The Chinese pianist Lang Lang yesterday received the inaugural Daphne Music Award in Copenhagen. It’s worth 650,000 euros (US$759,000) and it recognizes artists ‘for artistic achievement, public engagement and contributions to expanding access to classical music.’
“Music can help remove barriers of race, culture and even ideology,” Lang Lang told (the Chinese state news agancy Xinhua). “When I perform Chinese works abroad, I often feel that music can quickly bring people closer.”