Daniel Kany

Born in China, Lang Lang began playing music and learning the piano at age 3 after he was inspired by Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2,” which he first heard in an animation. “As a young child, animation sparked my imagination and transported me to other worlds,” he said. “The music was a big part of this experience and led to my lifelong love of classical music.” The classical piano virtuoso has been traveling to 10 cities around the world with a program of songs from Disney animated films.

Skip to content Resources > Tanween talent: Nada Debs at Ithra This month saw the sixth edition of Tanween – the annual creativity conference held by the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, better known as Ithra, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Tanween has transformed over the years from a public event with a full slate of cultural entertainment into a gathering for dedicated professionals, serious students and subject matter experts from around the world.

I was alarmed and extraordinarily disappointed to have learned about the large-scale mural that is slated to go up on Fort Andross in Brunswick. I certainly have nothing against murals. We have great ones in Maine. The South Solon Meeting House is a high point of American fresco. The Portland Museum of Art and the Colby College Museum of Art feature internationally renowned large-scale murals.