Superstar Pianist Lang Lang releases highly anticipated album Piano Book 2
“With Piano Book 2, I want to present more music that speaks to everyone who loves
the piano – whether you’re just beginning, returning after many years,
or simply playing for the joy of it”
Lang Lang
Listen to the album here
Lang Lang’s highly anticipated new album Piano Book 2 is released today, six years after the release of his celebrated 2019 Piano Book album. 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. It 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.
The critically acclaimed pianist celebrated the album’s release at a spectacular launch event in Beijing, China on 17 September, 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 12 October at Konzerthaus Berlin, where he also accepted the award for Bestseller of the Year for his 2024 album Saint-Saëns – broadcast on national television.
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.”
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 kicked off the 2025–26 season with tour dates in Canada/the USA and the UK in September 2025. He continues a string of shows in Germany (17 October−8 November), and will then be performing in France (11 November), returning to the USA (4–7 December), and Hong Kong (11/13 December) – full details here.
October 2025
