Global Pianist Lang Lang Opens the First Edition of the Echoes of the Pyramids Festival

In a musical evening that will be recorded as one of the most important moments of the artistic season this year, global pianist Lang Lang, "the most famous in the world of classical music" according to the New York Times, opens the first edition of the "Echoes of the Pyramids" festival, which carries the slogan "Cradle of Civilizations.. A Meeting Point for Arts and Cultures" with an exceptional concert that combines lyricism and impressionism (Franz Liszt, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy) and superb technical skill (Grieg's Piano Concerto with Orchestra) accompanied by the Royal British Orchestra conducted by Ben Palmer.

Lang Lang personally requested violinist Amira Abu Zahra (who shone at the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum) to share the stage with him, where she will perform at the beginning of the second half of the concert "The Sabre Dance" from the ballet "Gayaneh" by Aram Khachaturian in a version for violin and orchestra by Abour Shouts.

Lang Lang also announced that he will present two arrangements for solo piano made by Schindler for a song by Sayed Darwish for solo piano and for a popular Chinese piece, in a delicate artistic gesture that highlights his deep respect for folk musical heritage and its importance in shaping popular consciousness, illustrating the possibility of blending authenticity with modernity, and folklore with classical academic styles.

The opening concert of the "Echoes of the Pyramids" festival promises Lang Lang's audience in Egypt, some of whom have come from various parts of the world to attend Lang Lang's concert in front of the great Pyramids of Giza, a musical magic that will not be repeated, while the festival begins its first edition at the highest global levels befitting Egypt's status and cultural and artistic weight, placing it on the map of international festivals in the field of classical music.