Celebrity：Pianists
【明報專訊】Match the following pianists to their respective profiles.
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1?Li Yundi (李雲迪) (1982-)?
2?Lang Lang (郎朗) (1982-)?
3?André Watts (1946-)?
4?Krystian Zimerman (1956-)?
?A?The award-winning black pianist, who played the violin in his childhood, draws inspiration from Franz Liszt, a Hungarian composer. He has appeared in many TV series.
?B?In 2000, this Chinese classical pianist became the youngest winner of the International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition ever. He was then 18. He had developed a passion for the accordion before he began to learn to play the piano.
?C?He is a Chinese pianist who appeared in TIME magazine's 2009 list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. He performed with a five-year-old girl at the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
?D?The Polish pianist learned the piano from his father when he was small. In 1999 he established the Polish Festival Orchestra to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Chopin's death.
■Glossary
inspiration (n) 靈感
accordion (n) 手風琴
influential (adj) 有影響力的
commemorate (v) 紀念
