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If the whole intention is to get new, younger people and/or increase revenue - there's lots of different options available.
Lang Lang could put a promotional sticker, ala Nascar, on the side of the piano - maybe Red Bull.
He's already shown he's good at pleasing sponsors when he played an encore on the Apple Ipad.
He could play along to the latest DJ, and have a full setup - Lang Lang and Mix Master D, brought to you by McDonald's.
They could provide online gaming tables, and the kids could experience what it's like to play Call of Duty 4 to the pleasing strains of Mozart - perhaps it will calm their minds, and improve their aim!
He could engourage the audience to purchase the latest Iphone App - Concert Clap: it simulates the clapping of one pair of hands, to be used at concerts - of course.
The Program Book could be available only as an Iphone application, available for purchase at the venue.
He could write some transcriptions of some popular product theme songs - Imagine Lang Lang pulling off a virtuoso performance of the Mentos Song!
Why have seats, when they could just pull up in their new, hybrid cars - just like a drive-in?
Why use an acoustic piano, now that I'm thinking of it? With the big push to get rid of everything analog, lately - Lang Lang should really be performing on a clavinova - recyclable, of course.

Why stop with texting? A whole world of commercial licensing and marketing is available to the suavy and trend-following pianist, if only they have the courage and greed to follow through. Lang Lang is doing classical music a great service, by dumbing it down for the younger generation, instead of expecting the younger generation to step up a little bit. I'm sure he'll be remembered fondly some day.



Mark C has the right idea - there are far better ways to get people interested.

It's entirely logical if you're harvesting future recipients for promotional spam.

Seeing how mobile phones ring tones are the curse of concerts I think encouraging their use at such events is a very, very bad idea.

....he plays really good songs that sound good and were in a new world today so we should be using our technology at our disposal.....

and yes put stickers on the piano im sure the residue isnt to hard too get off yeah?

Please tell me that you're being sarcastic here (as well as the rest of your post that I didn't include).

Yes, Stores - I was being sarcastic.

I see .. It is the involvement of LL really that is getting you all incensed.....

1) Do you think using text messaging during concerts is a good idea
No (but I'm afraid this says more about the respondent's age than anything else)

EXACTLY

Seeing how mobile phones ring tones are the curse of concerts I think encouraging their use at such events is a very, very bad idea.

I just set my ring tone to 'a guy coughing'.

I think 'coughs' lend an air of authenticity to live recordings.

(They also sort of tell you where the audience is bored.)

You are misreading us.

A couple of people have focused on the Lang Lang aspect, but that's all.

We're talking about the basic thing.
I promise you.

I just set my ring tone to 'a guy coughing'.

HAHAHA!!! If you're forgetful like I am, that's the most genius way to get out of a bad situation (or at least buy a couple seconds to quickly turn off your phone) if your phone accidentally goes off in a performance!

Well, not really... but what would you rather have? A person briefly cough, or an actual ring tone? I guess it's the lesser of two evils.

Unless of course, you ACTUALLY turn off (or at least silence) your phone, which you should remember to do. But my above post was just for laughs.

And no, my phone has never gone off in a concert. It has silently vibrated, but even in total silence, it didn't make the slightest noise. (It still scared me, though!)