Lang Lang was born in [[Shenyang]], [[Liaoning]], [[People's Republic ofVolksrepubliek China|China]] onop 14 JuneJunie 1982 gebore. HisSy fathervader, Lang Guoren is a'n memberlid ofvan thedie [[Manchu peopleMantsjoerye|ManchuMantsjoeryse]] [[Niohuru]] clangroep, whichwaaruit brought'n forthlang a long line oflyn [[Qing]] EmpressesKeiserinne kom. TheDie elderouer Lang is alsoook a'n musician;musikant heen playsbespeel the'n traditionaltradisionele Chinese stringedstrykinstrument, instrumentdie [[''erhu]]''.<ref>[http://www.iexaminer.org/arts/avante-garde-pianist/ Na Young Kwon, "An Avante Garde Pianist: A musical genius finds inspiration from the backdrop of the Cultural Revolution"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304115101/http://www.iexaminer.org/arts/avante-garde-pianist/ |date=4 March 2012 }}, ''International Examiner''. Retrieved 13 September 2011.</ref> AtOp thedie ageouderdom ofvan two,twee jaar het Lang watchedna thedie ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' episode ''[[The Cat Concerto]]'',whichgekyk featureswaarin [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]]'s se [[HungarianHongaarse RhapsodyRapsodie No. 2]] gespeel is. Lang hashet saidgesê itdat wasdit this—hishierdie firstaanvanklike contactkontak withmet [[Westernklassieke classicalmusiek|Westerse musicklassieke musiek]]—thatmotivatedwas himwat tohom learngemotiveer thehet om die [[pianoklavier]] te leer speel.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Lang Lang's Journey to Beethoven|series= Morning Edition|serieslink= Morning Edition|network= [[National Public Radio]]|airdate= 8 MayMei 2007 | accessdate=30 September 2016|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10060309}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Lang|first=Lang|author2=David Ritz|title=Journey of a Thousand Miles|pages=Spiegel & Graul|chapter=Tom and Gerry<!-- "Gerry"? -->}}</ref> HeHy beganhet pianoop lessonsdie withouderdom van drie jaar klavierlesse met Professor Zhu Ya-Fen atgeneem. ageHy three.het Atteen thedie ageouderdom ofvan five,vyf hejaar woneersteplek firstverower placetydens at thedie Shenyang PianoKlavierkompetisie Competitionen andsy performedeerste his firstopenbare publicuitvoering recitalgegee.<ref name="amg">Stevenson, Joseph.[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=q101138/biography|pure_url=yes}} Lang Lang biography]. ''[[AllMusic]]''</ref>
When Lang was nine years old, he intended to audition for Beijing's [[Central Conservatory of Music]], but, having difficulties with his lessons, was expelled from his piano tutor's studio for "lack of talent".<ref name="looks back">"[https://books.google.com/books?id=7BQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA46&ots=75dGy05nGA&dq=%22Lang%20Lang%20looks%20back%22%20Billboard&pg=PA46#v=onepage&q&f=false Lang Lang looks back]".''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''; 18 February 2006</ref> Another music teacher at his state school noticed Lang's sadness, and put the score of Mozart's [[Piano Sonata No. 10 (Mozart)|Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330]] on the piano; she asked him to play the second movement, which reminded Lang of his love for the instrument. "Playing the K. 330 brought me hope again," he recalled.<ref name="looks back" />
