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1、When Fortune Spots YouIstartedwinningcompetitions.Westillhadverylittlemoney--myfatherhadtoborrow$5,000topayforatriptotheInternationalYoungPianistsCompetitioninEttlingen,Germany,in1994,whenIwas12.IrealizedlaterhowmuchpressurehewasunderasIwatchedfootageofthecontest.Tearsstreameddownhisfacewhe
2、nitwasannouncedthatI'dwon--earningenoughmoneytopaybackourloan.ItwassoonclearIcouldn'tstayinChinaforever.Tobecomeaworld-classmusician,Ihadtoplayontheworld'sbigstages.Soin1997,myfatherandImovedagain,thistimetoPhiladelphia,soIcouldattendTheCurtisInstituteofMusic.Finallyourmoneyworrieswereeasin
3、g.Theschoolpaidforanapartmentandevenlentmea Steinway（斯坦威钢琴）. Atnight,Iwouldsneakintothelivingroomjusttotouchthekeys.NowthatIwasinAmerica,Iwantedtobecomefamous,butmynewteachersremindedmethatIhadalottolearn.Ispenttwoyearspracticing,andby1999Ihadworkedhardenoughforfortunetotakeover.TheChicagoS
4、ymphonyorchestraheardmeplayandlikedme,butorchestraschedulesweresetfarinadvance.IthoughtImightjointheminafewyears.Thenextmorning,Igotacall.ThegreatpianistAndreWatts,whowastoplaythe"GalaBenefitEvening"atChicago'sRaviniaFestival,hadbecomeill.Iwasaskedto substitute（代替）. Thatperformancewas,forme
5、,themoment.AfterviolinistIsaacSternintroducedme,IplayedTchaikovsky'sPianoConcertoNo.1.Myfather'smouthhungopenthroughouttheentiresong.Afterward,peoplecelebrated--maybetheywereabitdrunk--andaskedmetoplayBach'sGoldbergVariations.SoIplayeduntil3:30a.m.Ifeltsomethinghappening.Sureenough,gigsstar
6、ted pouringin（大量涌入）. LincolnCenter.CarnegieHall.Still,myfatherkepttellingme,"You'dbetterpractice!"ButlivinginAmericawithmewasbeginningtorelaxhim.InBeijingI'dbeenfat--hemadesureIate--andhe'dbeenskinny.NowIwasgettingthin.Hewasn't.Iwantedtodosomethingspecialforhimforallhehaddoneforme.SowhenIma
7、demyCarnegieHallsolo recital（独奏） debutin2003atage21,IincludedChinesemusic.Iwantedtoreviveourfamily'sShenyangtraditionofplayingtogether.MyfatherandIhadoftenpracticedapiececalled"Horses,"afunversionforpianoanderhu.ThatnightinCarnegieHall,afterIplayedChopin
