Concert at Millenium Park with Midwest Young Artists and Lang Lang Foundation Young Scholars

HIGHWOOD, Ill. - In keeping with their theme: "More than just the music", the

Midwest Young Artists (MYA) Symphony Orchestra is set to participate once again

in the 2013 Lang Lang International Music Summit cultural exchange this August.

MYA students will work with talented young pianists from the Lang Lang Young

Scholars program through a weeklong experience of sightseeing, performances and

friendship. The summit will culminate in a grand performance for the public at

the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Chicago’s Millennium Park on August 18th at 4:00 pm.  



Lang Lang is a world famous classical pianist, and at the age of

29 has already spent 11 years of his life giving back to the global community

of young musicians. The vision of his foundation includes making classical

music accessible to children and providing the best educational opportunities

in the world to hopeful young musicians, many of whom would never have had such

access. Lang Lang has lent his efforts to charitable activities as diverse as

convening 100 pianists in concert, playing music for sick children in

hospitals, delivering classical music recitals in underserved and remote

communities, donating his musical talents to benefit concerts, and personally

mentoring rising young talented pianists. In the process, Lang Lang has

inspired young people to believe that music can make life better. Midwest Young

Artists shares Lang Lang’s passion for education and belief that music is a

powerful force for good in the world.



       



Celebrated as one of the greatest youth orchestras in the country,

the award-winning MYA Symphony performs orchestral works normally only

attempted by top-level professional ensembles. The public is welcome to this

free concert event right in the heart of the city.



 



Concert Info: August 18, 4:00 pm at Pritzker Pavilion,

Millennium Park, Downtown Chicago



Visit the MYA website at: www.mya.org



By Phone: (847) 926-9898 – Email: mya@mya.org



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