“Classical music in China – despite the mass production of musicians, the vitality of “high-end” music-making in Beijing and the phenomenon that is Lang Lang – is still in its infancy. It has yet to truly enter the bloodstream: it feels thinly spread, sponsor-dependent, in some ways misdirected. Every music student wants to be a superstar soloist, another Lang Lang; established artists are happy to be teachers or showbizzy gala stars.”