Lang Lang is pianist with a vast appeal crossing over to the general audience, not just the classical arena: his official web site biography mentions his playing on Jay Leno's show before his playing at Carnegie Hall. So it came as little surprise that he came on-stage wearing a black velvet tuxedo which looked really cool and as comfortable as pajamas.

He jumped into Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major. Lang Lang is a delight to observe: his face rapturously follows the music, expressing all the musical emotions the same way one can read feelings on the face of a child, a not-so-inept comparison considering Lang Lang is only 23 years old and not so long ago was still considered a child prodigy.