Thierry Lang (born 1956) is a Swiss

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and jazz pianist. In 2006, Lang gave a concert in his native village of Romont along with bassist Heiri Kanzig and violinist Didier Lockwood. He teaches piano and composition at the University of Lausanne and University of Bern in Switzerland. He has recorded jazz music discs with

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, among others. In 2008 Lang was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa from the

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Selected discography

*''Celebration'' (2020) *''Serenity'' (2014) *''Lyoba Revisited'' (2010)

References

External links

Official website
* 1956 births Living people Swiss composers Swiss male composers Swiss jazz pianists People from the canton of Fribourg Academic staff of the University of Lausanne Academic staff of the University of Bern Male pianists 21st-century pianists 21st-century male musicians Male jazz musicians ACT Music artists Blue Note Records artists {{jazz-pianist-stub