Oriental Network reporter Xiong Fangyu reported on December 6: Outside the Shanghai Oriental Art Center at 7 pm, a long and winding line lined up from the door to the roadside, even if the cold wind howled, the enthusiasm of music fans could not be extinguished. That night, piano master Christian Zimmerman took the stage at Oriental Art, and what was more special was that it was also Zimmerman's 68th birthday. Music fans rushed to a special concert with CDs in hand.
Zimmerman is affectionately known as "Uncle Qi" by music fans. In 1975, at the age of 19, he won the championship of the 9th Chopin International Piano Competition, becoming the youngest winner in the history of the competition. Stunning classical music, he has become a respected figure on the international classical music stage, and is one of the pianists who most want to hear and are most difficult to hear live performances by fans at home and abroad.
