Under Lang Lang's fingers, Fauré's "Pavane" and Schumann's "Carnaval" flowed with elegance and charm; the former gentle like water, the latter lively and rhythmic, infused with Lang Lang's characteristic richness and emotional depth. On the evening of October 22, at the Beijing Library's Zhihe Hall, the "Urban Music Forum" kicked off the first event of the SPIRIOCAST series, accompanied by the performances of Lang Lang, Zhou Hongyu, and Yang Haozhe.

Lang Lang appeared at the Beijing Library's "Urban Music Forum."

"Beethoven said that the end of language is where music begins," said Mao Yajun, director of the Capital Library of China. To create a professional and accessible public art education space, the Beijing Library has established an Art Documentation Hall, integrating the concept of "Reading + Art." The "Urban Music Forum" has launched 63 events to great acclaim from readers. "The boundaries of public cultural services are expanded by the beauty of music, and we hope to help more people step into the world of art," Mao stated.

With the aid of technology, music appreciation is entering a new era. At the "Urban Music Forum" event, as Lang Lang painted an invisible canvas on the Steinway Spirio piano, another identical piano at the nearby Beijing Performing Arts Center was spotlighted. This piano played autonomously, replicating Lang Lang's nuanced touch, dynamics, and emotional fluctuations in real-time, as the stage’s large screen broadcasted the performance. The SpirioCast live streaming feature is a revolutionary technological innovation that allows an artist's live performance on one Steinway Spirio piano to be projected in real-time onto another or multiple Steinway Spirio pianos.

While Lang Lang performed at the Beijing Library, the piano at the Beijing Performing Arts Center replicated his keystrokes with remarkable accuracy.

"Through modern technological means, we are striving to make high-quality artistic experiences accessible to more people," said Li Zhixiang, deputy director of the National Centre for the Performing Arts. This uniquely formatted live broadcast marks the official launch of the Beijing Performing Arts Center's art outreach initiative, "Art Second Scene." Leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as 8K ultra-high definition, 5G high-speed networks, and panoramic sound, along with the advanced audiovisual facilities at the Beijing Performing Arts Center, "Art Second Scene" will present 12 immersive broadcast projects by 2025.