He was also the first Chinese pianist to win the prize in the 70-year history of the competition. Now he has released3 several wonderful albums4， which made him famous all over the world.

眾所周知，李云迪是中国著名的钢琴家。他出生于重庆市一个普通的家庭，非常喜欢音乐。在他还是个小男孩的时候，就能哼唱几首歌曲和一些有难度的曲子。他四岁开始学手风琴，七岁开始学钢琴。多年来，他每天都要练习好几个小时的钢琴，而且他在音乐品味方面很有天赋。2000年10月，18岁的李云迪参加了在波兰举行的第14届肖邦国际钢琴比赛，他赢得了所在组别的第一名。他也是该比赛70年历史中第一位获得该奖项的中国钢琴家。现在他已经发行了多张出色的专辑，闻名世界。

Lang Lang 郎朗

Lang Lang is not only a great Chinese pianist， but also one of the most famous pianists in the world.

Lang Lang was born on June 14， 1982 in Shenyang， China. He was fond of the piano and began to learn to play the piano when he was 3. At the age of 5， he won the Shenyang Piano Competition and played his first public recital5. He entered Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing in 1991 and won first prize in International Youth Music Competition. In December 1997， Lang Lang signed a contract6 with IMG management company and began his professional career. In August 1999， he attended the star concert of the Century Celebration of the Ravinia Festival in Chicago， USA. He toured in the Great Hall of People to celebrate Philadelphia Symphony Orchestras 100th anniversary7 in 2001.

Nowadays Lang Lang has become one of the most famous young pianists in the world and often performs with many of the major orchestras8 of the world.

郎朗不仅是一位优秀的中国钢琴家，也是世界上最著名的钢琴家之一。

郎朗，1982年6月14日出生于中国沈阳。他喜欢钢琴，3岁时开始学钢琴。5岁时，他在沈阳钢琴比赛中获胜，并首次公开演出。1991年他考入中央音乐学院，获国际青年钢琴家大赛一等奖。1997年12月，郎朗与IMG经纪公司签约，开启了职业生涯。1999年8月，郎朗参加了美国芝加哥“拉维尼亚音乐节”世纪庆典明星音乐会。2001年，郎朗在人民大会堂参加了（美国）费城交响乐团100周年庆典巡演。

如今，朗朗已成为世界最著名的青年钢琴家之一，经常与世界上一些主要的管弦乐队一起演奏。

Jay Chou 周杰伦

Jay Chou was born on January 18， 1979 in Taiwan and graduated from a music school. He is one of the famous star in China and Asia， as well as a famous musician， music creator， producer， and director. He breaks through the themes and forms of Asian original music and creates his changeable style， especially hip-hop or R&B， which integrates9 Chinese and Western music styles. He is said to be the pioneer of “Chinese style” in Chinese pop music.

So far， Jay Chou has released many albums， such as Jay， Fantasy， Eight Spaces， Yehuimei， Qilixiang， Novembers Chopin， Still Fantasty and so on.

Jay Chou has achieved his dream through his constant10 efforts. As the old saying goes， no pains， no gains. We sincerely hope that Jay Chou will bring more popular music works to people in the future.

周杰伦，1979年1月18日出生于台湾省，毕业于一所音乐学校。他不仅是中国和亚洲著名的明星之一，也是著名音乐家、音乐创作人、制作人和导演。他突破了亚洲原创音乐的主题和形式，创造出多变的风格，尤以融合中西方曲风的嘻哈或节奏蓝调最为著名，可以说是开创华语流行音乐中的“中国风”的先驱。

迄今为止，周杰伦已经发行了很多张专辑，如《JAY》《范特西》《八度空间》《叶惠美》《七里香》《十一月的萧邦》《依然范特西》等等。

周杰伦通过自己的不懈努力实现了自己的梦想。俗话说，“没有付出就没有回报”。我们衷心希望周杰伦会带给人们更多脍炙人口的音乐作品。