1、 Kong goes for folk!Some experiments make you laugh.Some experiments make you succeed.Kong Xiangdongs file:Birth:born in 1968 in Shanghai,Awards:youngest winner of the 1986 Moscow International Piano Competition and the 1987 Santander piano competition in Spain.Won the 1988 Gina Bachauer Award,and i
2、n 1992 took first prize and four special awards at the Fifth Sydney International Piano Competition.In 1999,Kong and Oscar winning composer Giorgio Moroder performed their joint composition the Tibet Dream suite in Lhasa Kongs new experiment in Chinese folk music was so important that he even change
3、d his appearance.He arrived at his first performance of Chinese folk music with all his hair shaved off.Read the text and answer these questions.1.What kind of music is Kong Xiangdong most famous for?2.What did Kong achieve in 1986?3.Why did Kong shave off his hair?Part 3.Match the beginnings and en
4、dings of the sentences according to the text.1.Music has always been an imortant part of Kongs life_.2.Kong wanted to play Chinese folk music_.3.Kong became an award-winning musician in 1986_.a)Because he perserved through hardship.b)Because his mother was a great music lover.c)Because he wanted to try something new.Key:b c a Voice your opinion1.What kind of music do you like?2.Which type of concert would you prefer to go to,classical or Chinese folk music?Give your reasons.Kong Xiangdong,who is a famous pianist in China as well as in the world,helps transform Chinese music.
