Chinese celebrity pianist Lang Lang’s confirmation of his wife’s pregnancy goes viral
- Baby’s gender and mother’s due date have not been revealed, but Chinese internet users welcome Lang Lang’s post, with one predicting infant will be a prodigy
- Pianist’s German-Korean wife, Gina Alice Redlinger, posted a video in April showing a slight bulge, and couple have been appearing in ads for baby milk formula
Chinese pianist Lang Lang announced his wife’s pregnancy this week, putting an end to months of speculation.
The 38-year-old posted a drawing of a piano and a baby on Weibo – China’s Twitter – on Thursday with the caption: “Eagerly awaiting [the arrival] of the little audience member of a family concert”. The news comes 16 months after their wedding in France.
The pair have, since their marriage, been frequent guest stars on Chinese reality-television programmes, giving the public a glimpse of their domestic life. Redlinger met Lang Lang in Berlin in Germany a few years ago, and has since performed around the world with his International Music Foundation, which he set up in 2008 to inspire future generations to pursue music.
The couple have not revealed the gender of the baby or how many months Redlinger is into her pregnancy. Still, Lang Lang’s social media post has gone viral on Chinese social media and messages of congratulations have flooded their Weibo accounts.