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...reigning archetype of the keyboard virtuoso, the temperamental Eastern European ?migr?, in the mold of Artur Rubinstein, was on the decline; impresarios, critics and audiences were growing despondent at the dimming of star magnetism among the new generation of players. The scene was set for Lang Lang and Yundi Li, two young Chinese musicians who are today the emerging stars of the rarefied world of concert-hall pianism. Both men were born in 1982, and have exclusive recording contracts with the Deutsche Grammophon label?long a mark of eminence in the field...
...pianists both possess awesome technical mastery, but their approaches to the repertoire are quite different: Lang is a young Chinese Horowitz, pounding the keyboard with bravura intensity, whereas Li is a lucid interpreter with a poetic sensitivity, reminiscent of Artur Schnabel or Rudolf Serkin. After their respective debuts in America last year, the critics responded with the kind of ecstatic raves not seen in a long time. Richard Dyer, a critic at the Boston Globe, declared that Li "has the talent, the looks and the personal charisma to be a standard-bearer for a new generation." Following his recital...
...increase is "very encouraging news," says Li Ning, a communications officer at WWF China?especially since attempts to boost the panda population in captivity have been getting increasingly desperate. Efforts by Chinese researchers?from attempting to mass-produce the animals by cloning to encouraging intercourse using sex dolls and pornographic videos?have had little success; there are still only 161 pandas in captivity worldwide, according...
...commercial-logging ban in 1998 allowed the WWF and provincial governments to establish numerous wildlife reserves?there are now more than 40, compared with 13 when the last panda survey was taken in the late '80s?along with bamboo-forested corridors linking them. These corridors are crucial, explains Li, because they connect the fragmented panda habitats and, in theory, allow the animals to find mates more easily...
...says that it has also simply gotten better at counting. Satellite photography, computers and better access on the ground give researchers a more accurate reading. If the giant panda population is to grow further, China must continue to expand its network of linked nature reserves?which Li says will also benefit some of China's other endangered species, such as the golden monkey and the takin. If that happens, China's environmental critics will have even better news to celebrate...