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Hi Lang Lang. I'm Aidan, your biggest fan from Ireland!

I absolutely adored your recital in Dublin last time (I was studying and performing Ballades 1 and [3](www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEvj1nZjAiM), and Mozart K310 at the time!). I had brought my Ballades book and your CDs (and um..even try to wriggle my way backstage), in the hope that you could sign them, but you were apparently off to dinner...

I've posted an AMA request for you a while back. I have a couple of questions, no need to answer them all. I would be so so so stoked if you saw this!

• What is it like, to be such a superstar in the classical world?

• Had your father not given you any "push", do you think you still would be where you are today?

• What advice do you have for aspiring musicians/concert pianists (like me!), that you would give yourself when you were a teen?

I'm still over the moon at the fact that you're doing an AMA (and also that you favourited my tweet), you're really a huge inspiration to me. Thanks for taking time to do this. Hope you're enjoying your time on Reddit. Please come back to Ireland some time soon!!!!

Edit: tried to fix youtube link, didn't work

Thank you so so much for answering :D gonna put this on my CV. I really agree with your viewpoint on parents and kids studying music. Thank you for bringing music out to all of us, hope we meet face to face someday!