Eric Lu, a young American of Taiwanese origin, has just been awarded the Chopin Prize, the highest distinction for a pianist. He succeeds Yundi-Li, born in Chongqing, who had obtained it at the age of 18 a few years earlier, and Seong-Jincho, a South Korean national. They follow in the footsteps of Beijing-born Yuja-Wang and Lang Lang, a native of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning, who have become two of the most beloved pianists on the planet. China has almost half of the world's piano players, and it's no surprise that its artists have been able to seduce ...