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I am passionate about music and have
dedicated my life to it. I’m motivated in a unique way by
the work I do with my Foundation to inspire the next
generation of classical music lovers and performers – both
those children who study piano and those who experience live
performances for the first time. During every interaction I
have with kids, I get way more back from it than I give.
Seeing the smiles on the faces of the kids motivates me to
spend more time and energy creating unique experience to
reach even more children.
Music is powerful. I want every child to have
access to music experiences that ignite something wonderful
inside of them, just as music delivered something incredible
for me. My hope with my Foundation was to find a way to
capture the potential that I see in music to positively
transform lives and provide inspiration to kids around the
world in a meaningful and sustainable way. I hope that my
Foundation can help carry on my passion for music to
encourage kids to engage in some way, any way, with any
genre of music that touches them.
I have launched a second career with this
Foundation and I look forward to continuing to watch it grow
and develop partnerships with other music education
initiatives that are already doing so much for kids. I am
very thankful for the individuals and corporations that
believe in the work that we are doing and who are supporting
the growth of
the Foundation. ”
— Lang Lang
Lang Lang
United Nations
Messenger of Peace
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
designate the world renowned
pianist Lang Lang from China as a United Nations Messenger
of Peace with
a special focus on global education
Recognized for his commitment to mobilizing
support for improving the lives
of children around the world, most notably as a UNICEF
Goodwill Ambassador for the
past 10 years, Lang Lang joins 11 other United Nations
Messengers of Peace and one
Goodwill Ambassador who advocate on behalf of the United
Nations.
Messengers of Peace are individuals who
possess widely recognized talents in
the fields of art, film, literature, music and sports,
helping to raise worldwide
awareness of the Organization’s ideals and activities.
Through their public
appearances, contacts with the international media and
humanitarian work, they
expand public understanding of how the United Nations helps
to improve the lives
of people everywhere.
In selecting Lang Lang for the designation, the
Secretary-General said: “As
Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, you have used your unique
ability to inspire
audiences around the world to help improve the lives of
children. I am pleased
that you will now be promoting global education, a key
driver of human progress
and well-being. I look forward to working with you to
advance
my Global Education First Initiative.”
Board of
Directors
Lang Lang
Judith-Ann Corrente
Lady Linda Davies
Katherine Farley
Alfredo Gangotena
Joan and Irwin Jacobs
Vicki and
Roger Sant
Jose María Sanz-Magallon
Rezusta
Joan and Sanford I. Weill
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