FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 - Lang Lang’s highly anticipated new album Piano Book 2is released today, six years after the release of his celebrated 2019 Piano Bookalbum. Released on digital and physical formats on Deutsche Grammophon, this new volume brings together iconic classical works, new contemporary pieces and themes from film and TV scores, anime, and video games. 

The album offers 32 miniature masterpieces for all generations - spanning composers such as Bach, Chopin, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff to Tony Ann, Yu-Peng Chen, Ludovico Einaudi, and Joe Hisaishi. Also including music from Amélie, La La Land, and Naruto, viral sensation Rush E and many more. A brand-new performance video of Chopin’s Nocturne is also released today. Watch it HERE.

Lang Lang’s Piano Book has become his highest-streaming album to date, with over 1.2 billion streams worldwide, and remains one of the biggest-selling classical albums from 2019.

The release of Piano Book 2 is further proof of Lang Lang’s commitment to inspire pianists of all ages, levels and backgrounds, amplifying the message that classical music is for everyone. It continues the vision established by Piano Book, his efforts led by the Lang Lang International Music Foundation (LLIMF), and his engagement with the millions of fans who follow him on social media. The so-called “Lang Lang effect” has already encouraged tens of millions of children in China and beyond to learn the piano and other instruments, supported by the LLIMF’s unique educational programmes, masterclasses, mentoring schemes, and additional initiatives.

Lang Lang refers to the 32 tracks on his new album as “miniature masterpieces”. They were carefully selected based on messages from fans, school syllabus content, and his own teaching experience – as well as works especially close to his heart – with subtle nods to modern media and streaming culture.

There is something for everyone in Lang Lang’s latest thoughtfully curated anthology. He concludes a message to his fans by saying, “I hope this collection helps you discover new favourites, reconnect with familiar melodies, and find renewed inspiration at the piano.”

The critically acclaimed pianist celebrated the album’s release at a spectacular launch event in Beijing, China on September 17, where he shared the creative inspiration behind Piano Book 2 and performed several pieces live for the first time. The event’s biggest surprise came when the iconic animated duo Tom and Jerry appeared on stage to pay tribute to Lang Lang, who had inspired his early childhood dreams of pursuing music. Their appearance perfectly embodied the educational mission at the heart of the Piano Book series — to inspire a love of the piano in audiences young and old. The Beijing launch also highlighted special collaborations on the album, which saw rising Chinese-Canadian pianist Tony Ann premiering an exclusive four-hand arrangement of his viral composition Icarus, performed alongside Lang Lang.

Building on the excitement from the launch event, Lang Lang went on to perform select pieces from his new album at the OPUS KLASSIK Gala on October 12 at Konzerthaus Berlin, where he also accepted the award for Bestseller of the Year for his 2024 album Saint-Saëns – broadcast on national television.

Piano Book 2 is available digitally and on 2 CD and 2 LP formats, including a marbled vinyl edition and CD/LP versions with signed art cards available from the DG Store. A limited-edition CD offers access to downloadable sheet music and select tutorials via an NFC chip. Additionally, Faber Music have released a publication to accompany the album, featuring the piano sheet music, photographs and commentary about the music from Lang Lang himself.

Lang Lang is also set to perform two additional shows in the US this fall - in Philadelphia on December 4 and at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York City on December 7th. He will also be performing in Germany (October 17- November 8), France (November 11), and Hong Kong (December 11/13). Full routing can be found HERE.

Piano Book 2 Tracklisting 

CD 1

1. CHOPIN Prélude in E minor
2. MENDELSSOHN “Spring Song”
3. LISZT Consolation No. 2
4. HISAISHI Spring
5. MOZART Rondo in D major
6. BEETHOVEN “Rage Over a Lost Penny”
7. SATIE Gymnopédie No. 1
8. SCHUBERT Impromptu in G flat major
9. RACHMANINOFF Paganini Rhapsody: Var. VIII
10. MUSASHI PROJECT Sadness and Sorrow from Naruto
11. SIBELIUS Etude in A minor
12. HANDEL Minuet in G minor
13. BACH Prelude in C minor
14. WRANGELL Rush E
15. HURWITZ Mia & Sebastian’s Theme from La La Land

CD 2

1. CHOPIN Nocturne in E flat major
2. SCHUMANN Chopin from Carneval Op.9 No.12
3. BURGMÜLLER L’Arabesque
4. EINAUDI Fly
5. ZHAI Main Theme from Black Myth: Wukong
6. CHOPIN Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor
7. UEMATSU To Zanarkand from Final Fantasy X
8. TIERSEN Comptine d’un autre été: L’après-midi from Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain
9. MORRICONE Cinema Paradiso
10. RACHMANINOFF Prélude in C sharp minor
11. BEETHOVEN Marcia alla turca
12. ANN ICARUS with Tony Ann piano
13. CHEN Lovers’ Oath from Genshin Impact
14. NAZARETH Brejeiro
15. DEBUSSY Arabesque No. 1
16. SMITH I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)
17. ADAM / HAMILTON O Holy Night