Matthew Stadlen

Lang Lang: You can’t compare Bach and Schoenberg, or Justin Timberlake and The Beatles

The pianist tells the Spectator his dazzling career was inspired by the Tom and Jerry Show – and that sometimes he has to fend off bad spirits

This charming man: Lang Lang rehearsing with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic [Getty Images/iStock/Shutterstock/Alamy]
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